News24 | Untrained patroller groups mushroom in crime-ridden Soshanguve amid rising danger

South Africa: Attack On Community-Based Patrollers Condemned

[SAnews.gov.za] Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has condemned an attack on community-based patrollers at the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, at the weekend.

Calls for 'stronger crime preventions' amid Soshanguve killings

The DA warned that targeting patrollers would discourage community involvement in safety efforts, further enabling criminals.

Death toll rises to five in Soshanguve informal settlement attack on patrollers

The death toll from the attack at the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve has risen to five after a 20-year-old succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

Police Minister Mchunu condemns 'cold-blooded' murder of five Soshanguve night patrollers amid extortion claims

News24 | Untrained patroller groups mushroom in crime-ridden Soshanguve amid rising danger

Violent crime in Soshanguve is so out of hand that the community have decided to take policing into their own hands. However, though armed with good intentions, the mushrooming community protection groups are primarily untrained in crime fighting.

SOWETAN SAYS | Quash extortionists once and for all

The assertion by Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi that the horrific incident of mob justice in Soshanguve, Tshwane, may have been sparked by turf wars over extortion rackets is a matter of huge concern.