Pippa Hudson

Writer's award-winning play 'Kinnes' shines light on gang-riddled communities

16 October 2017 4:33 PM

Local writer and performer Chase Rhys wrote Kinnes to honour the lives of children who are victims of violence on the Cape Flats.

Zuma to decide on deployment of SANDF in crime ridden provinces

11 October 2017 8:44 AM

An official request has been sent to Minister of Defence as well as the President to deploy the army in Gauteng and WC.

Zille's call for SANDF to quell gang violence no solution - expert

10 October 2017 1:36 PM

Dr Johan Burger says deploying the military to police communities is not a sustainable idea. What happens after the army is gone?

NPA: No prospects of successful prosecution for mother who killed alleged rapist

9 October 2017 2:15 PM

The NPA's Luxolo Tyali explains that the State withdrew all the charges after a senior official declined to prosecute.

Three police officers wounded, two residents killed in Hanover Park

9 October 2017 1:01 PM

The shooting incident occurred while police forces were trying to simmer down gang tensions in the area this past weekend.

Family of slain Ocean View boy (9) want murder suspect's bail denied

6 October 2017 2:00 PM

Little Aqeel Davids' family has started a petition that has been circulated in the community, calling for bail to be opposed.

Ocean View activist speaks: We have had 20 murders in 2017 alone

20 September 2017 6:05 PM

Sharone Daniels, a community activist in Cape Town's Ocean View says they need police intervention to end gang violence.

Gang violence in Ocean View claims one life overnight

20 September 2017 8:15 AM

Gang violence flared up overnight in Ocean View and left at least one person dead and another in hospital.

Defence force not cure for SA's security issues, says analyst

19 September 2017 5:05 PM

Defence analyst John Stupard says the National Defence Force doesn't have policing powers to intervene in gang or taxi violence.

It is our men in blue who are selling guns to criminals - Deputy Police Minister

12 September 2017 8:49 AM

Deputy Police Minister says firearms that were stolen at the Bellville South and Mitchells Plain stations is an inside job.

'I’ve never invested in the stock exchange. I know it too well'

22 October 2018 8:11 PM

Bruce Whitfield interviews Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti (UP) about his attitude toward money (hopes, fears, successes, failures, etc.).

[LISTEN] Painting worth MILLIONS missing from Magashule's old office

22 October 2018 6:16 PM

Investigative journalist, Pieter-Louis Myburgh says the artwork, owned by the Free State government, is worth between R6m and R8m.

CT council to decide on charging De Lille following new forensic report

22 October 2018 5:20 PM

The Bowman Gilfillan report, yet to be made public, found that De Lille allegedly failed to report tender corruption to council.

Judge in Omotoso case dismisses defence application to recuse himself

22 October 2018 1:51 PM

Judge Mandela Makaula has dismissed the defence application saying it has no merit.

Khayelitsha fire victims should get same help as Knysna says Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

22 October 2018 10:48 AM

Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh and callers discuss ways that corporate SA should help displaced Khayelitsha fire victims in Cape Town.