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
Safeguarding property and lives
There is a crisis of violence against women.
But men also suffer brutalisation. This contributes to the abuse of women
In 2015, in a vicious round of riots in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Sylvestre Dothe’s house was burned to the ground. He lost all his possessions but managed to escape with his wife and children, fleeing into neighbouring Cameroon for several months before returning home and starting from scratch. He had […]
South Africa continues to be in the grip of violent crime but according to the police minister, there are “glimmers of improvement”
On Tuesday the justice, crime prevention and security (JCPS) cluster outlined several interventions to help quell recent violent incidents
It makes no sense that the only foreign nationals who are being scapegoated are those who happen to be black
With one in five men admitting to assisting in sexual assault, it is vital that those who abet perpetrators be deemed liable
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
Status has become so important to us that our streets and malls are awash with counterfeit merchandise
Politicians find quick fix ‘solutions’ in a bid to appease citizens who accept false information
In less than eight months the department has had to dig deep in it’s purse and use millions that could have provided much needed resources in schools
I have a fantasy in which a salesperson knocks on my door. I open the door and they open their briefcase presenting me with silence.
The Meyiwa family still has no answers, despite Senzo’s murder having been witnessed by a house full of people
An upsurge in violence in Blikkiesdorp is linked to residents competing for homes in a new housing scheme
Criminal activity leeches into the education system because of what pupils are exposed to elsewhere
‘Cash-in-transit heists seem to be a South African speciality. They are now happening at an average of one a day, according to some accounts’
Deputy President David Mabuza has dismissed talk about him being linked to criminal dealings as a smear campaign that started as far back as 2009
Inefficient policing in Nigeria has forced many communities to rely on vigilante groups for security— sometimes with support from authorities
The Daily Vox asked Jo’burgers what their thoughts are on vigilantism and whether the death penalty should be brought back
The brainchild of convicts has developed into property companies and former criminals working together to eliminate petty crime.
Poor results are linked to areas with high crime rates but some Gauteng schools show that this can be countered.
Locals complain about being attacked and robbed and are dissatisfied about the lack of attention paid to their problems.
The big question is: Will people vote for another party, or will it be protests and strikes as usual?
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While Europe and North America may be afraid to go outside, we fear the crime that comes to us.
People should not be drawing together just out of fear but to fight against real threats to their future.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the robbery of SABC journalists outside Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg this week.
The SABC’s Vuyo Mvoko and his crew were robbed of their belongings seconds before they could cross live from Milpark in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
The EFF confirmed that the party’s legislature chief whip, Papiki Babuile, will remain in his position for now – despite sitting in jail for murder.
Cases of armed robberies, burglaries, murder, attempted murder and serious assault tend to increase over the festive season, according to research.
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Public fury at the death of the Bafana Bafana captain may push policymakers into making bad decisions when it comes to crime and policing.
Slain Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa was well known in the crime-plagued Mzamo neighbourhood of Vosloorus on the East Rand.