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FILE: Cosatu members during a protest march. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

Khayelitsha

Cosatu to hold protest against crime in Khayelitsha, wants govt interventions

By Ronald Masinda

Provincial secretary Malvern de Bruyn said they want government to introduce more interventions to combat the high levels of crime in the wake of several mass...

  • FILE: A South African Social Security Agency office in Pretoria. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Black Sash wants immediate plan from Sassa over Khaylelitsha office closure

    The human rights organisation said the office shut its doors to beneficiaries on the 14 July - without an alternative plan to provide services for many grant recipients.

    11 days ago
  • South African Police Service top brass in Khayelitsha on Monday, 18 July 2022, to interact with the densely populated community that’s grappling with high levels of violent crime, alcohol &drug abuse, proliferation of firearms, high number of illegal liquor outlets. Picture: Lirandzu Thema/Eyewitness News.

    Cele to Khayelitsha residents: Police working around the clock to fight crime

    Around 35 people have been killed so far in mass shootings since March this year.

    22 days ago
  • Image of Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works on Twitter @ZahidBadroodien

    Generators keep wastewater treatment plant going after Eskom copper cable theft

    Criminals almost brought a crucial Cape Town wastewater treatment works to a standstill when they stole Eskom's copper cables.

    32 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele and SAPS management brief the police portfolio committee on the fourth quarter crime statistics on 3 June 2022. Picture: GCIS

    Police Minister Bheki Cele gets tough on crime-ridden Khayelitsha

    At least 26 people have been killed in mass shootings in the area so far this year.

    54 days ago
  • Police are on the scene of a fatal shooting in Enkanini, Khayelitsha. Six people were killed in the incident on 20 March 2022. Picture: Kevin Brandt/Eyewitness News

    26 people killed in mass shootings in Khayelitsha since March, summit hears

    These shocking statistics were revealed at the Khayelitsha Crisis Response Summit held on Thursday.

    55 days ago
  • FILE: Cele will deliver an address to the youth of Khayelitsha who have cited unemployment as one of the reasons behind organized gangs of criminals in the area many of whom are young people. Picture: GCIS

    Cele in Khayelitsha on Youth Day for address on mass shootings, gangsterism

    The Khayelitsha Development Forum is hosting the minister to respond to high incidents of contact crimes that have been reported in the township.

    55 days ago
  • The Kuilsriver gushes along COVID informal settlement in Mfuleni, Cape Town, flooding the bordering houses. Picture: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

    In photos: Cape of floods

    City residents battle cold and rain as a heavy storm hits Cape Town.

    56 days ago
  • A section of the N2 between Macassar and Khayelitsha in Cape Town has been closed following flooding and a collapse of the road on 15 June 2022. Picture: Supplied

    Section of N2 in Cape Town closed after roadway collapses

    It's the area between Macassar and Khayelitsha.

    56 days ago
  • FILE: The City of Cape Town's multi-disciplinary winter task team said it would be on high alert should any localised flooding take place. Picture: 123rf.com

    Hundreds of homes flooded in parts of WC as heavy rains continue

    Residents of Langa, in Cape Town, are already feeling the devastating effects caused by the heavy rains.

    57 days ago
  • FILE: It is believed the township murders may be linked to a protection racket where gangs are allegedly extorting local spaza shop owners. Picture: chalabala/123rf.com

    Police investigate another deadly mass shooting in Khayelitsha

    Four people were shot dead in the township on Tuesday night.

    63 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Violence in Manenberg continues despite MEC's visit to gang hotspot

    On Monday, six people were shot and wounded in the known gang hotspot.

    78 days ago
  • Five people were killed in a shooting in Khayelitsha on 14 March 2022. Picture: Piet Smit

    Khayelitsha residents ‘living in fear’ due to ongoing gun violence

    Over the past 24 hours there were shootings in Khayelitsha and Manenberg.

    79 days ago
  • FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.

    3 people killed in Khayelitsha shooting

    Three people were killed in Ekuphumleni on Sunday night.

    79 days ago
  • FILE: The mass shooting statistics come as police investigate at least three such incidents in Khayelitsha since March. Picture: Pexels.com

    WC has seen more than 400 mass shootings between June 2019 & December 2021

    This has been revealed by the police service in a reply to a question from Western Cape Community Safety and Police Oversight MEC Reagen Allen.

    86 days ago
  • Picture: Winnie Theletsane/Eyewitness News

    Police on the hunt for suspects after four people killed in Gqeberha shooting

    The nine victims were sitting in a garage at a house when two cars stopped and the gunmen opened fire.

    90 days ago
  • Picture: Cindy Archillies/Eyewitness News

    Khayelitsha residents want police station in Site C in wake of mass shootings

    Police Minister Bheki Cele and Western Cape police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile visited the Taiwan informal settlement on Tuesday where six men were killed on Sunday night, in the third mass shooting in Khayelitsha since March.

    91 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Two more suspects arrested for mass shooting in Endlovini in Khayelitsha

    The pair were tracked down and apprehended on Tuesday.

    91 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele visited Site C in Khayelitsha following Sunday night’s mass shooting. 6 men were killed. Arrests have not yet been made. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/Eyewitness News.

    Cele wants answers after man accused of Khayelitsha mass shooting granted bail

    Thando Shuba, who's charged with six counts of murder, was granted bail of R800 by the Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court and his case has been remanded until July.

    91 days ago
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