Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime is growing more complex, requiring new strategies.

As gang violence tightens its grip on the Cape Flats, President Cyril Ramaphosa says calling in the army could help, but only ...

Pressure is mounting on government to take tougher action against gang violence, with civil society group Fight Against Crime South Africa urging the deployment of the South African National Defence ...

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and ...

Cape Town MMC JP Smith says soldiers may calm hotspots briefly, but without arrests and convictions, gun violence will return ...

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government is considering deploying the army to gang violence hotspots to tackle persistent gang-related crime. The ...

South Africa’s prisons are not ruled by wardens or laws. They are ruled by a gang known simply as the Numbers. Founded more ...

South African soldiers will deploy in Cape Town's crime-ridden townships after a surge of shootings, gang violence and murders in one of the country's top tourist destinations, the head of the defence ...

Explore the challenges faced by a 16-year-old boy in a Secure Care Centre in the Western Cape, where he seeks safety from ...