Cape Town is widely known for its natural beauty and thriving tourism industry, yet many communities on the outskirts of the city face a very different reality. Areas on the Cape Flats such as ...

Avril Andrews, from Hanover Park on the Cape Flats, lost her son, Alcardo, shot dead near their home by gangsters in 2015.

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 ...

Activist Roegchanda Pascoe’s stand against Cape Flats gangs forced her into exile, leaving her family behind. All too often, ...

A prosecutor on Wednesday expressed concern in the Cape Town Regional Court over the tendency of gangsters involved in territory warfare to lay criminal charges against their rivals, but then fail to ...

Police, community watch members, and residents patrol the Mitchells Plain neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa. Christian Putsch By Patricia Huon, Contributor Cape Town, South Africa On a recent ...

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 ...

Parliament gears up for inquiry into gang violence next month Avril Andrews has lived in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats for most of her adult life. In October 2015, her son, Alcardo, aged 27, was shot ...