Activists warn that the recent elimination of gang leaders in Cape Town has led to a dangerous power vacuum, resulting in ...

Activists warn that the recent elimination of gang leaders in Cape Town has led to a dangerous power vacuum, resulting in ...

Cape Town's escalating gang violence has claimed another life after a suspected member of the Americans gang was shot and killed outside the Athlone Magistrate's Court, just metres from the local ...

Authorities in South Africa have deployed the army to townships in the port city of Cape Town to deal with an upsurge of gang violence. Police Minister Bheki Cele said the soldiers will work ...

South Africa is facing a wave of extortion syndicates that have infiltrated nearly every sector of its economy.

Western Cape police have called in reinforcements ... Police spokesperson Colonel Malcolm Pojie said the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) and other officers have been deployed to the suburb to tackle ongoing gang ...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned the recent failure to adequately address the ongoing violence which has claimed scores of lives on the Cape Flats recently.

Ameer Abrahams was walking with his father to the tuck shop when he was struck by a stray bullet in Manenberg.

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As South Africa prepares for the highly-anticipated State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, residents of Langa, Cape Town's oldest township, have voiced their expectations.

gang violence, rampant drug use, and a generally poor quality of life. Cape Town, like much of South Africa, still struggles with the lingering effects of Apartheid-era zoning and its resulting ...