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Crime

Extortion rackets and City delays keep residents in the dark for almost a year

13th November 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Housing MMC says electrical contractor finished their contract and the next one will be appointed at the end of November.

Fury after taxi operator dies in police custody

6th November 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Codeta is calling for the national Minister of Police to intervene.

Families of the deceased oppose demolition of Enyobeni

31st October 2024 Chwayita Dinginto 0

The families feel that the demolition would affect the investigation of what really happened on that fateful Saturday night in June 2022.

Workers call on fashion brands and Bangladesh’s interim government to end their repression

23rd October 2024 Mzi Velapi 0

Fashion brands including Calvin Klein, H&M, Levi’s and Zara are accused of trampling on workers’ basic rights in Bangladesh.

Extortion and by-law infringement top priorities for police over festive season

17th October 2024 Mzi Velapi 0

The national and Western Cape police commissioners outlined their crime prevention strategy for the holiday season.

Khayelitsha residents march against gun violence and crime

13th October 2024 Vincent Lali 0

The marchers crisscrossed the township in a protest against gun violence, extortion and mass killings that are plaguing the township.

Hundreds march in Khayelitsha over crime and bad policing

2nd October 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Mass shootings, extortion rackets, gang warfare and the murder of children make Khayelitsha one of the most dangerous townships in the world to live.

Police plan to catch up with extortion gangs

3rd September 2024 Mzi Velapi 0

Extortionists are now targeting schools, pensioners and road accident fund beneficiaries, according to the police minister.

Government denounced for sub-contracting fight against GBV to NGOs

26th August 2024 Chris Gilili 0

The march marked the fifth year since Uyinene Mrwetyana’s brutal murder by Luyanda Botha.

Enyobeni inquest adjourned until October as suspicion falls on bouncer

23rd August 2024 Chwayita Dinginto 0

A bouncer’s use of pepper spray for crowd control has made her a potential suspect.

Women’s shelters raise concern over missing GBV dockets

21st August 2024 Chris Gilili 0

The South African Police Service has closed almost 300,000 unsolved criminal cases, including 61,000 of rape due to insufficient evidence

NPA opens rape crisis centre in Mitchells Plain

19th August 2024 Mzi Velapi 0

The Thuthuzela facilities have led to increased reporting of cases and increased sentences but GBV rates remain high.

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