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Crime

Commuters delayed as taxi violence closes Khayelitsha-Somerset West route

17th September 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Taxi routes from Khayelitsha and Mfuleni to Somerset West have been closed due to taxi violence.

Taxi-owning cops behind violence in the transport industry – MPs

9th September 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Parliament links taxi-owning police to e-hailing violence, and pledges to regulate industry and protect drivers.

SAPS hosts Interpol conference on organised crime

27th August 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Interpol is in South Africa to find ways to fight transnational organised crime.

Report on George building collapse finds engineer ‘incompetent’ – police preparing charges

8th August 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

The five-story building under construction in George collapsed, leaving 34 workers dead and 28 critically injured.

Business, not bloodshed − Western Cape taxi summit urges regulation of industry

4th August 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Western Cape taxi summit urges industry reform, regulation to end ongoing violence and corruption.

Survivors of George building collapse demand justice as report blames engineer, developer and contractor

21st July 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Many red flags were ignored before the collapse of the building in George.

SA’s insecurity cluster of overburdened detectives, ineffective courts and overcrowded prisons

7th July 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

A big gap between arrests and convictions plagues the criminal justice system

New regulations to curb underage drinking

30th June 2025 Chwayita Dinginto 0

The new regulations involve the integration of municipal requirements in liquor licensing and on-site accountability.

‘Another Enyobeni waiting to happen’ as schools close and taverns open

25th June 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance warns that unlicensed taverns and lax liquor regulation is fuelling underage drinking.

Zama zamas need state protection, not persecution

2nd June 2025 Lilita Gcwabe 0

Artisanal mineworkers call for regulation of the industry to deal with criminality.

Protest leaders arrested as tensions grow in Covid Village

27th May 2025 Vincent Lali 0

Protesters allegedly burned down shacks belonging to residents not joining the protest action.

Court rules against Home Affairs on Omotoso arrest

13th May 2025 Chwayita Dinginto 0

Protesters outside the East London court were furious over the release of Omotoso.

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