With high-profile savagery by the police becoming routine, what can be done to transform our broken relationship with law enforcement?
The SANDF has made headlines over the past year for all the wrong reasons. The new appointments to the Military Command Council aim to offer stability
An examination of South African statistics reveal that the police are substantially more violent than those in the United States or Canada
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the raw realities of South Africa’s under-resourced public schools
In South Africa, police brutality and violence affect black, working- class lives in particular. We must dismantle this systemic oppression
Using assumptions and faulty tools leads to racist conclusions about why so few black students are taking up biological sciences
As Africa mourns George Floyd, we must look in the mirror and address police brutality on our own continent
Police watchdog report finds that metro police members did not participate in the assault
The minister’s media statement follows a letter from Khosa’s attorneys that they were considering a perjury charge or a complaint with the Public Protector
Despite a court-ordered deadline for the completion of the internal investigation, no explanation is given for Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s contradictory positions
SANDF has been trained and equipped for precisely the opposite of what President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked of it – to save lives. Its purpose is to defend the country and its people against physical, external enemies – by killing such enemies if need be
Police violence and the murder of black people in the United States have provoked outrage and protest around the world, including on the continent. But, why is there so little outrage over police violence in African countries?
The board of inquiry also found that it was Khosa and his brother-in-law Thabiso Muvhango who caused the altercation with the defence force members
Guidelines can’t regulate the police and military’s use of lethal force and will, in the end, be subordinate
to bad legislation
The guidelines follow a court order in the case of Collins Khosa, who died after an alleged assault by members of the army and the Johannesburg metro police
The family of Collins Khosa is threatening to seek a personal costs order against Police Minister Bheki Cele
In its ruling the high court sought to restore the ‘social contract’ between citizens and government after the assault and death of Collins Khosa
Allegations of abuse and excessive use of force by the security forces have been a feature during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Defence Force and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate now say their inquiries into the death of Collins Khosa are not complete
Excessive use of force by the security forces during the Covid-19 pandemic has overwhelmingly been experienced in poor communities
In court papers, the family says the investigations into the death of Collins Khosa are neither impartial nor effective
The defence minister said allegations in court papers that she had violated people’s rights had no basis in law
The family of Collins Khosa, who died after police and army personnel assaulted him, says the easing of the lockdown does not spell the end of police abuse of power
The partner of Collins Khosa — allegedly killed by soldiers and police officers — says the army and police force have become a law unto themselves