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A suspected looter is fired upon with rubber bullets by Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department officers (EMPD) on patrol inide a flooded mall in Vosloorus, on July 13, 2021. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

Police are ‘unprepared’ to stem violence linked to planned protests

Corruption allegations against crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo have allegedly affected ‘operational work’

Godfrey Mahwayi, Inbanathan Kistiah, Maanda Obert Nemutanzhela, Avendra Naidoo, Kgomotso Phahlane and Mankosana Agnes Makhele during their appearance at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. (Photo: Hloni Mokoena/Daily Maverick)

Crooked crime cops culled

Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job

Police stand guard at the University of Witwatersrand during the #FeesMustFall movement. The three senior officers used the need to spy on students to allegedly defraud the state.  Photo Delwyn Verasamy

Crime intelligence cops facing R54m corruption charges finally suspended

The three senior officers used the need to spy on students to allegedly defraud the state

Build One South Africa (Bosa) has condemned the South African Police Service (SAPS) for what it describes as “dangerous negligence” after a revelation that less than 0.14% of police officers have been screened against the National Register for Sex Offenders (Photo by Gallo Images / Phill Magakoe)

We need to declare a state of emergency on policing

Never was the saying ‘Who will guard the guardians?’ more appropriate than at the present

Former top cop Khomotso Phahlane. (Gallo)

‘Crooked’ senior cops allegedly stole millions from Covid-19 procurement to pay their legal fees

James Ramanjalum and Ramahlapi Mokwena’s legal debt is from a R191-million procurement fraud case

Former top cop Khomotso Phahlane. (Gallo)

A timeline of former police commissioner Phahlane’s alleged attempts to avoid corruption case

Sixteen months have passed since November 2020, when the trial was expected to begin

The former national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane now says the state did not fully disclose evidence of its case against him

Phahlane launches another bid to avoid R191m corruption trial

The former national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane now says the state did not fully disclose evidence of its case against him

Former top cop Khomotso Phahlane. (Gallo)

R191m SAPS corruption case involving Phahlane delayed, again

Former top cops file applications to contest the ‘unreasonable delays’ in their fraud matter, also known as the ‘blue-light’ tender

ANC SG Ace Magashule. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Why crooks are shivering in their boots

Ace Magashule’s anxiety has to do with the array of arrests of high-profile people facing fraud and corruption charges

The South African Police Union (Sapu) has called on national police commissioner General Khehla Sitole to act decisively after his deputy, Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya, was arrested in connection with the R191-million “blue-lights tender”.

Union calls on top cop to act ‘swiftly’ against his deputy in R191m ‘blue-lights’ fraud case

Deputy police commissioner Bonanga Mgwenya allegedly received gifts, including payments towards her BMW X5, from the firm that won a lucrative police contract

?Former acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane. (Gallo Images)

Phahlane arrested on new charges linked to R86m blue lights tender

​Former acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has been arrested — this time on new charges stemming from an Ipid investigation

It was alleged that Snyman gave Khomotso Phahlane and his wife vehicles

Corruption charges withdrawn against Phahlane

The case was withdrawn after the magistrate dismissed the state’s application for a postponement

The allegations of corruption against Khomotso Phahlane surfaced more than a year ago

Former top cop Khomotso Phahlane and wife back in court

The disgraced former top cop, his wife and a car dealer are expected back in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria

Relaxed: Police Minister Bheki Cele. (David Harrison)

Cele’s inherited headache: 10 top cops under investigation

The police minister wants to clean up the force from its police service to its crime intelligence unit

Former top cop Khomotso Phahlane. (Gallo)

P2 – Phahlane, wife, car dealer appear in court for corruption

IPID has alleged that Snyman gave the Phahlanes vehicles which were paid for by a police contractor, who received billions in forensic contracts.

The allegations of corruption against Khomotso Phahlane surfaced more than a year ago

Phahlane, wife and car dealer appear in court on corruption charges

‘The Phahlanes and Snyman were all given R10 000 bail and the case was postponed until March 12’

EOH CEO Asher Bohbot

EOH blames ‘forced sale’ of shares for price free-fall

The stock of EOH, an information and communications technology services provider, dropped by 55% on Friday.

The allegations of corruption against Khomotso Phahlane surfaced more than a year ago

IPID, Hawks raid 7 properties in case against Phahlane, SAPS contractor

The raids were conducted under the direction of the Special Commercial Crimes Unit, and were part of IPID’s investigation into Phahlane.

The allegations of corruption against Khomotso Phahlane surfaced more than a year ago

SITA admits there was irregularity in SAPS tender allegedly linked to Phahlane

Phahlane says the tenders allegedly being spoken about were awarded through the SITA and not the police.

Sibusiso Emanuel Tshabalala

Ex social development deputy director general says break-in an ‘act of intimidation’

The National Police Commissioner promised to pursue the matter to establish the identities of the officers who dissuaded him from opening a case.