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Khayelitsha’s people are still in the dangerous dark

Article Lester Kiewit - 23 Aug 2019

Is the township safer five years after a commission of inquiry into policing issued recommendations on how to make it better?

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Parly won’t approve SAPS budget, condemns Phiyega’s ‘disrespect’

Article Craig Oosthuizen - 16 Apr 2015

The dramatic events in Parliament over the past two days have put Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega's position under severe pressure.

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Activist Angy Peter found guilty of murder

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Oct 2014

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 Their bail was withdrawn and they will stay in police custody.

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Khayelitsha activist Angy Peter: ‘My life has turned to pieces’

Article Shireen Mukadam - 1 Oct 2014

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.

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Khayelitsha Inquiry: Key solutions to inefficient policing

Article Shireen Mukadam - 15 Sep 2014

Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, drafted a plan of action to implement the findings of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry.

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Khayelitsha report reveals serious flaws in policing

Article Sapa - 25 Aug 2014

Problems with policing in Khayelitsha include unanswered phones, no patrols and only an estimated 1% of cases resulting in convictions, says a report.

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Khayelitsha inquiry concludes with final arguments

Article Staff Reporter - 29 May 2014

Public hearings of the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry have concluded, with the Social Justice Coalition asking to find the police inefficient.

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Khayelitsha commission: Arrests not enough to end police corruption

Article Adam Armstrong - 15 May 2014

There is a lack of leadership for combating corruption in the SAPS, an expert witness told the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.

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Tempers flare at Khayelitsha policing inquiry

Article Adam Armstrong - 14 May 2014

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

Article Adam Armstrong - 14 May 2014

Police oversight should include matters such as how budgets are spent and not just how officers treat civilians, the Khayelitsha commission has heard.

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O’Regan compares distribution of police resources to apartheid

Article Adam Armstrong - 13 May 2014

The list of the most resource-stricken police stations looked similar to "an apartheid list", O'Regan tells Khayelitsha Commission of inquiry.

Lack of resources for Khayelitsha police is ‘irrational’

Article Sapa - 12 May 2014

A commission of inquiry has heard that police stations in Khayelitsha are still under-resourced, which is a factor for the performance of police.

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Khayelitsha cops: ‘We are the whipping boys’

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Apr 2014

While the Marikana hearings continue in Rustenberg, in Khayelitsha another commission into police failings is cautiously gathering momentum.

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