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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and ...

The police ombudsman’s report stems from a 2022 high court ruling suggesting the 28s gang had infiltrated senior police ranks.

After mounting public pressure, Premier Alan Winde has released a redacted Western Cape Police Ombudsman report revealing ...

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

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Police Service says it has a new strategy to fight crime and gang violence plaguing Gauteng and three other provinces. While police top brass gathered in Johannesburg ...

Some residents in the heart of the South African city are living amid sewage in derelict buildings run by criminal gangs.

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and ...