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Safety and Security

Cape Town emergency call centre records sharp spike in incidents as festive season kicks off

South Africa

Cape Town emergency call centre records sharp spike in incidents as festive season kicks off

By Siyabonga Goni

US couple attacked and robbed on the way to Cape Town airport after Google Maps directs them via high-risk route

Maverick News

US couple attacked and robbed on the way to Cape Town airport after Google Maps directs them via high-risk route

By Victoria O’Regan

Surge in mass shootings in Cape Town - At least 26 people killed in four weeks

South Africa

Surge in mass shootings in Cape Town - At least 26 people killed in four weeks

By Velani Ludidi

High court frees Cape Town law enforcement officer convicted for killing undercover cop and drug dealer

South Africa

High court frees Cape Town law enforcement officer convicted for killing undercover cop and drug dealer

By Velani Ludidi

Violence intensifies as third Cape Town law enforcement officer ambushed in just over a month

South Africa

Violence intensifies as third Cape Town law enforcement officer ambushed in just over a month

By Velani Ludidi

BRICS summit — See road closures, security in and around Sandton

Politics

BRICS summit — See road closures, security in and around Sandton

By Victoria O’Regan

Hundreds of law enforcement officers descend on Cape Town’s Philippi East in joint operation

South Africa

Hundreds of law enforcement officers descend on Cape Town’s Philippi East in joint operation

By Velani Ludidi

Parliamentary precinct: SAPS put up razor wire to keep out outsiders - but now investigates GBV assault among its ranks

South Africa

Parliamentary precinct: SAPS put up razor wire to keep out outsiders - but now investigates GBV assault among its ranks

By Marianne Merten

More needs to be done to address the violence ‘debilitating’ Cape Town’s housing projects, says JP Smith

South Africa

More needs to be done to address the violence ‘debilitating’ Cape Town’s housing projects, says JP Smith

By Karabo Mafolo

Budget cuts slow City of Cape Town’s ability to solve housing crisis

South Africa

Budget cuts slow City of Cape Town’s ability to solve housing crisis

By Karabo Mafolo

Arrest rate at 5% for over 2600 incidents captured by CCTV cameras in Cape Town

South Africa

Arrest rate at 5% for over 2600 incidents captured by CCTV cameras in Cape Town

By Karabo Mafolo

Sixty percent of lockdown arrests in Cape Town were shopkeepers selling alcohol and cigarettes

South Africa

Sixty percent of lockdown arrests in Cape Town were shopkeepers selling alcohol and cigarettes

By Karabo Mafolo