In what looks like a never-ending cycle of gun violence in the Western Cape, at least 26 people died on the Cape Flats over the weekend. In the early hours on Saturday, at least eight people were ...

As gang violence escalates in Cape Flats, civil society demands military intervention, prompting an inquiry into rising ...

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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 ...

Recent figures show about 31 people are shot dead every day in South Africa, reflecting a 35% increase in gun-related murders ...

South Africa is sending in the big guns to wrest back control of some of the most impoverished neighborhoods of Cape Town - announcing a three-month deployment of the army aimed at tackling spiraling ...

Bafana Bafana star Oswin Appollis opens up on how he escaped gangster life in the Cape Flats and built a professional career ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the loss of life resulting from violent incidents on the Cape Flats over the weekend and in a tragic collision involving a scholar transport ...

Police figures for October to December 2025 are not yet available, but in the first nine months of the year, 2,104 murders were reported to police stations on the Cape Flats. That's a 20% increase ...

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