A new survey by research firm TIFA has found that 56 per cent of crime victims in Kenya do not report cases, attributing the low reporting rate to police inefficiency. According to the findings, the South Rift region recorded the highest proportion of crime victims at 14 per cent, followed by Nairobi and Lower Eastern at 13 per cent each. Mt Kenya and Western regions each recorded 10 per cent, while Nyanza recorded eight per cent of crime victims.

Residents of Laudium, a suburb of Pretoria in South Africa, are demanding that police remove drug dealers operating near a police station and a nursery, The Citizen reports. According to one resident quoted by the newspaper, daily life has become defined by panic, with homes turned into jails because people are too frightened to go outside. The community's appeal highlights concerns over drug-related activity and safety in the area, with locals calling on authorities to take action against the dealers.

Police in Westbury, Johannesburg, have launched a manhunt after a scholar transport driver was shot dead, according to The Citizen. Authorities have not yet established why the driver was targeted, and the motive for the shooting remains unknown. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of scholar transport operators, who ferry schoolchildren in the area. Investigations are ongoing as police search for those responsible for the killing.

The South African reports that one Western Cape municipality has repeatedly appeared on the same SAWS warning list through the week, placing it on the weather service’s radar. The article says it will explain what is actually going on, but the provided blurb does not identify the town, the hazard, the severity, or any impacts.

The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, CS Murkomen, has condemned the brutality experienced by residents of Kabusa and Ng’endalel villages in Angata Barrikoi, Narok County. He expressed regret on behalf of the government for the beatings and property loss inflicted by law enforcement officers, according to KBC.

Ahead of planned Gen Z memorial protests, heavy police presence and barbed wire barriers have been deployed around sections of Parliament and nearby access roads in Nairobi, significantly restricting movement within parts of the Central Business District, according to Capital FM.