Countries

‘We will not allow criminals to prevail’ – Ramaphosa responds to Lusikisiki tragedy

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of 18 individuals who tragically lost... Read more

1 Oct, 2024

Countries

Lusikisiki mass shooting death toll hits 18… police continue investigation

Cape Town – The death toll from the Lusikisiki mass shooting in the Eastern Cape has risen to 18, with... Read more

30 Sep, 2024

Countries

Good Party wants urgent intevention in Ottery, Lotus River gang violence

Cape Town — The areas of Ottery, Lotus River and Grassy Park have been hit by ongoing gang violence... Read more

6 Jul, 2024

World

‘Child soldiers’ and blood feuds: Sweden’s out-of-control gang wars

Uppsala – One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala.... Read more

17 Nov, 2023

Countries

Mass shooting in Durban leaves five dead, police suspect drug-related motive

Cape Town – A mass shooting in Durban has resulted in the deaths of five people, and the police... Read more

26 Oct, 2023

Countries

Waste collection companies abandon contracts following shooting and threats

Waste is piling up in parts of Philippi after two waste collection contractors have pulled out following shootings and... Read more

14 Jun, 2023

Countries

‘There is no God. Why would he allow the murder of my princess,’ says grieving grandma after girl, 3, killed in a drive-by shooting

Cape Town – The grandmother of a three-year-old girl Sadie Govender, who died in a drive-by shooting in Bonela,... Read more

19 Jan, 2023

Business

Artisanal gold mining in South Africa is out of control. Mistakes that got it here

Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand Illegal and unregulated artisanal gold mining on the Witwatersrand Basin, located south of... Read more

3 Aug, 2022

Countries

Mass shootings in South Africa are often over group turf: how to stop the cycle of reprisals

Guy Lamb, Stellenbosch University In just two days in early July, 25 people were shot dead in four separate... Read more

19 Jul, 2022

World

Three slain in US shooting before passer-by kills gunman, officials say

Washington – A man opened fire at a mall in the US state of Indiana on Sunday killing three... Read more

19 Jul, 2022