It's 7:30 p.m. in the South African city of Cape Town. Paramedic Papinki Lebelo wears an expression of deep frustration as he waits in his ambulance outside the Philippi East police station. He's ...

Each of South Africa’s nine provinces has a Department of Health with a government ambulance service. In addition, the country has some 200 private ambulance services nationwide.

Waiting inside the ambulance was Ntintini's partner, Ntombikayisi Joko, who has narrowly escaped ambush while on duty and was robbed in 2021 while waiting for directions to a call-out.

Seven women and three men – all from the same family – were fatally shot outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Friday. The youngest victim was a ...

From child and women murders to mass shootings at taverns, rapes, and kidnappings, crime in South Africa continues to send shockwaves across the country. While presenting the crime statistics reported ...

Ambulance crews are soft targets for criminals looking to steal phones, money or medical equipment, said Pastor Craven Engel, who runs a gang violence prevention organisation called Ceasefire.

Four of South Africa's top five homicide hotspots last year were in the Cape Flats, according to police figures. The Western Cape -- one of nine provinces -- recorded more than 12 people murdered ...