The boss isn’t going to end the lockdown in six days time — not if he’s called out the army and got a welfare grant from the World Bank
The decision to rely on the police and army to enforce the lockdown was correct, but security force actions show both the weaknesses of the state and of systems for establishing social order
Underground liquor has a long history in South Africa. Its next chapter is being written under the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown
A forum representing small liquor traders say the extension of the lockdown will ruin their businesses
The president needs South Africans on his side if the lockdown is to be extended. He must show leadership and censure the communications minister for breaking the regulations
Some “unintended consequences” dealt with and minister warns Western Cape on cigarettes
Multiple reports and videos are emerging of authorities abusing their power as they crack down on lockdown violations
The danger’s invisible but terrifying. So the army’s rolling in, freedom’s rolling out, I’m rolling up and my overdraft is rolling over
The cost of placing South African evacuees from Wuhan in quarantine in Limpopo will cost an estimated R6.7-million
A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine
Insiders says that no one is willing to make the daunting journey to rescue fellow citizens
It’s not up to us to feel offended when a politician visits the family of a victim of crime. These victims, honoured in their absence by a political bigwig, are in many cases children and their murder a cause for righteous public outrage. In 2017, it was Jacob Zuma who visited the family of three-year-old […]
The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
Popcru used its ninth congress to focus on restoring the rights of police and correctional service workers
Can policing deliver justice in South Africa? For the vast majority of the country’s history, the answer has been no
It could be angry truckers, but security cluster officials are investigating the possibility of an orchestrated campaign to destabilise the country
Police minister Bheki Cele visited Jeppestown on Tuesday to speak to business owners and community leaders.
Police Minister Bheki Cele made good on his week-old promise to send the SANDF to the Cape Flats to secure the area
Volunteers call for an independent police manager and soldiers to help stop Western Cape murders
The Steven Pienaar Community Cup restores the essence of the beautiful game that too often evaporates in the stadiums of professional football
Shootings and violence did not stop voters in the Cape ganglands from exercising their constitutional rights
It’s all systems go as parties consolidate their campaigns ahead of next week’s election
The former Ipid boss is expected to implicate more that 30 people in the alleged capture of the criminal justice cluster
Police Minister Bheki Cele has defended the investigations into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal
Court finds allocation of police resources in the Western Cape unfairly discriminated against black and poor people on the basis of race and poverty
The committee has deliberated on the matter since Monday, with clear partisan lines between the ANC and Democratic Alliance emerging
The utility fears sabotage if Nersa doesn’t grant a price hike, which may lead to retrenchments
In a letter, Cele wrote that a misconduct complaint against McBride to the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane had been referred for investigation
The committee met on Thursday to set out a programme for dealing with the matter of whether or not to renew Ipid boss Robert McBride’s contract
McBride has made good on his threat to ask the Pretoria high court to review and set aside Cele’s decision not to renew his contract
‘I’ve only got one message for politicians: don’t come and waste my time talking to me’
What was meant to be a sure-fire way to prevent criminals from sneaking into the force has been thwarted