National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service
Teachers, especially those in schools where violence, drugs and gangsterism are a daily reality, need to become ‘trauma informed’
Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon
It is about power, drugs and money for young gangsters who snub ‘traditional’ loyalist rules
Two suspects have been arrested for attempted murder, and a key suspect for various shootings remains at large
Gangs offer Cape Flats youths a way to elevate their status, opportunities for manageable responsibility and to gain access to resources. And they start young
Anita Hermanus offers free walking tours through the streets of Cape Town, the Bo-Kaap and Athlone relating detailed anecdotes of the heroes and history
Cele’s swift action in Soweto has been sorely lacking in other townships plagued by gun violence for years
The city has long had a fascination with South African jazz — and now with its visual artists
Erica verticillata, a plant endemic to an area along the Cape Flats, may have risen from extinction
In a few years the township will ‘disappear’, and Khayelitsha will become a city, believes one local entrepreneur
This is the fourth fire in in the area in recent weeks
‘He was like a loving father,’ says community member of murdered teacher in Philippi, Western Cape
After spending more than 40 years in a life of gangsterism, Ralph Haricombe’s life changed after his son asked him to change his life
A young ice-skating champion has beaten the odds and brought home a national gold medal
Mia Arderne’s Mermaid Fillet was a lifetime in the making. The author’s vulnerability gives the book superpowers
The teenagers, who clearly understood that race is fluid – some even changed their identity – felt shunned. If race is socially constructed, they should not be ignored.
A Cape Town women’s group is using coded text messages to help victims of gender-based violence and abuse get out of harm’s way
The enforcement of the lockdown has seen authorities inflict brutal actions on citizens
Plans include reintroducing Hanover Street and property rights for returning victims of removals
![A police source working on gang-related activities in Hanover Park and Manenberg told the M&G: “The young ones don’t accept [gang] regulations and jump camp very easily.”
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