South Africa has seen slight decreases in overall violent crime, but gender-based violence continues to take a devastating toll, civil society warns. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia released the quarterly crime statistics for 1 October to 31 December 2025 on Friday, noting reductions in murder, robbery, and other violent offences.
Commuters along the Mitchells Plain corridor will once again have access to passenger rail services, as PRASA Western Cape officially reopens the Kapteinsklip line on Monday, 23 February, bringing an end to a six-year disruption caused by vandalism and infrastructure damage. The reinstated service will initially operate between four stations:
Residents of Mitchells Plain are in mourning following the fatal shooting of Moulana Mustaqeem Wanza. Initial reports state that he was shot near Salaamudien Masjid (Mosque) shortly after taraweeh prayers on Wednesday night. The Mosque committee has extended its condolences to the relatives and associates of Moulana Mustaqeem. The committee
The Worcester Regional Court sentenced Xolani Mthethwa to an effective 20 years’ direct imprisonment after convicting him on two counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances, including the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy. The court heard that on 28 March 2022, the teenager had been walking home with his younger siblings
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has appointed an administrator to the College of Cape Town following a report that found serious and sustained governance failures. The Stabilisation and Governance Support Team (SGST) was tasked with assessing the college’s operations. Its report identified weaknesses in oversight, compromised
Three people, including a nine-month-old baby, were killed in a shooting at Sunbird Court in Athlone on Tuesday night. Two adult men were also injured and taken to hospital for treatment. Police confirmed that three suspects fled the scene and have not yet been arrested. The South African Police Service
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will be deployed to assist the police in gang violence hotspots in the Western Cape, Gauteng, and now the Eastern Cape, acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia confirmed on Tuesday during a debate on the President’s State of the Nation Address. “I can confirm
The Cape Crime Crisis Coalition has denounced the President’s recent announcement that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will be deployed to the Cape Flats. The group argues that previous army deployments failed to deliver long-term results and that declaring a state of emergency would instead direct government resources
South Africa’s official unemployment rate fell to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released by Statistics South Africa. Employment increased by 44,000 to 17.1 million, while the number of unemployed people declined by 172,000. Stats SA Director for the QLFS,
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
