Gang violence, extortion and high-risk arrests are among the crimes the City of Cape Town is targeting with a new specialised SWAT team equipped equipped with drones, aircraft, thermal cameras and ...

Political parties are calling for the overhaul of the criminal justice system not only to address the overcrowding problem in South Africa’s prisons, but to also deal with court backlogs which they ...

The Cape Town Regional Court this week sentenced a 48-year-old man to 18 years in prison for his relentless attacks of rape, attempted murder, repeated kidnappings, and assaults on his common law wife ...

Four successive series victories have culminated in a march back up to No 2 on the Test rankings for the Proteas. Considering not so long ago that the same team had slipped down to No 7 in the world, ...

SIMON and Debbie Scarboro finally know exactly what is on their daughter Kitty’s, mind. The five-year-old has a form of cerebral palsy that has rendered her unable to speak. Now her parents have ...

At least 29 people have been killed in eight mass shootings since Operation Prosper was launched and soldiers were deployed to Cape Town's crime hotspots. The latest attacks unfolded within 20 minutes ...

A former City of Cape Town employee, who was dismissed for the alleged rape and kidnapping of a 20-year-old woman, will not get his job back, as his dismissal was justified, but due to procedural ...

APARTHEID’S legacy in education lives on, and the poor are still getting a poorer education, according to education expert, Graeme Bloch. In 1953, finances for black and white schools were separated, ...

South Africa in the grip of fear after the bodies of four women were found in Gauteng and the disappearance of a fifth, prompting police to issue a public warning as they investigate the crimes.

Reprieve has come for the communities of Atlantis, Saxonwold, and Witsand after the Western Cape High Court issued an interdict against several taxi associations and individuals, aimed at preventing ...