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Debate is heating up over the Child Justice Amendment Act increasing the criminal capacity age from 10 to 12 years
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The City of Cape Town has awarded a R30-million contract for three years to combat crime in ganglands
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Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates
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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
At least 50 more police and other law enforcement officers were sent to the area in response to the spate of violence
The Cape’s notorious hoodlum was buried in reverence while an innocent child was shot during a gang chase
Moving towards militarised policing in South Africa could prove to be a deadly mistake
Shootings and violence did not stop voters in the Cape ganglands from exercising their constitutional rights
‘I’ve only got one message for politicians: don’t come and waste my time talking to me’
In Cape Town, residents of gang-riddled areas have found a novel way to use the Ramadan fast to protest against violence and creeping gentrification
The justice and constitutional development department hosted a dialogue for school-goers on constitutional education in Parliament on Monday.
The Rock Girls visit a court and come up with some ideas to make Manenberg safer.
Day four of their road trip saw the Rock Girls say goodbye to Helensvale, but not before forming a lasting bond with many of the young girls they met.
Day three of their road trip saw the Rock Girls visiting New Brighton and Helenvale to share stories with the young girls who live there.
A group of girls from notoriously violent Manenberg has embarked on a series of road trips around South Africa. They document their experiences here.
A group of girls from notoriously violent Manenberg has embarked on a series of road trips around South Africa. They document their experiences here.
An independent school in Manenberg had better matric results last year than any state school in the area. But is it a model that should be scaled up?
Reports say DA leader Helen Zille has cancelled her voter registration trip to Manenberg after gang violence resumed in the area at the weekend.
Despite the 27 gang-related deaths since May in the area, some residents of Thames Walk in Manenberg find hope in the celebration of a matric dance.
From the gang violence in Manenberg, the appointment of Mxolisi Nxasana to the cronut readers weigh-in, in letters to the editor.
The release from prison on parole of Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie, has sparked fear among Manenberg residents on the Cape Flats.
Defiant schoolchildren in Manenberg have decided to get on with their lives as gang violence escalates, writes Glynnis Underhill.
Helen Zille and Patricia de Lille say the Western Cape government will use R6-million of the province’s education money to help fight gang violence.
The Western Cape education department will close schools in Manenberg for two days to protect teachers and pupils from ongoing gang violence.