SA soldiers to stand guard at the birth of South Sudan

SANDF soldiers have arrived in South Sudan to provide added security to the world's newest nation as it formally declares independence this weekend.

Nqakula to head Zim support team

Charles Nqakula will lead a team to facilitate talks on the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement, the presidency said on Thursday.

Putting paid to political debt

Is this President Jacob Zuma's dream team? Among the five advisers he appointed this week are two failed former Cabinet ministers and an ANC loyalist.

Defence minister tours KZN ahead of poll

Charles Nqakula will tour parts of KwaZulu-Natal with the police on Tuesday to assess security preparations ahead of Wednesday's election.

Nqakula heads to SADC meeting on Madagascar

Defence Minister Charles Nqakula will lead SA's delegation to the SADC troika meeting in Swaziland on the political upheaval in Madagascar.

SA, Botswana eye military cooperation

Military cooperation between SA and Botswana will be high on the agenda at a four-day meeting between that starts in Cape Town on Tuesday.

SA soldiers drown in DRC

Two South African soldiers have drowned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Defence Minister Charles Nqakula announced on Wednesday.

DA: SAPS no replacement for Scorpions

The Democratic Alliance on Thursday raised concerns over the South African Police Service's ability to undertake complex investigations.

Nqakula: SA has made progress in tackling crime

SA, battling perceptions of being an unsafe destination ahead of 2010, has made progress in fighting violent crime, the government said on Monday.

Millions migrate to SA cities, towns

The scale of urbanisation in South Africa, which has seen millions move to informal settlements, was highlighted at a government briefing on Monday.

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Photos about Charles Nqakula

Writing on the wall
The Scorpions anti-crime unit is to be be dissolved, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on Tuesday. On Sunday, President Thabo Mbeki said that the "specialist nature" of the unit might well be retained wherever it is finally located. Read more

Focus on crime
Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula answers questions during the release of the latest crime statistics at a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday. House robbery went up 7%, business robbery by 29,3% and truck hijacking by 53,3% in the period between April and September this year.

On the case
Organised crime causes more harm to the national psyche than other offences, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula told a media briefing at Parliament on Friday. Murders that affect the nation's psyche are those that flow from organised crime, he said.

Under pressure
During a conference in Johannesburg on Friday, Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula briefs journalists on the crime lekgotla (meeting) between the government and business sectors to discuss a strategy on combating soaring crime levels.

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