How bad do things have to get before this happens? People in this turbulent part of Joburg have now ‘gated themselves in’.

A man from Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl from next door

The case involving the seven men accused of killing Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi has been postponed to 24 August 2022.

The NPA argued that the ‘Diepsloot Seven’ would endanger public safety if they were released on bail but the court felt otherwise.

Seven suspects appeared in court on charges of murder, attempted murder and extortion on Tuesday. The charges are related to the killing of Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot.

Bodies of three boys aged between 8 – 10 were discovered at the Jukskei River stream in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.

Johannesburg Mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse visited Diepsloot this weekend and engaged police on the recent violence

The SAHRC is coming down hard on the violence and poor policing seen in Diepsloot. What will happen in the community next?

The apartheid way?!
President Cyril Ramaphosa has hit out at the Police’s questioning of foreigners in Diepsloot.

Following a slew of murders in Diepsloot, ZANU PF’s South African branch has called for those in Gauteng to ‘respect the law’.

Denounced as ‘pure tribalism’, a video of police in Diepsloot making a Tsonga man prove he is South African has set social media ablaze.

ActionSA leader, Herman Mashaba has been urged to take responsibility for the ongoing tensions between immigrants and South Africans.

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has written to Ramaphosa asking for a multi-party committee to address township issues.

The SAPS conducted an overnight sting operation in Diepsloot on Thursday, 7 April, which resulted in 27 more arrests for the week.

In the wake of Elvis Nyathi’s brutal killing and protests in Diepsloot, SAPS says it will continue keeping an eye on the situation

Anti-crime protests yields the worst as one man is killed overnight in an apparent mob attack in Johannesburg township of Diepsloot.

Mashaba said violence is never the answer. ‘You don’t get to fan the flames and then lament the destruction of the fire,’ replied a Twitter user.

The EFF lashed out at those allegedly responsible for the murder of Diepsloot resident, Elvis Nyathi who was stoned and torched to death.

Community members in Diepsloot have accused Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla Lux of hijacking their ongoing protests in the area.

Police remain active at the mob justice murder scene in Diepsloot, with the victim’s widow claiming they were told to show their passports.

Money doesn’t fall from trees, but from this bombed CIT robbery in Diepsloot, Gauteng. This video shows locals grabbing cash notes!

Earlier this month, the Itierele Zenzele Comprehensive School in Diepsloot had their first matric dance in 40 years! Check out the images here.

The two men invaded a house in Fourways not too long after escaping from Leeuwkop Prison, and fled the home with an infant

The 44 suspects appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court, where the case was remanded in custody until 22 July

Drivers in Diepsloot, Gauteng have endured a chaotic morning on the roads, after a nearby chemical plant caught fire closed access to William Nicol Drive.