The clampdown comes after the fatal shooting of two teenagers in Westbury earlier this month, allegedly by a rival gang. Four ...

A report submitted exposes Nigerian drug syndicates running South Africa’s illicit drug trade, shedding light on the key ...

A six-year-old girl is left wondering why she can't call heaven, after her mother was killed in a shooting on the Cape Flats ...

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 ...

A new report from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime uncovers critical flaws in South Africa's ...

JOHANNESBURG — South African police have launched a manhunt for a Lesotho gang member believed to have controlled operations at an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were recovered last week during a ...

Two teenagers have been killed and four others wounded in a suspected gang-related shooting in Westbury on Tuesday.

Gang-related violence in Cape Town often makes local and international headlines. In September 2025, when six people were killed in just two days, UK-based newspaper the Guardian weighed in. The ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Gangs of South African men are raping lesbians in the belief it will "cure" the women's sexual orientation, an aid agency said on Friday. NGO ActionAid said in a report titled ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Women’s rights groups in South Africa expressed outrage Thursday and criticized police for perceived failures after charges were dropped against 14 men accused of gang raping and ...

In Lesotho, a style of traditional accordion music called Famo has become entangled with deadly gang rivalries. Once the ...