The commission is yet to secure premises, finalise rules and consult witnesses for the six-month inquiry into criminality and political interference in the criminal justice system
The Patriotic Alliance deputy president was present during the arrest on Monday of Katiso “TK” Molefe, who is accused of murdering Oupa Sefoka, otherwise known as DJ Sumbody
The province’s politics is a marketplace of competing interests, where loyalty is transactional and power is a prize to be bartered
We cannot deny the pervasiveness of corruption but we must subject the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner’s narrative to rigorous scrutiny
The provincial police commissioner’s allegations against the police minister and the higher education minister’s Seta appointments have undermined their reputations
A formal recommendation is expected to be tabled in the National Assembly next Wednesday
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola confirmed that internal investigations were under way into allegations against the deputy commissioner for crime detection
The Human Sciences Research Council report was released a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he had placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence amid corruption allegations against him
In the words of Nelson Mandela, ‘Our hope for the future depends also on our resolution as a nation in dealing with the scourge of corruption’
Observers have suspected that deep systemic problems lie in the country’s law enforcement
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he has never met or spoken to Vusimuzi Matlala, despite allegations of political interference in a R360 million South African Police Service tender
The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects
Ian Cameron has again called for lifestyle and skills audits on the top ranks of the South African Police Service
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused the minister of having ties to the criminal underworld
There have been frequent reports of police in KZN being involved in gun battles with armed suspects
The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing
South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse
KZN is stable, despite many incidents of civil unrest in recent months, according to the provincial commissioner
Police said that by 10pm on Monday night, at least 550 protestors had been arrested and 24 300 tyres were confiscated
Masemola’s appointment as the country’s top cop comes amid allegations of meddling levelled against Police Minister Bheki Cele.
As the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) concludes its first leg of the inquiry into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the testimonies have laid bare the dysfunctional state of South Africa’s justice, crime prevention and security cluster. During the inquiry, members of the cluster engaged in buck-passing and blame-gaming, with no one […]
KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi took no prisoners as he accused former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of perjury at hearings into the unrest
No members of the police, defence force or state security have been implicated ‘at this stage’ in ongoing investigations into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
Whoever organised the unrest in response to the pending arrest of Jacob Zuma was responsible for the lethal violence that followed, the KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said.
The withdrawal of charges against former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli has "undermined the integrity" of the police, says the high court.
Lawyers for former acting top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have rubbished claims by Richard Mdluli’s attorney that police fabricated evidence against him.
Richard Mdluli’s lawyer has put it to the Labour Court that a letter supposedly validating the former police spy chief’s suspension was fabricated.
Nhlanhla "Lucky" Mkhwanazi’s days as SA’s acting top cop are numbered, as President Zuma looks set to formally replace General Bheki Cele this week.
Corruption Watch and the Social Justice Coalition have filed a joint application for former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli to be suspended.
Freedom Under Law will go ahead with its court application for the suspension of former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli.
The SA Police Service is finding it a huge challenge to transform into a responsible, trustworthy service, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
The former police spy boss has been suspended by the very man he hoped to replace as SA’s top cop. But his lawyer says he’s not out of the game yet.