Following the killing of three mineworkers near Rustenburg, the police minister says policing will be stepped up when some miners return to work.
Several measures have been put in place to ease tensions at the violence-plagued KwaMashu hostel in KwaZulu-Natal, but some believe it’s not enough.
The South African Police Union says the public is being misled over the dismissal of 1 017 police officers for having criminal records.
Minister Nathi Mthethwa says Riah Phiyega’s presentation to the ANC on the swimming pool being a fire pool was suggested by the security cluster.
A damning report into policing in Khayelitsha was downplayed by one of its authors at the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.
The public must refrain from being "armchair critics" when it comes to how the police deal with protests, says the Gauteng acting commissioner.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s spokesperson Zweli Mnisi has resigned, says the police ministry.
Parliament’s police oversight commission has endorsed controversial former Ekurhuleni Metro police chief Robert McBride as head of IPID.
Thandi Modise says a culture of human rights and democratic policing has to be entrenched in the SAPS to ensure excessive force is brought to zero.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says cops fired banned shotgun rounds during a service delivery protest that left four dead in Mothotlung.
The water and environmental affairs minister has vowed to return running water to residents of Mothotlung by the end of the week.
Eyewitness accounts at the Mothotlung shooting of two protesters paint a picture of police acting in contravention of crowd management rules.
After being shot and missing a performance, hip-hop musician Khuli Chana’s lawyers have submitted a letter to the police demanding compensation.
The police minister and North West premier have asked Mothotlung protesters to remain calm after police allegedly shot and killed two demonstrators.
After an emergency meeting, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the "hit list" containing the names of 18 police officers is a fabrication.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called an emergency meeting after Bheki Cele spoke of an alleged police "hit list" containing 18 officers’ names.
Ministers Jeff Radebe and Nathi Mthethwa, and Premier Nomvula Mokonyane have shared their thoughts on Nelson Mandela at his Soweto memorial service.
Speaking at a breakfast briefing, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has denied rumours the police have stalled the arrest of fugitive Radovan Krejcir.
Security cluster ministers raised more questions around Nkandla than they answered in a briefing that at times bordered on the farcical.
Thuli Madonsela in court over Nkandla, Cyril Ramphosa warns against the ‘boers’, and Robert McBride nominated for top police job. Controversial much?
The security cluster ministers have dropped their court bid to interdict public protector Thuli Madonsela from releasing her draft Nkandla report.
We take a look at what might be in store for Robert McBride as Parliament debates his suitability for the job of chief of the IPID.
As opposition parties criticise the police minister for recommending Robert McBride as head of the IPID, an analyst says his appointment is likely.
The commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha kicks off this week with a preliminary sitting before the public hearings begin in January.
A number of opposition parties have criticised Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa for recommending Robert McBride as head of the IPID.
The police minister has slammed those involved in the killing of six people in Khutsong, saying the alleged gangsters’ murders were "unacceptable".
An international monitor has found that crime in South Africa is at its lowest level in 15 years, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
The Concourt has dismissed Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s attempt to have a policing commission of inquiry in the Western Cape declared unconstitutional.
ISS analyst Gareth Newham and M&G reporter Sarah Evans unpack the realities that lie beneath the numbers from this year’s national crime statistics.
Despite a rise in murder and attempted murder, police commissioner Riah Phiyega is pleased with the crime statistics.
This week we touch on SA’s crime statistics, Zwelinzima Vavi’s Twitter apology, and the Northampton clown scaring town residents.
Rape and sexual offences crimes have decreased in the past year, but murder and attempted murder has increased after a sustained downward trend.