The South African Policing Union (Sapu) has raised serious concerns about the safety of 10 Western Cape anti-gang unit (AGU) members who were denied bail and remanded in custody, warning that their ...

Cape Town communities plead with gangs to end violence amid rising deaths, affecting women and children, as police increase efforts in the Western Cape.

A streak of killings in South Africa's dangerous ganglands in Cape Town has led communities to demand protection as city officials say they lack the resources to stop the violence. "One gangster, one ...

More than one in every four murders recorded in the Western Cape during the latest crime-reporting period was linked to gang initiation or gang-related violence, highlighting the continued grip of ...

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The Western Cape gang crisis is at fever pitch. The latest stats show nearly 100 people were killed in gang violence every month for the past six months. Families are shattered, police detectives are ...

Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile has acknowledged that the Western Cape police force is struggling to maintain effective crime-fighting capabilities as officers ...