The MK party had gone to the apex court to challenge Ramaphosa’s handling of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s suspension, accusing him of shielding allies
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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
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused the minister of having ties to the criminal underworld
National cold case detectives battle with missing dockets, poorly trained juniors and interference from senior officers
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He said police were not properly trained and criminals were not scared of them because they worked together
The police say that allegations of complicity by some officers in the service are common and called for people to come forward with evidence
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The most-reported crimes range from extortion and abuse of authority to Covid-19 related graft, according to a new report by Corruption Watch
Spain’s justice minister is the latest high-profile personality to be embarrassed by leaked recordings of a past conversation with the "blackmailer"
The upsurge in uniformed crime is undermining the credibility of law enforcement
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The survey also found that three in ten adults fear going to a police station to report a crime.
Justice Kate O’Regan has hurried along the advocate for police at the time-constrained Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.
Fresh allegations, including torture and murder, against the police’s crime intelligence division have emerged from sensitive legal documents.
A spate of perturbing cases involving our police and court systems has strong political undertones, writes Sam Sole.
Fifteen members of the Durban Organised Crime Unit – disbanded in February after allegations of a death squad – have been arrested, say the Hawks.
A police watchdog body has said it would lay charges against a worrying number of police officers who failed to report wrongdoing.
Former police spy chief Richard Mdluli is refusing to go down without a fight, as more details of his political cosseting emerge.
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One of the biggest challenges facing SAPS is the "widely held perception" among its own staff and the public that many members and leaders are corrupt
Police say Sean Hoare, the whistleblower reporter who alleged widespread hacking at the <em>News of the World</em>, has been found dead.
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Charges against French journalist Sophie Bouillon and her boyfriend have been dropped after her story of alleged police brutality in SA caused a stir.
Minister of Safety and Security Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday that the public’s perception of police corruption was correct.
A judge on Thursday called for a probe into police corruption after a security guard paid a police captain to obtain a weapon.