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
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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
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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
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The ANC has distanced itself from marches and motorcades over alleged killings of black people
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Some blame the feud between the police minister and the national police commissioner blamed for slow reaction to unrest
People plundering shops and malls has spread, leaving a trail of devastation and loss of income and jobs
Police, State Security Agency were not ‘missing in action’, says Minister Ayanda Dlodlo of violence and pillaging sweeping across parts of South Africa
By the early hours of Thursday morning, Jacob Zuma was on one side of a cell door and the country he corrupted on the other. There is cause for reflection on both sides
In the absence of any ruling amending that of the apex court, the police minister and commissioner risked being in contempt too if they failed to detain the former president to begin serving his 15-month sentence
Bheki Cele and Jacob Zuma share a relationship dating back to the 1980s
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Dali Mpofu ‘kitchen-sinked’ the case for jurisdiction, but the Zondo commission will counter that the former president’s only avenue is the apex court
The police minister and commissioner argue that they should not enforce the arrest warrant for the former president while he tries to have his sentence set aside
Minister’s ‘interference’ said to undermine SAPS’ restructuring and the filling of 160 000 posts
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Police minister Bheki Cele and national commissioner Khehla Sitole receive their Covid-19 vaccines as inoculation starts for law enforcement
From being axed by Jacob Zuma, Bheki Cele is now tasked with putting him in jail
The national coronavirus command council explained why additional restrictions were placed on the entire country
Mkhize’s request to take special leave left President Cyril Ramaphosa reeling, party insiders say
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The politician’s former lover is suing him and the police for her ‘unlawful’ arrest, which suggests a pattern of abuse of state resources by powerful men
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Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.
Substance abuse has emerged as a reason for the spike in crimes during the first quarter of 2021.
Sources have claimed that the minister is still yearning to be police commissioner and is usurping Khehla Sitole’s powers
The Hawks backtrack after saying four suspects arrested last week would be charged with murder; one of their own also arrested on charges of corruption
Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.