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Police Killings

Blue lies: Police killings must always be carefully interrogated
Columns
/ 5 August 2024

Blue lies: Police killings must always be carefully interrogated

South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse

By Richard Pithouse
Man linked to police killing in Cape Town gets life in jail
National
/ 30 August 2023

Man linked to police killing in Cape Town gets life in jail

Luyanda Fuzile was sentenced for the shooting of Sergeant Nametso Ignatius Molema in 2021

By Eunice Masson
Dumisani Joxo: Another senseless law enforcement killing
National
/ 25 January 2022

Dumisani Joxo: Another senseless law enforcement killing

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.

By Matthew Hirsch
Police killings: How does South Africa compare?
National
/ 2 March 2021

Police killings: How does South Africa compare?

An examination of South African statistics reveal that the police are substantially more violent than those in the United States or Canada

By Paul T Clarke
Amadou Diallo will never be forgotten
Africa
/ 4 July 2020

Amadou Diallo will never be forgotten

Amadou Diallo, a Guinean man, was killed by NYPD officers 21 years ago. Today protesters still invoke his name as they fight for justice

By Nick Roll
‘Why does KZN lead in police killings?’
Analysis
/ 7 May 2015

‘Why does KZN lead in police killings?’

Statistics suggest there was more than one police unit in the province linked to unlawful killings.

By David Bruce
Police kill 12-year-old boy wielding fake gun
Article
/ 24 November 2014

Police kill 12-year-old boy wielding fake gun

The family of a 12-year-old boy who was shot by police while wielding a gun that turned out to be a toy, wants to conduct their own investigation.

By Sapa-DPA
What the law says about police using violence
Analysis
/ 2 September 2014

What the law says about police using violence

It’s common knowledge that police are only allowed to use force as an absolute last resort when managing protests, but what exactly does the law say?

By Staff Reporter
Mthethwa: Police not badly trained or brutal
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Mthethwa: Police not badly trained or brutal

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has come out in defence of the police, saying they are well trained and not brutal.

By Jenna Etheridge
Western Cape policing shackled by ‘politics playing’
Article
/ 2 August 2013

Western Cape policing shackled by ‘politics playing’

The deaths of three police officers in the Western Cape have reignited a battle between government and the DA-led provincial government over policing.

By Andisiwe Makinana
No arrests made as third police officer killed in Cape Town
Article
/ 30 July 2013

No arrests made as third police officer killed in Cape Town

An off-duty police officer has been shot dead in Mitchell’s Plain in the Western Cape, police say, marking the third killing of its kind since Sunday.

By Sapa
Marikana: Truth, memory and reportage
Analysis
/ 21 December 2012

Marikana: Truth, memory and reportage

Telling the real story behind the shocking killings on the koppie of Lonmin’s Marikana mine was never going to be easy, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

By Kwanele Sosibo
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Article
/ 3 August 2011

Police murder rate ‘has dropped 61.9% since 1994’

Contrary to current perceptions, the number of policemen murdered every year has dropped by 61.9% since 1994, the Institute of Race Relations says.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 July 2011

Fifty-three cops killed since January

Two police officers were shot dead in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday morning, Gauteng police said.

By Staff Reporter
Summit to probe police killings
Article
/ 30 June 2011

Summit to probe police killings

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will look for a solution to police killings in an upcoming summit with various organisations and forums, he has said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 June 2011

‘We shall not allow SA to be ruled by criminals’

Police are fighting a war they did not declare, police chief Bheki Cele said during the funeral of police reservist Mark Ishlove on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
Cele applauds fight against crime in face of cop killings
Article
/ 31 May 2011

Cele applauds fight against crime in face of cop killings

Police chief Bheki Cele has commended police on fighting crime over the weekend despite the recent spate of murders of police officers on duty.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 May 2011

Make an example of cop killer, colonel tells court

A police colonel on Monday asked a judge to make an example of a policeman’s killer, saying the victim had paid with his life to maintain law.

By Staff Reporter
Rise in cop killings condemned
Article
/ 26 May 2011

Rise in cop killings condemned

Cabinet has expressed its alarm at the steady rise in the number of police officers killed by criminal elements.

By Staff Reporter
Killing of cops ‘can never be tolerated’
Article
/ 24 May 2011

Killing of cops ‘can never be tolerated’

The South African Human Rights Commission on Tuesday condemned the killing of police officers in the line of duty.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

Police killings nearly double since 2006

The number of people shot dead by police officers has nearly doubled since 2006, a media report said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 March 2010

Police shooting deaths at 12-year high

South African police shot dead 556 people last year, the highest number in 12 years, media reports said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter

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