The 2025 Africa Organised Crime Index states South Africa's legacy of state capture and systemic graft has left many state ...

Communities in South Africa’s Western Cape call for action — after deadly turf wars leave dozens killed in one weekend.

Embedded state actors, mafia-style groups and criminal networks continue to play a role in organised crime in South Africa, ...

The Presidency said it would not declare a State of Disaster in the Western Cape despite the growing violence, instead ...

The Port Elizabeth Flying Squad is operating with just one response vehicle, an old bakkie with 300,000 kilometres on the ...

Three years ago, Daily Maverick broke news of a judgment about evidence suggesting the 28s gang had infiltrated the Western Cape’s police management. Premier Alan Winde was recently pressured into ...

The Acting Police Minister says South Africa must revisit and strengthen its master plan to curb the surge of narcotics.

The #GangsterismMustFall movement argues that ordinary policing is insufficient to address what has become a humanitarian ...

Dereleen James' post about taking G20 guests to the Cape Flats sparked wide support online as South Africans criticised the government's priorities.

Man who used metal detector in hunt for hidden gun during gang war jailed A bare-faced Duchess of Sussex praises ‘authenticity’ on Harper’s Bazaar cover Claire Danes talks about ‘funny shame’ she felt ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's office has rejected calls for a provincial state of disaster in Cape Town, despite a national ...

On Wednesday, the commission hosted a session including the South African Police Service, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and civil society groups to discuss what needs to be done to ...