Critics wary of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to send military to tackle crime, drugs and gangs in three provinces.

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia calls on provincial and local government to tackle the deeper socio-economic challenges ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the military will work with the country’s police force to counter ‘gang wars’.

The Western Cape continues to be severely affected by ongoing gang violence and organised crime, which have destabilised ...

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 ...

City of Cape Town Mayco Member for Safety and Security JP Smith said stabilisation is not enough to curb gang violence in the Western Cape, adding that the province needed more convictions.

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 ...

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 ...

Child gangs in Cape Town are becoming a throbbing headache for law enforcement officers. Pupils as young as 14 are dropping out of school and forming gangs which are later recruited by bigger mobs.

Former Bonteheuwel gang member Imtiyaaz Schultz shares how he left gangsterism behind and built a new future as a ...

Jody Jury, an accused gang member, will remain in custody after the High Court denied his bail application, citing significant flight risk and potential danger to witnesses in a case linked to gang ...