In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
Police said Regan Naidoo ‘choked on a pie’, but according to a postmortem report, he suffered multiple rib fractures, bruised lungs and a blunt force head injury
American play Dreamscape finds parallels in South Africa
Members attached to Kensington police in Cape Town are under investigation for alleged police brutality
When people are robbed of their dignity, it should not be a surprise that agents of the state feel it is acceptable to beat the consciousness out of a man on the side of the road
The ANC secretary general said the country would ‘forever’ remember the VIP police protection unit assault
State security forces act with seeming impunity despite constitutional protections for citizens
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has sought to distance himself from his predecessor, but his family has its own secrets: Moscow apartments, Swiss bank accounts — and a money trail that goes far offshore
Dumisani Joxo’s neighbours, friends and relatives speak highly of the man allegedly shot and killed by a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer.
Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu can’t explain his situation to his son, but continues to expose wrongdoing and show solidarity with others
From their creation during colonisation to now, they have served the wealthy against the many
At least 65% of the pellets in the cartridge hit the 16-year-old when he was gunned down in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, allegedly by in-training constable, Caylene Whiteboy
Our collective apathy towards public order policing has had deadly consequences, especially for the poor
‘He was eating something. Then we heard a gunshot go off.’ This is what Tahira Kaldine testified in court on Wednesday at the Nathaniel Julies murder trial
State witness Mandla Sithole’s testimony has again unveiled the scant regard for protocol or the rule of law by police officers
Soldiers assaulted students of William Pitcher College in Manzini city who were protesting not being refunded fees paid for hostel facilities that were not used during lockdown
Brutality trend emerges in trial against Eldorado Park police trio facing charges relating to the murder of Nathaniel Julies
‘I need something stronger’: secret recording played in court reveals police may have consumed alcohol after killing Nathaniel Julies
Unless meaningful change occurs soon, more blood will be spilt on Swazi streets
Too many Nigerians are stuck in prison for longer than allowed by law – sometimes for crimes they did not commit
Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened
With high-profile savagery by the police becoming routine, what can be done to transform our broken relationship with law enforcement?
Even though it is the officers who carry out the physical force, it is our prejudice that lays fertile ground for the abuse of power to entrench itself
The cops accused of killing Mthokozisi Ntumba during the Wits student protests last week will spend another week in custody as the NPA opposes bail
Police shot at students who had been peacefully marching in the streets of Johannesburg during the first day of the national shutdown on Monday
There’s a darkness on the streets – and it is not caused by Eskom – as the cops unleash
a new wave of unnecessary violence
Every single year we have the same conversation about students protesting about registration problems at universities and police brutality. The two ministers are clearly inept
Nzimande’s last-minute scramble to find funding for students has not stopped them from mobilising for a nationwide shutdown.
About 50 Wits students are blocking De Beer Street in Braamfontein, where a man was shot and killed by police during a student protest
An examination of South African statistics reveal that the police are substantially more violent than those in the United States or Canada
Despite the media’s wish for a neat story, the African continent’s response to Covid-19 is all over the map
COMMENT: Excessive force and lack of accountability characterise South Africa’s police force