South African Police Service ‘captured’ and ‘outdated’
/ 11 August 2023

South African Police Service ‘captured’ and ‘outdated’

Hiring 10  000 new recruits annually will not solve the crime crisis because of poor training and policing, as well as rampant corruption

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Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists
/ 10 October 2022

Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists

Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”

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SA underworld economy becoming increasingly sophisticated and violent
/ 22 September 2022

SA underworld economy becoming increasingly sophisticated and violent

If the mafia-like system is not properly grasped by law enforcement agencies the country will suffer devastating consequences

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Editorial: Morally bankrupt ANC should step aside
/ 29 July 2022

Editorial: Morally bankrupt ANC should step aside

The ANC, heads to this weekend’s policy conference more concerned with pushing back on attempts to improve governance than finding solutions to the many structural fault lines that have been so crudely exposed by our economic deterioration since the outbreak of the pandemic

Flight of the mining bosses: Joburg adapts amid corporate exodus
/ 21 April 2022

Flight of the mining bosses: Joburg adapts amid corporate exodus

The city once traversed by mining prospectors has recently lost some of its most esteemed tenants, including Anglo American and the Minerals Council

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