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Big drop in cop killings, but SA still relatively dangerous for cops
SA remains a relatively dangerous country in which to serve as a police officer, despite a 52% drop in the rate of cop killings over the past decade.
Police violence results from a lack of direction
And they will continue to abuse their power until accountability and structural problems are fixed.
790 people killed by US police in 2016: State of emergency called after second night of unrest in Charlotte
A state of emergency was declared after second night of unrest as protests flared after yet another police officer shot and killed a black man.
Still no compensation for shooting victim, 20 years later
A police officer’s laxity led to a boy shooting his brother but the family still waits for compensation.
US jury clears police in shooting of Tamir Rice
The shooting of the 12-year-old-boy in 2014 was described as a "perfect storm of human error" by the prosecutor, Tim McGinty.
Officers who shot boy wielding toy gun ‘should be convicted’
Samaira Rice, whose son was killed by a police officers as he was playing with a toy gun, says the officers involved should be criminally convicted.
Killed for rice: Two dead after police open fire on looters
At least two people were killed by police in the Eastern Cape last night, after an altercation when the cops stopped them stealing goods from a truck.
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Demolition of hope in Hangberg
The City of Cape Town in June twice knocked down structures on land allocated for other purposes. The city says these were not evictions; residents ask why no police are available for rapes and murders
Corruption allegations: It’s a family affair at Dihlabeng municipality
The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships with people and companies benefiting from the municipality
AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste
Municipalities are in complete disarray, with many of them flagged by the auditor-general for deliberate lack of accountability and tolerance for transgressions by political and administrative leadership while billions are squandered.
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