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State Security Agency should have warned Ramaphosa about Trump’s false ‘farm murder crosses’ – Ntshavheni

South Africa

State Security Agency should have warned Ramaphosa about Trump’s false ‘farm murder crosses’ – Ntshavheni

By Caryn Dolley

‘Five of six farm murder victims were black’ — Police Minister Senzo Mchunu rubbishes Trump’s white genocide lies

South Africa

‘Five of six farm murder victims were black’ — Police Minister Senzo Mchunu rubbishes Trump’s white genocide lies

By Caryn Dolley

South Africa’s armed robbery problem drives kidnapping

Op-eds

South Africa’s armed robbery problem drives kidnapping

By Lizette Lancaster

Deadly guns and gangs combo still plagues the Western Cape

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Deadly guns and gangs combo still plagues the Western Cape

By Caryn Dolley

Minister Mchunu's grim SA crime stats after WC police shootout call for urgent action on extortion, murder, kidnapping rates

South Africa

Minister Mchunu's grim SA crime stats after WC police shootout call for urgent action on extortion, murder, kidnapping rates

By Vincent Cruywagen

SA murder rate up, sexual offences decline, police crack down on construction mafias – Cele

South Africa

SA murder rate up, sexual offences decline, police crack down on construction mafias – Cele

By Vincent Cruywagen

Police Minister Cele: ‘Too many women and children are not safe around those they know and trust’

South Africa

Police Minister Cele: ‘Too many women and children are not safe around those they know and trust’

By Vincent Cruywagen

‘I know I’m sinning, but it’s for my kids’ – hunger and poverty driving the spike in shoplifting in SA

South Africa

‘I know I’m sinning, but it’s for my kids’ – hunger and poverty driving the spike in shoplifting in SA

By Vincent Cruywagen

KZN Homestead massacre – police arrest 2 suspects after 10 family members shot dead

South Africa

KZN Homestead massacre – police arrest 2 suspects after 10 family members shot dead

By Chris Makhaye

South Africa's police must tackle armed robbery as a means of stamping out kidnappings

South Africa

South Africa's police must tackle armed robbery as a means of stamping out kidnappings

By Lizette Lancaster

Murder we Vote? Arresting South Africa's slide into a Failed State Anarchy

Business Maverick

Murder we Vote? Arresting South Africa's slide into a Failed State Anarchy

By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley

Murder and sexual offences spike sharply as police minister reveals extent of SA criminality

Maverick Citizen

Murder and sexual offences spike sharply as police minister reveals extent of SA criminality

By Vincent Cruywagen