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Hanover Park

Calls for urgent overhaul of parole system following disturbing crimes against children

South Africa

Calls for urgent overhaul of parole system following disturbing crimes against children

By Vincent Cruywagen

Resilience amidst scarcity: women, food insecurity, and the fight for dignity and rights

South Africa

Resilience amidst scarcity: women, food insecurity, and the fight for dignity and rights

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Lifesaving Western Cape diabetes project offers massive savings – but funding has dried up

South Africa

Lifesaving Western Cape diabetes project offers massive savings – but funding has dried up

By Neal David and Jodi Wishnia

‘Our children are dying like flies’ — mothers grieve as gang-related deaths grip Western Cape

South Africa

‘Our children are dying like flies’ — mothers grieve as gang-related deaths grip Western Cape

By Jim Mohlala

Shifting landscapes, power plays dealing death and destruction through Cape Town’s ceaseless gang shootings

South Africa

Shifting landscapes, power plays dealing death and destruction through Cape Town’s ceaseless gang shootings

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Freak Cape ‘landspout’ blows roofs off and creates domestic havoc

South Africa

Freak Cape ‘landspout’ blows roofs off and creates domestic havoc

By Kristin Engel

Laughing Boys gang leaders jailed for life, but Hanover Park activists doubt crime will be reduced

South Africa

Laughing Boys gang leaders jailed for life, but Hanover Park activists doubt crime will be reduced

By Vincent Cruywagen

Hanover Park women march to end recurring violence and gang warfare

South Africa

Hanover Park women march to end recurring violence and gang warfare

By Ashraf Hendricks

Hanover Park residents call for removal of Ward 47 councillor Antonio van der Rheede

Maverick Citizen

Hanover Park residents call for removal of Ward 47 councillor Antonio van der Rheede

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Rape-accused DA councillor gets bail as his supporters pack Cape Town court

South Africa

Rape-accused DA councillor gets bail as his supporters pack Cape Town court

By Victoria O'Regan and Onke Ngcuka

Frustration rising in Cape Town’s Hanover Park community over ‘hostile’ ward councillor

South Africa

Frustration rising in Cape Town’s Hanover Park community over ‘hostile’ ward councillor

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Bereft mother in Hanover Park pays it forward to honour son slain by gangsters

South Africa

Bereft mother in Hanover Park pays it forward to honour son slain by gangsters

By Adrian Ephraim