It seem that massive corporations and property developers control Cape Town and other centres, with big land parcels going their way for low prices

The Democratic Alliance elections in the province will see Bonginkosi Madikizela go up against the current acting leader, Tertius Simmers

The national transport minister has slammed local by-laws while the police minister has distanced himself from the taxi mayhem that’s playing itself out in the Western Cape

Sindisiwe Chikunga said that the city’s by-laws contravened national laws

The South African National Taxi Council has called an urgent meeting after live rounds were fired in the city centre

Following the truck attacks over the past two weeks, police remain on high alert

The gunfire detection system recorded 68 gunfire incidents in Hanover Park

A joint operation between Cape Town’s law enforcement units and the South African Police Service sees multiple arrests

Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”

The short-trip taxis, which are mostly unlicensed, have been linked to crime in townships

The City of Cape Town has awarded a R30-million contract for three years to combat crime in ganglands

Speaker expresses ‘shock’ and ‘sadness’ as fire ravages the historic building, causing the ceiling of the National Assembly to cave in. At lunchtime on Sunday, firefighters were…

The first alarm went off shortly after 6am and five hours later firemen were still battling to bring the blaze under control after it spread to the National Assembly

The first two weeks of December recorded 313 fires, compared with more than 600 last year

Illegal occupations of unsuitable land coupled with heavy rains cause disruption of flood management systems

Authorities confirmed the fire had been largely contained by early Monday afternoon, although reports suggest the fire had jumped the road near Tafelberg Drive

This separate fire was not an extension of the Rhodes Memorial fire, according to authorities

At least 50 more police and other law enforcement officers were sent to the area in response to the spate of violence

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

Tensions between the City of Cape Town and the police service over responsibilities mirrors the strain between national and local government