Police murder rate 'has dropped 61.9% since 1994'
Contrary to current perceptions, the number of policemen murdered every year has dropped by 61.9% since 1994, the Institute of Race Relations says.
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Fifty-three cops killed since January
Two police officers were shot dead in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday morning, Gauteng police said.
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Summit to probe police killings
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will look for a solution to police killings in an upcoming summit with various organisations and forums, he has said.
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'We shall not allow SA to be ruled by criminals'
Police are fighting a war they did not declare, police chief Bheki Cele said during the funeral of police reservist Mark Ishlove on Monday.
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Cele applauds fight against crime in face of cop killings
Police chief Bheki Cele has commended police on fighting crime over the weekend despite the recent spate of murders of police officers on duty.
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Make an example of cop killer, colonel tells court
A police colonel on Monday asked a judge to make an example of a policeman's killer, saying the victim had paid with his life to maintain law.
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Rise in cop killings condemned
Cabinet has expressed its alarm at the steady rise in the number of police officers killed by criminal elements.
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Killing of cops 'can never be tolerated'
The South African Human Rights Commission on Tuesday condemned the killing of police officers in the line of duty.
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Police killings nearly double since 2006
The number of people shot dead by police officers has nearly doubled since 2006, a media report said on Friday.
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Police shooting deaths at 12-year high
South African police shot dead 556 people last year, the highest number in 12 years, media reports said on Thursday.
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