Gang violence remains one of the most serious challenges facing Cape Town, with many communities living in fear. The post Cape Town’s gang violence crisis continues to grip communities appeared first ...
The Western Cape’s third-quarter crime stats show modest improvements, but murder, attempted murder and rape remain ...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that ...
Police, community watch members, and residents patrol the Mitchells Plain neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa. Christian Putsch By Patricia Huon, Contributor Cape Town, South Africa On a recent ...
Children barely tall enough to see over a car bonnet are being pulled into gang life in Delft — some as young as nine, sent to steal and surrender their loot to underworld leaders. And now, in a ...
South African soldiers on Thursday started patrolling Cape Town's crime-ridden townships under a deployment ordered by the government to counter a surge of shootings, gang violence and murders. The ...
Critics wary of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to send military to tackle crime, drugs and gangs in three provinces.
The Western Cape faces a violent crime crisis with 1,157 murders in Q3 2025. Gang-related violence continues to plague Mfuleni, Delft, and the Cape Flats ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.
South African soldiers will deploy in Cape Town's crime-ridden townships after a surge of shootings, gang violence and murders in one of the country's top tourist destinations, the head of the defence ...
Between 23 February and 1 March 2026, gang-related violence left 36 people dead and 29 more wounded in attempted murders, a toll that, MP Ian Cameron said should force urgent change, reports Cape ...
South Africa is set to deploy its army to tackle rampant crime, a move described by President Cyril Ramaphosa as essential for the nation's future. The deployment, an unusual step for Africa's leading ...