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 ...
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 ...
Recent crime statistics from South Africa highlight a disturbing rise in murder, carjacking, and kidnapping, particularly in Gauteng and the Western Cape.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that ...
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 ...
More than one in every four murders recorded in the Western Cape during the latest crime-reporting period was linked to gang initiation or gang-related violence, highlighting the continued grip of ...
Critics wary of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to send military to tackle crime, drugs and gangs in three provinces.
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Inside Cape Town's gang wars | Children as young as nine pulled into rising gang violence
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 ...
While President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the SANDF to assist law enforcement in the Cape Flats, Cape Town ...
The GOOD Party in the Western Cape said the redeployment of the military is only a temporary crime-suppression measure. This comes after new crime statistics showed the provinces ...
South Africa’s reliance on military deployments to combat gang violence fails to address underlying issues, requiring ...
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