Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • The Diplomat
  • G20 South Africa
  • Power of Women
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Youth Summit
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Research World
    • Partners
    • Podcasts
    • Crossword
    • Digital Editions
    • Register
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

Police Corruption

Almost 2 000 South Africans step up to report corruption
National
/ 22 September 2021

Almost 2 000 South Africans step up to report corruption

The most-reported crimes range from extortion and abuse of authority to Covid-19 related graft, according to a new report by Corruption Watch

By Anathi Madubela
Spain’s elite shaken by ‘blackmailer’ cop’s recordings
Article
/ 16 October 2018

Spain’s elite shaken by ‘blackmailer’ cop’s recordings

Spain’s justice minister is the latest high-profile personality to be embarrassed by leaked recordings of a past conversation with the "blackmailer"

By Laurence Boutreux
Corrupt police shake down Malawi
Africa
/ 7 May 2015

Corrupt police shake down Malawi

The upsurge in uniformed crime is undermining the credibility of law enforcement

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 3 February 2015

Survey: Three in ten adults are scared of the police

The survey also found that three in ten adults fear going to a police station to report a crime.

By Sapa
Tempers flare at Khayelitsha policing inquiry
Article
/ 14 May 2014

Tempers flare at Khayelitsha policing inquiry

Justice Kate O’Regan has hurried along the advocate for police at the time-constrained Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.

By Adam Armstrong
Police wars: Shocking twists and startling new claims
Article
/ 19 July 2013

Police wars: Shocking twists and startling new claims

Fresh allegations, including torture and murder, against the police’s crime intelligence division have emerged from sensitive legal documents.

By Sally Evans
National security: Beware a state of disgrace
Article
/ 21 June 2012

National security: Beware a state of disgrace

A spate of perturbing cases involving our police and court systems has strong political undertones, writes Sam Sole.

By Sam Sole Author
Alleged Cato Manor ‘hit squad’ members arrested
Article
/ 20 June 2012

Alleged Cato Manor ‘hit squad’ members arrested

Fifteen members of the Durban Organised Crime Unit – disbanded in February after allegations of a death squad – have been arrested, say the Hawks.

By Sapa
No image available
Article
/ 4 June 2012

IPID police report

A police watchdog body has said it would lay charges against a worrying number of police officers who failed to report wrongdoing.

By Sapa Author
Mdluli girds loins for battle
Article
/ 31 May 2012

Mdluli girds loins for battle

Former police spy chief Richard Mdluli is refusing to go down without a fight, as more details of his political cosseting emerge.

By Sally Evans
No image available
Article
/ 2 September 2011

Legitimacy crisis haunts SAPS

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

By Glynnis Underhill
Phone-hacking whistleblower found dead
Article
/ 18 July 2011

Phone-hacking whistleblower found dead

Police say Sean Hoare, the whistleblower reporter who alleged widespread hacking at the <em>News of the World</em>, has been found dead.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 21 January 2010

Charges against French journalist dropped

Charges against French journalist Sophie Bouillon and her boyfriend have been dropped after her story of alleged police brutality in SA caused a stir.

By Karabo Keepile
No image available
Article
/ 5 January 2009

Minister speaks out on police corruption

Minister of Safety and Security Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday that the public’s perception of police corruption was correct.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 19 June 2008

Judge calls for probe into police corruption

A judge on Thursday called for a probe into police corruption after a security guard paid a police captain to obtain a weapon.

By Staff Reporter
Newer posts →

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2025 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }