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As the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) concludes its first leg of the inquiry into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the testimonies have laid bare the dysfunctional state of South Africa’s justice, crime prevention and security cluster. During the inquiry, members of the cluster engaged in buck-passing and blame-gaming, with no one […]
Despite a shake-up in defence and intelligence, the security cluster remains shaky ahead of potentially explosive elective conferences
Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu can’t explain his situation to his son, but continues to expose wrongdoing and show solidarity with others
The minister again accused the commissioner of being missing in action when the violence raged in KwaZulu-Natal
KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi took no prisoners as he accused former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of perjury at hearings into the unrest
The police minister told the Human Rights Commission the president instructed him to avoid violence in response to Jacob Zuma’s pending arrest as far as legally possible
Minister of police only receives information from national commissioner that relates to him, commission hears
Former defence minister says top KwaZulu-Natal cop was reluctant to share information with her
Sonke Gender Justice points finger at fathers who withhold maintenance payments to coerce, manipulate, and punish the mothers of their children
In the three-month period 6 163 murders occurred, a 20.7% increase from the same period last year, and 9 556 rapes were reported, a rise of 7.1%. The number of sexual offences was 11 964, up 4.7%
Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
Flashbacks of nicotine deprivation and not poor service delivery may see a run on the polls on Monday
Police minister Bheki Cele said they have identified the KZN, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces as high risk areas deploying a high contingent of police and SANDF
According to the annual report, there is a shortage of 548 detectives in the province, and one detective deals with between 40 and 60 cases
The alleged intransigence of the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in working with police watchdog Ipid could see him removed from office
The 34 police officers who died in the line of duty this year were remembered at the annual national commemoration day
Evidence at the arbitration hearing into the dismissal of high-ranking cop Jeremy Vearey reflects major battles at the very top of the SAPS
As long as there’s no political will to change policing in this country, there is not much that can be done, say civil rights activists
The rise in crime levels is reduced to single-figures when compared with stats for 2019
Statistics South Africa, the number of houses hit has increased from 2.1-million in 2015-16 to 2.3-million in 2019-20
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, previously the defence minister, replaces Thandi Modise, who was deployed as the minister of defence in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.
ANC economic policy head Enoch Godongwana takes over the finance portfolio
Weapons have been seized from a number of security companies owned by ANC-linked individuals who are loyal to the former president
In Madlala, the police and army broke into homes in an operation to retrieve stolen goods. After they left, a woman lay dead in a pool of her blood behind a shack
A total of 36 murder charges are being probed in the wake of vigilante attacks in the area during last month’s riots
Three weeks ago, a second term for the president seemed a safe bet, but the insurgency has thrown the puzzle pieces in the air
In Parliament on Thursday, the police minister and national police commissioner lamented that officers had become hesitant to execute their duties
A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources
There are calls for the president to act against ministers said to be responsible for the state’s slow response to the unrest, but his hands are tied
The ANC has distanced itself from marches and motorcades over alleged killings of black people
Some blame the feud between the police minister and the national police commissioner blamed for slow reaction to unrest