Firearms Control Act
latest news & developmentsMalema calls for calm as sentencing looms
Malema warned his supporters not to be ill-disciplined and instead wait for the EFF leadership to direct them on what should happen next
Malema’s darkest hour looms
The possibility of its leader being jailed means the party faces an unprecedented leadership issue
Malema found guilty in illegal firearm discharge case that could derail his political career
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader’s pre-sentencing hearing is scheduled for January
Private security armed but unaccountable: New regulations seek to change that
Strengthened oversight of South Africa’s uncontrolled private security industry will be welcome.
Editorial: Control guns to stop massacres
The proliferation of illegal weapons and failure to keep violent criminals locked up will draw more tragic massacres
Shooting blanks a popular choice for gangsters
Criminals have capitalised on the strong visual resemblance that imitation weapons bear to firearms
Hawks in legal tussle with arms maker over billet seizure
Differing interpretation of the Firearms Control Act resulted in the seizure of a shipment of billets bound for the DRC from Durban harbour last week
Gun control in South Africa: tightening the law, and more
Improving firearms control legislation is clearly one such needed intervention to prevent the further diversion of legal guns into the hands of criminals
Simple interventions could cut violence against women
Measures such as better street lighting, training the police and enforcing gun control can effect real change