CRIME

From the archives: For the first time, an insiders’ account of the Third Force

Article Eddie Koch - 19 Feb 2020

Two young gangsters give an horrific account of how they were encouraged, equipped and trained to carry out violence against ANC-linked targets by the security forces.

Blyvooruitzicht: A glimmer of hope between the sewage, rats and fear

Article Thando Maeko - 14 Feb 2020

‘Thrown away like rubbish’ — Residents of what was once a rich mining town have survived the seven years since the mine closed

Revolving door of crime and jail

National Lester Kiewit - 17 Jan 2020

The prisons department says it has rehabilitation programmes. Others disagree, including an ex-inmate who says the only way to come right is to want to change

Safety and security over the festive season

Article Sponsored Feature - 6 Dec 2019

Safeguarding property and lives

Ignore male victims at society’s peril

Article David Bruce Author - 19 Sep 2019

There is a crisis of violence against women. But men also suffer brutalisation. This contributes to the abuse of women

Central African Republic: The parable of the 11 stolen motorcycles

Africa Simon Allison - 13 Sep 2019

In 2015, in a vicious round of riots in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Sylvestre Dothe’s house was burned...

Slight changes but no end in sight for violent crime in South Africa

Article Lester Kiewit - 12 Sep 2019

South Africa continues to be in the grip of violent crime but according to the police minister, there are “glimmers of improvement”

Justice cluster details crime busting plan, insists unrest is not xenophobic

Article Lester Kiewit - 10 Sep 2019

On Tuesday the justice, crime prevention and security (JCPS) cluster outlined several interventions to help quell recent violent incidents

By the time there are xenophobic attacks, you’re practically a refugee yourself

Article Siya Khumalo - 6 Sep 2019

It makes no sense that the only foreign nationals who are being scapegoated are those who happen to be black

Justice reconsidered for victims of sexual assault

Article Sheena Swemmer - 28 Aug 2019

With one in five men admitting to assisting in sexual assault, it is vital that those who abet perpetrators be deemed liable

The art of flouting security

Article Gemma Ritchie - 26 Aug 2019

The Gauteng DOE has ticked all the boxes in terms of security for its schools. Yet,there has been a seeming increase in incidents at schools

We become fakes when we wear fakes

Article John Davenport - 23 Aug 2019

Status has become so important to us that our streets and malls are awash with counterfeit merchandise

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