Observers have suspected that deep systemic problems lie in the country’s law enforcement
The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned at police stations
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What makes sex work dangerous are the laws, policies and attitudes that surround it
Civil servants are meant to serve. If they don’t, civilians need to stand up for their rights
Illegal miners want the state to legalise their operations as it is the only way for them to earn a living
The Durban Declaration outlines concrete interventions to be taken to over the next 12 months
Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’
There have been frequent reports of police in KZN being involved in gun battles with armed suspects
Allegations of corruption, criminality, and dilapidated facilities greet the Portfolio Committee on Police
Some women spoke to the Mail & Guardian about frequently looking over their shoulder in fear of danger.
A security guard’s claims that he was tortured by cops have shone a spotlight on the country’s dysfunctional police oversight agency
South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse
Crime intelligence and police station resources also need serious investment to ensure effective policing
A significant portion of respondents in a Corruption Watch study have given gifts to and done favours for police officers, prosecutors and other officials
The SAPS and the Ministry of Police, led by Police Minister Bheki Cele, launched the nationwide Safer Festive Season Operations on October 13 in the Western Cape
People have now been forced to seriously consider whether the duty to protect one’s family can be left to the police
The police arrested three people and killed four others suspected of cash-in-transit heists
The police minister announced a 2.8% decline in rapes reported in January to March 2023 compared with the same period last year
When South Africans compare their situation today to that under apartheid, they ignore the distressing stories heard at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Ramaphosa will continue to mouth platitudes and leave the police minister to his empty promises
More funds expected for SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit in the government’s effort to combat crime
The families of slain student activists have been waiting an agonising 40 years for justice and closure
The minister’s medium-term budget policy statement had to balance the fiscal risk of state-owned entities and the threat their collapse posed for the economy
Johnson’s brief premiership has been a relentless assault on the UK’s freedoms – to organise, to protest, to vote
Accountability, insofar as it ever existed in the South African Police Service, has been reduced to a theoretical concept. It is time this changed.
The ANC, heads to this weekend’s policy conference more concerned with pushing back on attempts to improve governance than finding solutions to the many structural fault lines that have been so crudely exposed by our economic deterioration since the outbreak of the pandemic
The tense relationship between Bheki Cele and Cassel Mathale is allegedly linked to contracts
There are many examples of this. Kenya is using blockchain-enabled AI solutions for the unbanked to secure loans
The economic crisis in the country appears to be pushing people over the mental edge
His family suspects a cover-up after the Bucs star was murdered in Soweto after he was questioned by the police
State security and the SAPS are on high alert as vigilante group gain momentum, but police concede they do not have the resources to stop Operation Dudula form stoking xenophobia
South Africa must deal with the economic sabotage that is keeping the country in the dark