When a population is afraid of its own protectors, all the factors contributing to police-on-civilian violence must be examined.
A <i>Mail & Guardian</i> investigation has turned an alarming spotlight on SAPS’s heavy-handed, military-style approach to the training of recruits.
The eight policemen accused of shooting and assaulting protester Andries Tatane during a protest in Ficksburg have been granted bail in Bloemfontein.
When the Meqheleng Library was set alight after the murder of Andries Tatane in Ficksburg, only a handful of books survived the fire.
A month after Andries Tatane was killed in a service delivery march there, Ficksburg police used rubber bullets to break up a new protest in the town.
Pretoria police officers have been caught on CCTV cameras kicking and punching an unarmed man, media reports said on Monday.
The eight policemen accused of killing protester Andries Tatane were refused bail in the Ficksburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, the ICD said.
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The Independent Complaints Directorate is investigating a policeman who allegedly shot dead a woman motorist outside the Kempton Park police station.
South Africa’s 8 500 crowd-control police officers will get a refresher course in handling protests, says top cop General Bheki Cele.
A court was told on Tuesday of a possible angry backlash by the Ficksburg community if eight cops accused of beating Andries Tatane to death get bail.
Journalists were barred from taking cellphones and cameras into the Ficksburg Regional Court on Tuesday ahead of the appearance of eight policemen.
Ficksburg protester Andries Tatane, who died after allegedly being shot by police two weeks ago, was laid to rest on Saturday.
SA lacks a coherent and comprehensive approach to fighting corruption, former National Prosecuting Authority boss Vusi Pikoli said on Thursday.
Two provincial government teams to address address service delivery problems were introduced on Friday to Meqheleng residents in Ficksburg.
Chalk inscriptions still mark Voortrekker Street in Ficksburg’s Market Square where Andries Tatane died.
Police chief Bheki Cele visited Ficksburg to offer support to the family of Andries Tatane, as the HRC received a formal complaint against the police.
The death of Andries Tatane at the hands of police officers has led South Africans to question the direction in which law-enforcement is moving.
The six policemen accused of killing Ficksburg protester Andries Tatane will spend the Easter weekend behind bars.
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Six policeman are expected to appear in the Ficksburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday for the death of protester Andries Tatane.
Six policemen have been arrested in connection with the killing of Andries Tatane, who was beaten to death during a protest in Ficksburg.
The death of a protester in Setsoto, Ficksburg, on Wednesday, apparently at the hands of riot police, is not an isolated incident.