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Violent crime

Crime rates show hopeful decline — Is South Africa turning the corner on violence?

South Africa

Crime rates show hopeful decline — Is South Africa turning the corner on violence?

By Lizette Lancaster and Chandré Gould

Violent crime and the myth of South Africa’s ‘white genocide’

Op-eds

Violent crime and the myth of South Africa’s ‘white genocide’

By Gareth Newham

Is Cape Town’s drop in business robbery an indicator of rising extortion and organised crime?

Op-eds

Is Cape Town’s drop in business robbery an indicator of rising extortion and organised crime?

By Vanya Gastrow

Bheki Cele faces major policing challenges in light of leadership, resources deficit

South Africa

Bheki Cele faces major policing challenges in light of leadership, resources deficit

By Gareth Newham

Panyaza Lesufi’s populist ‘toughness’ mirrors the rise of provincial disregard for ANC’s central power

Politics

Panyaza Lesufi’s populist ‘toughness’ mirrors the rise of provincial disregard for ANC’s central power

By Stephen Grootes

Angry AmaMpondomise King cancels crime summit after E Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane no-show

South Africa

Angry AmaMpondomise King cancels crime summit after E Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane no-show

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Quelling youth violence through cognitive behavioural therapy a beacon of hope for Western Cape

South Africa

Quelling youth violence through cognitive behavioural therapy a beacon of hope for Western Cape

By Jesse Copelyn

SA has the means to reduce societal violence through inclusive policing and dedicated insight

Politics

SA has the means to reduce societal violence through inclusive policing and dedicated insight

By Lizette Lancaster, Jody van der Heyde, Thato Machabaphala and Gareth Newham

SA’s multiple murders a mark of nation’s spiralling gun and organised crime crisis

South Africa

SA’s multiple murders a mark of nation’s spiralling gun and organised crime crisis

By David Bruce

Reducing SA’s 520 murders a week must be a top government priority to reverse trend

Africa

Reducing SA’s 520 murders a week must be a top government priority to reverse trend

By Andrew Faull and David Bruce

The claim that gun violence is the primary cause of murder in South Africa is not supported by the facts

Maverick Citizen

The claim that gun violence is the primary cause of murder in South Africa is not supported by the facts

By Damian Enslin

Behind Cape Town’s white picket fence façade lies a black hole of corrupt police and interminable gangsterism

South Africa

Behind Cape Town’s white picket fence façade lies a black hole of corrupt police and interminable gangsterism

By Heather Robertson