Police And Prisons Civil Rights Union
latest news & developmentsANC and DA had secret talks on forming a coalition ahead of elections, SACP says
Solly Mapaila has accused ANC leaders of publicly lying about consulting the party’s alliance partners on the government of national unity
Another G4S guard in court over Thabo Bester’s prison break
Motenyane Masukela faces schedule one charges of assisting an inmate to escape
More staff at G4S’ Mangaung prison knew of Bester’s escape – Popcru
Police trade union president calls for an end to the public-private prison system, citing the foreign company is more concerned with profit than rehabilitation
Thabo Bester escape a fraction of the rot at G4S-run private jail
However, abuse and torture at the prison have improved, the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services says
Talks resume as public service strike turns ugly
Public service unions, the government return to the bargaining table as a second wave of strikes looms
Public sector strike will come at a cost
Commentators have weighed in on the Transnet strike’s economic hit, but strike season isn’t over yet
Government stares down public wage conundrum
Workers are in the throes of a cost of living crisis, which could force the government to fold on its hard line against more spending
Axed cop Jeremy Vearey’s dismissal was fair, bargaining council rules
Jeremy Vearey encouraged a ‘mini insurrection’ with his Facebook posts, arbitration hearing finds
Dismissed cop Jeremy Vearey’s arbitration hearing nears its end
Vearey’s defence seeks advantage from suspension cloud hanging over police head Khehla Sitole
Senior crime intelligence officers want R15mn from axed top cop Vearey
The arbitration hearing in which former cop Jeremy Vearey was challenging his dismissal concluded its proceedings on Monday 13 September
Vearey hearing adjourned over Covid-19 scare
The fired cop’s arbitration hearing was postponed to next month just as police put forward video material
Police union condemns robbery of Northern Cape police station, blames understaffing and scarce resources
Three men made off with shotguns, R5 rifles, pistols and ammunition after pouncing on the Tsineng police station
New Western Cape police commissioner to sort out old problems
The province gets a permanent police commissioner to fight crime and violence during a time of instability in the police force
Popcru vows to support dismissed top cop Vearey
The police union said it would challenge the process that led to the axing of the Western Cape head of detectives
Cops take their leaders to task
Popcru used its ninth congress to focus on restoring the rights of police and correctional service workers