Crime
Several Cape Town communities claim power cuts leading to more crime
The Mfuleni community policing forum (CPF)'s Lorna Frieslaar said that violence in her neighbourhood of Wesbank got worse when the lights went out.
-
‘Every morning I pray’: JHB's private security on guard to reassure the rich
South Africa has one of the world's largest private security industries, employing more personnel than the police, according to the national Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority.
-
‘A train smash’ – Proposed change to Firearms Act leaves honest citizens worried
On Friday night, government released the draft Firearms Control Amendment Bill. If it is signed into law, it could bar South African citizens from obtaining a gun licence for self-defence and hunting.
-
Zandspruit residents urged to report crimes to SAPS, not turn to vigilantism
Four people were killed in an act of mob violence after nine people were taken to a sports field early on Wednesday.
-
Zandspruit mob justice: What led to 4 deaths and multiple injuries?
Community members in Zandspruit, north of Johannesburg, allegedly meted out mob justice to a group of boys suspected of committing crimes in the informal settlement. Residents said that crime levels in the area were very high, yet they had little to no assistance from the police. Gauteng police confirmed that four of the people captured by residents died at the scene, while five were taken to hospital.
-
Cele welcomes deployment of 197 additional cops to fight crime in WC
The officials gathered in Belhar earlier on Wednesday.
-
March for Hope: Over 100 people march to Parly over GBV, crime
People came from across the province to march against gender-based violence, crime and corruption.
-
Crime expert: Govt needs to relook at SAPS strategies dealing with gang violence
Over the weekend, six people were killed in Mfuleni and last week, five people, including a four-year-old child, were wounded in Hanover Park.
-
Jacob Zuma says SA’s laws are too lenient on hardened criminals
Zuma said while he understands that the country’s post-apartheid justice system was devised to ensure fairness, this weakened the pursuit of justice.
-
Cash-in-transit firms look to new technology to prevent festive season heists
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, there have been 260 cash-in-transit heist incidents in the country this year, which is 16 more than last year.
-
1,200 suspects arrested for various crimes in Gauteng over weekend
One hundred and fifty of them were taken into custody for drunk driving.
-
SAPS, eThekwini Metro invest R250m into crime-fighting initiative
The Safer Cities concept was launched in Durban on Friday by Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale and National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole.
-
CT businesses report that crime, extortion on the rise
The Cape Chamber of Business and Industry conducted a survey recently and is concerned about the increases in crime affecting businesses.
-
Residents of Joburg South say they are g*tvol of crime, police corruption
Cliffy Smith, one of the organisers of the march, said they have had enough with police not taking crime serious enough.
-
5,107 people murdered, rape cases increased in Q2 - Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele is releasing the crime statistics for the second quarter of 2020/2021.
-
Crime-fighting forum involving police, communities launched in eThekwini
Several townships within the municipality were seen as national crime hotspots, with Inanda township being dubbed as the nation’s rape capital.
-
Over 1,000 people arrested in Gauteng during Okae Molao operation
Most suspects were handcuffed in Ekhurhuleni over the weekend for crimes ranging from robbery rape and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
-
DA in Northern Cape calls on govt to implement plan to eradicate crime
Party officials are responding to the killing of 40-year-old Leon Brits, whose body was found in his swimming pool at his home in Pofadder on Wednesday.
