Social media websites used to name and shame lawbreakers or make residents aware of crime in their area have potential negative consequences.
A woman was abducted and held captive on New Year’s Day by two men posing as a taxi driver and guard in Green Point.
A couple have so far spent more than R30 000 in their bid to evict a pastor who refused to move out of their home.
A tip-off led to one of the biggest abalone busts of police raided an illegal processing plant, seizing thousands of abalone worth an estimated R3 million.
The crime spree targeting cellphone and jewellery stores around Cape Town appears to be intensifying.
Many wouldn't look twice at a R99 deduction from their account, and that's exactly what the latest scam relies on.
Residents say gang members have suddenly appeared and started shooting at anything that moved - including children.
20 years of never-ending searching have failed to reveal whereabouts of missing girl.
Hundreds of Capetonians braved the cold and rain for the chance to feature in South Africa’s first X-Factor season.
The murder case involving a teen couple, who are accused of killing Rosemary Theron, has been moved to the Western Cape High Court.
Oscar Pistorius’ advocate Barry Roux has found unexpected “fame” in a hilarious rap parody.
A man was beaten to death by an enraged mob in Philippi after he allegedly tried to break into a tuckshop.
Hajj Watch announced that they had uncovered an allegedly fraudulent scheme promising discounted pilgrimages to Mecca.
EFF leader Julius Malema told supporters at his party’s manifesto launch that the Cape will be won by either the EFF or the DA.
Poop logs? Decorating a tree with spiders and cobwebs? These are just two of the odd traditions from around the world, writes Kowthar Solomons
The City of Cape Town and police are geared up to ensure Capetonians are safe this festive season.
Graeme Eadie, who beat a man to death during a road rage incident, is accused of assaulting a 67-year-old man.
A Cape Town councillor’s two young grandchildren watched in horror as a guest was held at gunpoint by four men.
A security guard was killed and another seriously injured when a gang of robbers attacked a cash-in-transit van in Monte Vista Boulevard.
A Cape Town creche has gone green, boasting new features which include a vertical vegetable garden.
Mitchells Plain is on a knife-edge, its panicked residents searching frantically for missing Shaskia Michaels.
After the rape of a seven-year-old boy and a four-month-old baby, Ceres has been hit by another wave of sexual violence.
The community of Vredebes in Ceres, where a seven-year-old boy and a four-month-old baby were recently raped, say poverty has driven them apart.
SA's high crime rate is going viral, with footage from CCTV and private security making its way on to YouTube.
The arsonists who attacked his home left Luzuko Mngqibisa a note in which they called him a "dog of Helen Zille".