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Key topicsGang violence in Cape Flats linked to high murder rates and drug turf warsSAPS Anti-Gang Unit struggles with ...
The City of Cape Town's Safety and Security Portfolio Committee is urging the national government to devolve specific ...
The Western Cape faces a severe gang violence crisis, as highlighted by billionaire Johan Rupert during a recent media engagement. Activists and political leaders are calling for urgent action to ...
Lavender Hill, Vrygrond, and Overcome Heights are some of the areas there experiencing a surge in gang violence.
Police say two "notorious gang members" have been arrested for the illegal possession of a firearm. They were taken into custody following a shooting in Athlone, Cape Town. Two more people were ...
He said murder was terrible in the Western Cape and the highest murder is on the Cape Flats due to gang violence. Recorded murders have decreased but between January and March there were still 240 ...
In a council sitting, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis showed an image of National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams holding a gun, which has prompted the latest in a back-and-forth between the ...
Young activist Pieter Kriel criticises DA governance in Western Cape, highlighting inequality between Cape Flats and Cape ...
Retired top cop André Lincoln died on 30 May 2025 at the age of 63. He arguably had one of the most tumultuous careers in the ...
Police in the Western Cape have put up a reward of R100, 000 for information on Friday morning's deadly shooting at a Cape ...
Officers are expected to utilise limited resources ‘in the very best possible way to ensure that communities are getting the services, police management says.
Siphe Mlawuli stands next to her e-bike outside a popular fast-food outlet in Table Bay, a Cape Town suburb. The sun has just ...