Gang violence remains one of the most serious challenges facing Cape Town, with many communities living in fear. The post Cape Town’s gang violence crisis continues to grip communities appeared first ...

Sending soldiers into the Cape Flats is like putting a plaster on a gunshot wound. Every time the crisis becomes too visible to ignore, the state reaches for the same blunt instrument conclusion: ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that ...

Critics wary of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to send military to tackle crime, drugs and gangs in three provinces.

Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia has admitted that there is currently no concrete plan in place to combat the escalating gang violence that is ravaging the Cape Flats. Speaking to ...

Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia has admitted that he does not believe there is yet a concrete plan to stop the wave of gang violence devastating the Cape Flats. Cachalia on Tuesday ...

South Africa plans to deploy army as soldiers set to hit the streets - Neighborhoods on the outskirts of Cape Town, known as ...

But my research in the field of armed forces and society suggests this “show of force” creates a dangerous moral hazard. If ...

Police, community watch members, and residents patrol the Mitchells Plain neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa. Christian Putsch By Patricia Huon, Contributor Cape Town, South Africa On a recent ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Preston’s new face mask is emblazoned with the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag. While protecting him from the coronavirus, it would normally also put him in danger in ...

Sending soldiers into the Cape Flats is like putting a plaster on a gunshot wound. Every time the crisis becomes too visible to ignore, the state reaches for the same blunt instrument conclusion: ...