The family-run syndicate behind the alleged scam may have looted even more — as much as R1-billion
The government misuses taxes and does not maintain our safety, justice, health and infrastructure systems. Eventually citizens will tire of the lack of delivery
COMMENT: Trump’s attacks on democracy grab the headlines, but the real story is one of democratic resilience
COMMENT: Excessive force and lack of accountability characterise South Africa’s police force
What chance do we have of tackling the deeper psychological and societal problems that drive violence against women if we cannot even do the basics?
The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system
The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest
It appears that those tasked with enforcing the law don’t know it.
White supremacy must be held to account if systemic anti-blackness is to be rooted out of society
After accusing the Afrobeats superstar of rape, Seyitan Babatayo was arrested
Tired of being arrested and beaten up at protests, young activists tried something different and it worked
Aviwe Wellem’s violent death shook a village in the Eastern Cape, but the DNA results are still not back and no one has been arrested.
Kenya has a long history of policing with excessive force, often resulting in unnecessary deaths. Recently at least six people died from police violence during the first 10 days of a dusk-to-dawn curfew. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Douglas Kivoi, an expert on police reform and policy, to shed light on the situation. […]
The protests sweeping the United States after the latest police killing of a black man again speak to the ability of images to evoke powerful emotional responses
In court papers, the family says the investigations into the death of Collins Khosa are neither impartial nor effective
The defence minister said allegations in court papers that she had violated people’s rights had no basis in law
The family of Collins Khosa, who died after police and army personnel assaulted him, says the easing of the lockdown does not spell the end of police abuse of power
The lockdown has seen fewer incidents of gang violence in some dangerous Cape Town areas, but the criminal underworld is still hard at work
The partner of Collins Khosa — allegedly killed by soldiers and police officers — says the army and police force have become a law unto themselves
Multiple reports and videos are emerging of authorities abusing their power as they crack down on lockdown violations
Infraction knows no nationality, but identifying perpetrators is necessary to control it
A commission of inquiry has highlighted the massive task facing the SAPS and the community.
They must assume that people want to deliver messages – and help them to do so.
Police oversight should include matters such as how budgets are spent and not just how officers treat civilians, the Khayelitsha commission has heard.
A commission of inquiry has heard that police stations in Khayelitsha are still under-resourced, which is a factor for the performance of police.
Panelists at a Wits debate say the SAPS need to work with communities to be perceived positively so that protesters stop getting hurt and killed.
A spate of murders, assaults, rapes and robberies at Blyvoor and in the surrounding communities has gone unprosecuted and unpunished.
Since Marikana, the South African police has struggled to balance a stretching budget without compromising quality.
Some police refer to crime intelligence officers as phantoms because they aren’t doing their jobs.
A police detective has been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping that resulted in hip-hop star Khuli Chana’s shooting.
A senior police officer has fielded questions about the communication difficulties during the intervention to end the Marikana protest last year.
This week we touch on SA’s crime statistics, Zwelinzima Vavi’s Twitter apology, and the Northampton clown scaring town residents.