Riah Phiyega has made a series of blunders since taking over from Bheki Cele. All she has done is make Cele look like a saint in comparison.
One thousand police officials have been arrested for crime in the past three years, says Gauteng police commissioner Mzwandile Petros.
North West police commissioner Lieutenant General Zukiswa Mbombo expressed shock after viewing cellphone video footage of a man being killed by a mob.
Kwaito star Mkhonzeni "Professor" Langa has been fined R3 000 or one month in prison for wearing a metro police uniform to the Metro FM Music Awards.
Combating crime required a progressive, multifaceted and community-driven campaign, not police arrest quotas and the unnecessary use of force.
Police say they have found no signs of a burglary at a police station outside Brits from where a set of rhino horns disappeared.
A report by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate has revealed that about 932 people have died in police custody in 2011/12.
The fatal shooting of a police officer – mistaken for a robber during a robbery in Hillbrow – is a tragedy, Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has said.
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/ 11 January 2011
Gauteng police seized an arms cache, including rocket launchers, limpet mines and assault rifles at a house in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg.
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/ 24 November 2010
Psychological services need to be boosted within SAPS to ensure members can fully carry out their duties, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said.
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/ 10 November 2010
The future of Afghanistan is placed in the hands of police officers and their superiors. Focus is placed on skills development and education.
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/ 4 December 2009
A violence expert examines the ambiguity surrounding the instructions for when police officers may use lethal office.
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/ 13 November 2009
The shooting of civilians by the police cannot be attributed to recent ”sensational” media reports, the secretary of police said on Friday.
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/ 11 November 2009
Consider a scenario of a trigger-happy police force getting out of hand before crime does.
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/ 24 October 2009
The police service will introduce stricter measures to safeguard its own firearms, a spokesperson said on Saturday.
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/ 23 October 2009
British police say permanently armed officers are patrolling crime-blighted London neighbourhoods, a major change in United Kingdom law enforcement.
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/ 19 October 2009
Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula’s idea of militarising the police service is ”craziness”, former minister Kader Asmal said on Monday.
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/ 15 September 2009
Legislation empowering police to respond more forcefully to dangerous criminals is close to finalisation, the minister of police said on Tuesday.
The Mountain Rise Police Station has some explaining to do after a scheme to manipulate statistics is uncovered, writes Sello S Alcock.
Western Cape police commissioner Mzwandile Petros is set to replace Jackie Selebi as South Africa’s police boss.
Four men were arrested on Friday for allegedly posing as police officers and robbing people returning from the OR Tambo International Airport.
With no clarity on what is going to happen to the DSO, investigations are being compromised.
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/ 26 February 2009
The South African Police Service were implementing corrective measures following a performance audit by the Auditor General.
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/ 13 February 2009
An investigation into police action during a protest at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria is under way, it was reported on Friday.
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/ 20 January 2009
Lack of cooperation between the police and the Scorpions in criminal investigations is unconstitutional, a police labour union said on Tuesday.
Tougher legislation to deal with ruthless police killers would be a positive step, the South African Police Union said on Friday.
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/ 11 December 2008
Police are investigating reports of a pornographic website with nude pictures of young girls from Soweto, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 10 December 2008
Police gathered at the Johannesburg Central police station on Wednesday to march in support of the campaign of no violence against women and children.
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/ 21 November 2008
The Eden Park situation is reportedly under control after a man was killed there on Thursday, allegedly by the Red Ants security guards.
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/ 21 November 2008
Opposition parties are having a field day with a cop who apparently shot a tyre of a car that was a little slow to move out his vehicle’s way.
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/ 20 November 2008
An ANC meeting has been called off after a reportedly drunk group of outsiders caused a disruption.
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/ 21 October 2008
High among the ”most pressing priorities” identified by Trevor Manuel on Tuesday was ”investing in the criminal justice sector.”