It’s a dangerous job, but we have to do it, says neighbourhood crime fighter

Words: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp Ayesha Jacobs was shot in the leg in 2014 while...

City and neighbourhood watches participate in virtual dry run

A number of neighbourhood watches and other civil society safety partners participated in a...

Neighbourhood Watch Awards honour community crime fighters

George Kruger of the Victoria Park Neighbourhood Watch walked away with the title of...

Provincial government boosts neighbourhood watches with new bikes

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen handed over eight...

‘We will no longer be held hostage by crime’ – CPF ramp up patrols

To keep crime off the streets of Cape Town, various law enforcement agencies from...

Hundreds of neighbourhood watch groups meet in Cape Town

More than 200 neighbourhood watch groups joined a mass information meeting in the Cape...

Neighbourhood watches get R1.5m boost, annually

Members of the community who are voluntarily part of the neighbourhood watches (NWs) play...

How a neighbourhood watch WhatsApp group shaped fears in a Cape Town suburb

Trust in state institutions to protect citizens is a prerequisite for sharing social spaces....