აბსტრაქტი. Vigilantism is one of the most life-threatening events faced by people who are accused or suspected of committing crimes and witchcraft. The victims of vigilantism are mostly killed before the police can arrive to rescue them, violating their Constitutional right to life. Communities in South Africa resort to taking the law into their own hands because they feel that the justice system is failing them, and this is the only way they can protect themselves against crime and witchcraft. This article looks at the cyber criminological perspective of public vigilantism cases on social media concerning the Constitutional right to life in South Africa. This study estimates that Vigilantism will continue to be a problem if it is not addressed and people will continue to lose their lives, even innocent ones. This study applied the qualitative approach to collect data and aims to help community members to understand their shortcomings and assist them in coming up with solutions to avoid taking the law into their own hands.