Residents of Kagiso, a township situated in Krugersdorp, have taken the law into their own hands and are targeting illegal miners in mob justice attacks.
On Tuesday, residents of Parkwood believed they apprehended a man who was kidnapping children with the help of two accomplices. He was beaten and burnt to death.
A survey last year shows that 66% of South Africans mostly don’t trust the police, and 46% don’t trust the courts, which has led to the rise of vigilantism.
Whilst details of what led to the attack remain sketchy, a Sea Point man was seriously beaten after he wielded a paintball gun.
All too often we hear about criminals getting off too easily here in SA, but there’s always the risk that an enraged public might grab hold of you.
A man in Mpumalanga was quite literally caught with his pants down, and once the crowd grabbed hold of him things were never going to end well.
Horrific footage has emerged of a mob justice murder enacted on an Eastern Cape man accused of stealing livestock. This doesn’t make for easy viewing.
This Witbank woman had the chance to meet her mugger and dish out some justice of her own. Let’s just say she wasn’t very forgiving.
We’ve seen the pictures but what happens inside an angry mob waiting to follow their king’s orders and attack foreigners? Some very brave reporters found out.
Footage has emerged of a violent altercation at a petrol station in KZN and it really doesn’t make for pretty viewing. Where were the police, you ask? Doing sweet bugger all.
Yes, you know this one won’t end well for the woman in question but this makes for pretty painful viewing. Mobs aren’t exactly known for their sensibilities.