Priority must be given to crime detection and intelligence work, not just visible policing
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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Police will struggle to solve murders and massacres, as well as other crimes, because of corruption, shoddy management, low level officers being promoted and internal divisions in the police service
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Climate projections show that the eThekwini metro will receive more rain by 2050 that could fall in brief periods
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State security and the SAPS are on high alert as vigilante group gain momentum, but police concede they do not have the resources to stop Operation Dudula form stoking xenophobia
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The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill
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A rhino-poaching suspect, who recently escaped from police custody, has been identified as a criminal who was serving multiple life sentences when he broke out of prison last year
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South Africa’s urban areas are urban heat islands and heat waves will intensify the distress
Only 16% of losses in South Africa from weather-related disasters in the past four decades were covered by insurers, leaving governments and communities unable to build back
A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources
The new year started with a crucial step towards free trade between countries on the continent
Jakkie Cilliers’s book about igniting a growth revolution in Africa has some timely lessons as we seek ways to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19
The aspirant prosecutors programme, on hold for years because of lack of funds, has started up again, creating a pool of future prosecutors
South Africa is a water stressed country but crisis point can be avoided
A report highlights inconsistencies that demand that the police should scrutinise their actions
New details about the infamous ‘Scene 2’ have emerged a day shy of the sixth anniversary of the Marikana massacre
Ipid refers far fewer cases to the NPA than it receives each year; fewer still are ever convicted.
Rival political factions fighting for state power may be behind the recent spate of break-ins and fires at key government institutions
The defining characteristic of Zuma’s tenure has been his ability to cloak his private and personal interests in a bigger ideological framework
Foreign trawlers invading South Africa’s oceans costs the economy R60bn a year because it can’t afford to patrol and control its resources.
Security experts weigh in on the possible implications of the SCA’s ruling about Sudanese President Omar al Bashir’s stay in South Africa.
Lobby groups succeeded in appeals to have interviews for the new inspector general of intelligence post to be open to the public.
As the crisis engulfing the NPA continues, a researcher has argued that the authority needs an independent body to police it.
The police ministry has dismissed the Institute for Security Studies’ criticism that the latest crime statistics were flawed.
The police significantly over-reported successes in crime fighting in the latest set of crime statistics, says the Institute for Security Studies.
Kenya’s special forces are still battling "one or two" Islamist militants holed up inside Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall.
Corruption Watch shows massive gaps between the public’s experience of JMPD corruption and the metro cops’ recognition of the problem.
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One of the biggest challenges facing SAPS is the "widely held perception" among its own staff and the public that many members and leaders are corrupt
Terrorists are big fans of South African passports, because of the ease with which one can be faked or illegally obtained.
When a population is afraid of its own protectors, all the factors contributing to police-on-civilian violence must be examined.
Opposition partisanship is on the rise, indicating a shift in politics in SA, a researcher at the Institute for Security Studies has said.
The number of people shot dead by police officers has nearly doubled since 2006, a media report said on Friday.