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 ...

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has stressed the need for the police to be better equipped to confront gang violence, expressing alarm over the recruitment of young boys by criminal syndicates.

Human trafficking, cybercrime, drug routes and wildlife poaching are surging as South Africa becomes a regional crime hub ...

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia says the government is rolling out a national anti-gang strategy in Gauteng and other hotspot provinces to curb the surge in organised crime, which he admits has ...

Organised crime has steadily gained ground across Africa since 2019, while efforts to combat it have weakened, according to ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an illegal gold mine last week where at least 78 miners ...

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 ...