Khayelitsha Commission Of Inquiry
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Unequal spending shows that the City of Cape Town is not pro-poor
When the municipality allocates its budget, it spends proportionally far more on the rich than the poor areas
Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu
The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing
It’s a Khaltsha thing: Khayelitsha’s growing middle class
In a few years the township will ‘disappear’, and Khayelitsha will become a city, believes one local entrepreneur
Khayelitsha inquiry’s recommendations into policing in the crime-infested township still ignored seven years on
As long as there’s no political will to change policing in this country, there is not much that can be done, say civil rights activists
Simple interventions could cut violence against women
Measures such as better street lighting, training the police and enforcing gun control can effect real change
Khayelitsha’s people are still in the dangerous dark
Is the township safer five years after a commission of inquiry into policing issued recommendations on how to make it better?
Parly won’t approve SAPS budget, condemns Phiyega’s ‘disrespect’
The dramatic events in Parliament over the past two days have put Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega’s position under severe pressure.
Activist Angy Peter found guilty of murder
Judge Robert Henney found Angy Peter and her co-accused guilty of premeditated murder. Their bail was withdrawn and they will stay in police custody.
Khayelitsha activist Angy Peter: ‘My life has turned to pieces’
Khayelitsha activist Angy Peter and her co-accused have been found guilty of murder. The M&G spoke to Peter days before judgment was handed down.
Khayelitsha Inquiry: Key solutions to inefficient policing
Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, drafted a plan of action to implement the findings of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry.
Khayelitsha report reveals serious flaws in policing
Problems with policing in Khayelitsha include unanswered phones, no patrols and only an estimated 1% of cases resulting in convictions, says a report.
Khayelitsha inquiry concludes with final arguments
Public hearings of the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry have concluded, with the Social Justice Coalition asking to find the police inefficient.
Khayelitsha commission: Arrests not enough to end police corruption
There is a lack of leadership for combating corruption in the SAPS, an expert witness told the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.
Tempers flare at Khayelitsha policing inquiry
Justice Kate O’Regan has hurried along the advocate for police at the time-constrained Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.
Khayelitsha commission: Police must account for budget spend
Police oversight should include matters such as how budgets are spent and not just how officers treat civilians, the Khayelitsha commission has heard.