Cape Town Gangsterism

Several attorneys and advocates told the Mail & Guardian that their fraternity is now “under siege”.

Given the framework within which removals under the Group Areas Act took place in Cape Town, a social disaster was inevitable

Journalism student Anathi Mlonyeni describes what it is like to live in the middle of violence

Ordinary people are doing what they can to help children surrounded by gunfire and drugs on the Cape Flats

Now those working on the ground to help children say many girls are also being drawn into gangs

In Lavender Hill, one of South Africa’s most violence-ridden areas, an unlikely activist is finding ways to keep children out of trouble

Political spats threaten to derail Cape Flats residents’ protests against gangsterism

In the early hours of Wednesday morning the community of Bonteheuwel will shut down

I​n this episode we meet Anthero Bowie, a former gang member who is out of prison and trying to reinvent himself as a poet

Sporadic gun battles in gang hotspots around the Cape Flats area have increased and prompted authorities to call for an army intervention

At a meeting at the president’s official Cape Town residence, crime leaders allegedly said they would "mobilise our members and work hard for you".

At a meeting at the president’s official Cape Town residence, crime leaders allegedly said they would "mobilise our members and work hard for you".

Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille announces a task team to be trained to take on the drug and gangsterism problem in the city.

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says Jacob Zuma wants an assessment on the gang situation in Lavender Hill and Hanover Park on the Cape Flats.