The Randburg magistrate’s court ruled the state had a weak case against granting bail and postponed the matter to 27 September
Reform is on the cards while life sentences pile up, causing major delays in applications
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Eight police officers linked to deputy president face charges of assault, malicious damage to property and discharging a firearm near Fourways
Police will meet Parow residents on Tuesday, two days ahead of his release under house arrest in that area
While some lobbyists have welcomed the delay, others believe it will have negative consequences
Following the truck attacks over the past two weeks, police remain on high alert
Norman Simons was charged with 22 murders but only convicted of kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old in Mitchells Plain
Tiaan Eilerd has said the government must be held responsible when it releases an offender who goes on to commit murder or rape
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Police minister Bheki Cele has still not commented on the brutal beatings
The national police commissioner said protection service members needed to be ‘retrained’ and ‘talked to’