South African police are patrolling the streets of Johannesburg's Soweto township, following a spate of bar shootings that have rocked the nation. The country's abundance of guns held illegally is ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — As gunshots ring out in one of South Africa’s most dangerous neighborhoods, a new technology detects the gun’s location and immediately alerts police.

Masemola called for unity within the police service, noting that division only serves to weaken its institutional integrity ...

AS CONCERNS rise over the growing use of blank guns in criminal activity, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has published draft regulations proposing a ban on their import into ...

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 17 2018, police search a suspect for guns and drugs during a raid on a known drug house in Mannenburg, Cape Town, South Africa.

A South African prosecutor reportedly has died this week after a gun brought inside a courtroom as part of evidence in a home robbery case accidentally discharged – striking her in the hip.

A government led by freedom fighters who helped to liberate the country more than 30 years ago is now overseeing a police ...

A proposed law aims to prevent South Africans from obtaining firearm licenses for self-defense. While gun critics say limiting access to guns has proven successful in reducing deaths, some proponents ...

South African football have launched a gun control campaign, seeking the surrender of illegal weapons they hope to melt into metal for the creation of a statue of their slain national team captain ...

The illegal guns circulating in South Africa contribute to the country’s high crime rate, according to activists. An average of 23 people are shot and killed in South Africa daily, according to ...

South Africa has one of the highest rates of murder in the world. On Tuesday, police announced that the rate was up about 7 percent, with 20,336 people murdered between April 2017 and March ...