Violent crime in South Africa has consistently been highly concentrated in a small number of urban areas. For example, 20% of ...

A desperate attempt to flee robbers ends in tragedy for a job seeker in KwaZulu-Natal as he jumps from a bridge.

In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

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 police siege ...

Fellow miners have accused James Tshoaeli of being responsible for some deaths underground, the police say South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of ...

The South African Police Service crime data shows that levels of attempted murder, armed robbery and robberies at homes have soared over the past 10 years. Other categories of violent crime ...