From CCTV networks, body cams and drones to data-driven policing and the computer-aided dispatch system dubbed ‘Epic’, Cape Town has some of the most advanced smart city technology in South Africa.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or ...

An [terroist]-linked gang who stabbed and battered a British couple to death then threw their bodies to crocodiles have been found guilty of their murder. World renowned botanists Rod Saunders, 74, ...

“Blood in and blood out” is a well-known saying in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. It refers to the violent initiation rituals often needed to enter a gang – and the likelihood of being ...

Latest round of 58 arrests across several countries includes leaders of Black Axe gang ...

JOHANNESBURG — It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the scourge of gang ...

JOHANNESBURG -- An armed gang opened fire in a poor neighborhood in South Africa's biggest city, killing 12 people and wounding at least nine, before fleeing in a minibus, police said Wednesday. The ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s prime minister has warned of the threat posed by African migrants forming criminal gangs in one of the country’s most populous states, but had little statistical ...