Watch: City, police probe threats closing Town Two clinic

Since the Town Two clinic closing, the City has deployed a mobile clinic in...

City of Cape Town hits back against extortion

Words: David Capel / GroundUp As extortion tightens its stranglehold on Cape Town, the...

Court shields MyCiTi site from extortion threats in Philippi

The City of Cape Town has welcomed a decisive ruling from the Western Cape...

SAPS intervenes in Bothasig shooting involving suspected extortionists

The South African Police Service continues to fight against extortion as shooting occurs in...

Rising sextortion scams targeting South African teen boys

Security awareness group KnowBe4 AFRICA has issued a warning that online extortion syndicates are...

Ramaphosa backs Cape Town police in crackdown on extortionists

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the arrest of four alleged extortionists in Cape Town last...

Mark Lifman demands public apology from former Beerhouse owner

Alleged underworld figure and murder accused Mark Lifman demands a public apology from former...

Extortionists pen ‘polite’ letter demanding R30k from Cape Town company

Extortionists have threatened a company contracted by the City of Cape Town to deliver...

Circulated extortion note sparks police probe in Cape Town

Cape Town police are investigating the origin and circumstances surrounding an extortion note that...

Philippi gangsters say they’ll only stop killing if government pays them

Words: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp Following the murder of two security guards in Philippi...