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South Africa: Vigilante Violence - the Smoke That Calls
Daily Maverick, 23 March 2012
Three men died gruesome deaths in the impoverished Enkanini informal settlement in sprawling Khayelitsha, South Africa's fastest growing township, which nestles alongside the N2 on… Read more »
Vigilante Violence in South Africa Increases
The increasing brutality of vigilante killings, highlighted by the necklacing of suspected thieves by an angry mob in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, is "evidence that South Africans did not believe the government could deliver the levels of justice people sought".
Three men died gruesome deaths in the impoverished Enkanini informal settlement in sprawling Khayelitsha.
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South Africa: Bodies of Three Men Found in Macassar Believed to Be Victims of Vigilante Violence
West Cape News, 20 March 2012
Three men were found dead by police at Macassar sand mines near Khayelitsha during the early hours of Thursday morning. Read more »
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South Africa: Necklacing a 'Smoke Signal to Government' Over Lack of Justice
West Cape News, 26 March 2012
The increasing brutality of vigilante killings, highlighted by the necklacing of suspected thieves by an angry mob in Khayelitsha this week, was evidence that South Africans did… Read more »
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South Africa: Two Arrested Over Vigilante Attacks
West Cape News, 7 March 2012
Two people have been arrested and will appear at the Athlone Magistrates court tomorrow following a vigilante attack in Philippi that left one man dead and another critically… Read more »
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South Africa: Two Suspected Thieves Burnt in a Week - Residents Protest Over Arrests
West Cape News, 1 February 2012
While about 100 residents, from Khayelitsha's Monwabisi Park informal settlement, marched to the Khayelitsha Magistrate's court to protest over two of their neighbours being… Read more »
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South Africa: Residents Burn Suspected Thief to Death
West Cape News, 24 January 2012
After burning a suspected thief to death in an horrific act of vigilante justice on Thursday last week, residents of Monwabisi Park in Khayelitsha, have embarked on a door-to-door… Read more »
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South Africa: Cape Town Employs Vigilante Justice
West Cape News, 7 March 2011
Don't mess with taxi drivers. After a taxi driver from Khayelitsha Site C had his car stripped by thieves he organized ten of his colleagues to root out the skollies. Read more »
