The register is inaccessible to the public because of legal issues such as defamation, vigilantism and wrongful listings, despite pressure for transparency
The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes
The statistics from the first three months of the year show an overall drop in crime but gender-based violence continued to be a concern
Strengthened oversight of South Africa’s uncontrolled private security industry will be welcome.
A high number of unsolved gender-based violent cases and gun-related murders have sparked public dissatisfaction with the police
National cold case detectives battle with missing dockets, poorly trained juniors and interference from senior officers
SAPS counter-intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan tells court he is being ‘persecuted for doing my job’
The Umhlanga-based businessman will appear in the Durban High Court on 15 February on corruption and tax-related charges
The Durban Declaration outlines concrete interventions to be taken to over the next 12 months
Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester showed police officers a fraudulent identity document after being apprehended for speeding in July 2022
The uMkhonto weSizwe party leadership is ‘not aware’ of any plan for Zuma to say goodbye to his former comrade
The chief executive of Nala Business Chamber was assaulted by members of the illegal ‘Nala Business Forum’ when he went to a building site to deal with a subcontracting dispute.
A police detective investigating a detention and assault case was herself allegedly assaulted by consulate security
Some women spoke to the Mail & Guardian about frequently looking over their shoulder in fear of danger.
The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing
An internal report shows that the municipality bungled two tenders related to street lights, one of which exceeded its budgeted amount by R24 million
The suspects were attempting to sell lions illegally when they were arrested
The social development department and the company are accused of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act
Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend
Proactively intercepting violent criminals prevents the killing of the innocent
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 state prosecutor had argued for imprisonment, saying Mashaba had no respect for the rule of law
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police service is working with Interpol and other organisations after a tip-off that the child could be overseas
The arrests were made early on Wednesday in Soweto, two days after detectives recovered Fleurs’s car
Investigating officer Scotch Tabane says Mashaba, who is also the subject of a R34 million SIU investigation, is also a suspect in two cases of arson and one of attempted murder
Police have dismissed rumours that the six-year-old was kidnapped for muthi, saying there was no evidence of this
Fallon Finch’s family claims she did not receive emergency medical treatment that could have saved her life because she told the doctor she could not afford the cost of blood tests
The authority seems to have dragged its feet in the arrest of a convicted criminal
On Tuesday, motorists were robbed at gunpoint at the Crown Interchange during peak Johannesburg traffic
Brigadier Selvy Mohlala has been accused of misconduct and bringing the South African Police Service into disrepute
There have been seven police ministers over the past three decades and not one has cracked a decent crime busting grade