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General Joh?an Booysen. (Alon Skuy/Sowetan/Gallo Images)

Batohi withdraws racketeering charge against Booysen

An NPA review panel of four prosecutors found the authorisations for the charge — by Abrahams and Jiba — were invalid

Letters to the editor: June 5 to 11 2015

Readers write in about morals in politics, police shootings, and District Six evictions.

Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on August 4.

Charges dropped against suspended Hawks head

Charges against Hawks head Johan Booysen – who was accused, along with his former colleagues, of running a criminal enterprise – have been withdrawn.

When the hard lockdowns kicked in it was discovered that 3 000 schools didn’t have an adequate water supply. But this is not a new problem

Girl shot dead after protesters corner cops in Cato Crest

The housing allocation dispute in Cato Crest has claimed another victim – a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed during a protest.

Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit head Major General Johan Booysen

Cato Manor cops appear in Durban court

An indictment against 30 police officers part of Cato Manor, described them as a crime enterprise that enriched itself by killing.

Independent Police Investigative Directorate spokesperson Moses Dlamini.

Cato Manor cops hit with 71 charges

Twenty former members of the disbanded Durban Organised Crime Unit face 71 charges, including 14 of murder, the Durban Regional Court has been told.

Motorist shot on N3 highway

A Durban motorist was shot on Tuesday while a second bullet narrowly missed another driver, paramedics said. ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said the motorists came under fire on…