Violent crime is deeply ingrained in the social fabric of the country and cannot simply be solved through the criminal justice system.
Discovery of unrecorded post-mortem reports and allegations of police negligence and manipulation of crime figures raises alarm bells
SACP says attack on Mpumalanga politician ‘linked to rumours he will be made premier’
Corrupt policemen need to be kicked out of the force, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Crime has the potential to derail South Africa’s economic prosperity, Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa said on Wednesday.
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/ 30 September 2010
National Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Thursday urged researchers to contribute towards reducing violent crime in South Africa.
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/ 9 September 2010
Violent crime declined last year in South Africa, the police minister said on Thursday, with murders down 8,6% to under 17 000.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Thursday dismissed reports of xenophobic attacks in some parts of the country.
SA’s police force lost 5 362 firearms in the past two years, with nearly 90% still unrecovered, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Wednesday.
The Soccer World Cup faces no terror threat at the moment, according to Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
Security forces paraded their World Cup arsenal on Monday, hoping to reassure fans SA will be safe during football’s premier event.
Police take an impartial approach to farm safety and won’t be affected by politicians’ attempts to polarise the issue, says the police minister.
An attempt to cut back the number of farm murders was announced by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa in Pretoria on Monday.
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/ 10 February 2010
Foreign football fans can rest assured that the vuvuzela is not an instrument of war, Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa said on Tuesday.
People who threaten to disrupt the much-awaited Soccer World Cup in June will face the full might of the law, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa warned.
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/ 29 January 2010
South Africans and police critics should give the country’s officers "a break for one day", Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Friday.
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/ 29 January 2010
Helen Zille has accused Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa of breaching his duty by taking cops off the street to attend a morale-boosting event.
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/ 22 January 2010
One of the criminals who threatened to target the Soccer World Cup in an eNews interview was expected to appear in court on Monday.
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/ 21 January 2010
“We are of the view that a friend of a criminal is a criminal,” said Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa on Thursday afternoon.
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/ 18 November 2009
The cost and use of the police jet bought last year was defended by Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa in Pretoria on Wednesday.
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/ 12 November 2009
It is unavoidable that innocent civilians will get shot in the crossfire between police and criminals, Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula says.
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/ 10 November 2009
AfriForum will send a letter to the police minister on Tuesday to request an explanation for ANCYL leader Julius Malema’s costly police protection.
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/ 3 November 2009
The National Assembly’s police committee on Tuesday recommended the green light be given to a proposed amnesty for surrendering illegal firearms.
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/ 28 October 2009
Amendments to section 49 of the Criminal Procedure Act are aimed at clarifying ambiguities, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Wednesday.
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/ 19 October 2009
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has racked up another five-star hotel bill, this time worth over R570 000 in Durban.
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/ 13 October 2009
Critics are slamming government’s advocacy of increased police force after officers shot and killed an innocent woman on Sunday.
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/ 11 October 2009
Cope on Saturday labelled Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s claim of being unaware of the high cost of staying at a five star hotel as ”transparent”.
The killing of a police captain this week is an example of why SA needs to rewrite the Criminal Procedure Act, President Jacob Zuma says.
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/ 29 September 2009
Jacob Zuma on Tuesday expressed his support for an amendment to the law to strengthen the hand of policemen in dealing with violent criminals.
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/ 26 September 2009
President Jacob Zuma will meet the country’s police
commissioners next week to discuss crime fighting initiatives, the presidency said on Friday.
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/ 15 September 2009
South Africans will soon be making crime statements to legal professionals when they enter the country’s police stations, Bheki Cele said on Tuesday.
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/ 15 September 2009
Legislation empowering police to respond more forcefully to dangerous criminals is close to finalisation, the minister of police said on Tuesday.