The Total Shutdown Movement, which initiated the shutdown on 25 September last year, is planning to host a public engagement session later today regarding the escalating gang-violence that continues to fester in the Western Cape – despite the deployment of the SANDF. The movement rejects the call for the army[…]
Noli Makha remained hopeful that her niece Uyinene Mrwetyana was alive, even as she stood in line to enter the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning where a man believed to be involved in the teenager’s disappearance was expected in the dock. Accompanied by loved ones, Makha shook her head[…]
The 6-year-old Grade R girl who was kidnapped by four men in front of Laerskool Kollegepark in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, at around 07:40 on Monday morning has been found and has been reunited with her family. National police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo confirmed to News24 that Amy-Lee de Jager has been[…]
This story is part of a series focusing on former gang members who changed their lives for the better. By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Clinically declared dead at the age of 20, ex-gang leader Brandon Adonis* said he had a second chance at life when medical practitioners at Groote Schuur hospital[…]
Kyle Ruiters, the man accused of murdering and mutilating Bellville woman, Lynette Volschenk, appeared at the Bellville magistrates court on Monday and the case was postponed for 2 September 2019. Ruiters court appearance postponed During Ruiters appearance in court, a group of protesters from the South African Women Fight Back[…]
Deputy Police Minister, Cassel Mathale, says his Department will continue to engage with residents on the Cape Flats, to try to find a solution to high levels of gang violence and crime. Mathale was speaking outside parliament where he received a memorandum from a group of residents and religious leaders from[…]
By Shakirah Thebus There was a feeling of anger and frustration amongst a small group of protestors over the current uptick in crime and violence. Demonstrators gathered at the Keizergracht street in Cape Town for a peaceful march to the Provincial Legislature and National Parliament Buildings on Tuesday. The ‘We[…]
Prominent community activists, religious leaders, non-governmental organisations and concerned community members gathered for a processional march and interfaith service at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone on Sunday. The well-attended event was organised as a public stand against gang violence in the Cape Flats and saw several speeches and prayers[…]
An interfaith prayer gathering is expected to take place in Athlone this Sunday, 25 August, where a “plan for united action towards safe, secure and peaceful livelihoods for working-class communities in the Cape” will be formally ushered in. The gathering, organised by SAWUSA, will be taking place at the Joseph[…]
Mall attacks and jewellery store robberies seem to be the re-emerging crime trend in Cape Town this year. While the city is no stranger to armed robberies, cash-in-transit heists, burglaries and all sorts of violent crime, there seems to be a renewed focus on targeting jewellery stores in the Mother[…]
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