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XON says there is no conflict of interest for Phiyega
Article
/ 30 June 2012

XON says there is no conflict of interest for Phiyega

Riah Phiyega was the a shareholder in Kapela Capital, which owns a 40% stake in XON, which held a contract to supply IT equipment to the SAPS.

By Sapa
Heat on Mdluli as more NGOs hound him in court
Article
/ 2 June 2012

Heat on Mdluli as more NGOs hound him in court

Corruption Watch and the Social Justice Coalition have filed a joint application for former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli to be suspended.

By Sapa
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Article
/ 20 April 2012

Zuma bodyguard put in charge of police spy unit

One of Jacob Zuma’s most trusted bodyguards has been placed in charge of the operational spying structures of the police service.

By Sam Sole Author, Sally Evans and Sam Sole
Rape cases mothballed in Paarl
Article
/ 16 March 2012

Rape cases mothballed in Paarl

Widespread allegations of manipulated crime statistics have risen in Paarl but the police officers responsible will probably get away with it.

By Glynnis Underhill
Glenister trashes SAPS Bill amendments
Article
/ 14 March 2012

Glenister trashes SAPS Bill amendments

Businessman Hugh Glenister has slammed the SAPS Amendment Bill, saying it was inadequate and will not protect the Hawks from political interference.

By Staff Reporter
Case to be made for single police service
Article
/ 9 March 2012

Case to be made for single police service

The ANC’s envisaged centralisation of policing has its supporters, but others remain sceptical.

By Glynnis Underhill
Bully cops beware: Police watchdog gets a new set of teeth
Article
/ 6 March 2012

Bully cops beware: Police watchdog gets a new set of teeth

The independent police watchdog is getting a new name and greater powers to hold unruly, heavy handed and criminal policemen to account.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Police minister dodges human-rights issue
Article
/ 21 November 2011

Police minister dodges human-rights issue

Calls for the banning of the "blue-light brigade" would be unnecessary had the findings of the SAHRC in the Chumani Maxwele case been implemented.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 October 2011

‘Slighted’ Cele says his day will come

Police commissioner Bheki Cele first heard about his suspension by President Jacob Zuma when someone called him on Monday morning.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 7 October 2011

Audit reports reveal ‘dirty little secrets’

The SAPS and the department of correctional services face legal claims worth billions of rands, according to their respective annual reports.

By Lynley Donnelly
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Article
/ 2 September 2011

Legitimacy crisis haunts SAPS

One of the biggest challenges facing SAPS is the "widely held perception" among its own staff and the public that many members and leaders are corrupt

By Glynnis Underhill
Traumatised police ‘need help’
Article
/ 5 August 2011

Traumatised police ‘need help’

SAPS has 535 trauma counsellors serving 172 000 personnel, meaning that only about 5 000 of them can receive therapy each year.

By Ilham Rawoot
‘Get rid of the banana republic label, Mr President’
Article
/ 15 July 2011

‘Get rid of the banana republic label, Mr President’

President Jacob Zuma needs to allay fears the country is fast becoming a "corruption-ridden banana republic", Cosatu has said.

By Staff Reporter
Gang’s killing raises issue of cop violence
Article
/ 8 July 2011

Gang’s killing raises issue of cop violence

The deadly force by police in Durban that left six criminals dead has reignited concern about the alarming levels of police violence in KwaZulu-Natal.

By Qudsiya Karrim
Cop union: Probe (and cancel) wasteful ‘Police Day’
Article
/ 14 June 2011

Cop union: Probe (and cancel) wasteful ‘Police Day’

The police union wants an investigation into how R24-million was spent on "wasteful" police day festivities, and called for the event to be cancelled.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 June 2011

South African police much too macho

When a population is afraid of its own protectors, all the factors contributing to police-on-civilian violence must be examined.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 June 2011

Police training: Brutality exposed

A <i>Mail & Guardian</i> investigation has turned an alarming spotlight on SAPS’s heavy-handed, military-style approach to the training of recruits.

By Kamvelihle Gumede-Johnson
Murders ‘leave South Africa cold’
Article
/ 27 May 2011

Murders ‘leave South Africa cold’

This year 36 police officers have been killed so far, yet there is no public outcry, says General Bheki Cele.

By Glynnis Underhill and Ilham Rawoot
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

French fugitive couple ‘killed themselves’

The ICD has cleared the police over the Sutherland, Karoo, shooting of French fugitives Philippe Ménière and Agnes Jardel.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 18 April 2011

Police under fire after Ficksburg protester’s death

The death of Andries Tatane at the hands of police officers has led South Africans to question the direction in which law-enforcement is moving.

By Staff Reporter and Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 8 April 2011

Secrecy Bill: Parly, police and R2K

What do you do when you have less than three months before the next "final" deadline for the controversial Protection of Information Bill?

By Glenda Daniels
Spy boss alerted Zuma about ‘plot’
Article
/ 8 April 2011

Spy boss alerted Zuma about ‘plot’

Dossier claims the involvement of disloyal ‘Mbeki men’ in investigating Mdluli.

By Glynnis Underhill, Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
Dirt flies after Mdluli arrest
Article
/ 8 April 2011

Dirt flies after Mdluli arrest

Allegations that crime intelligence boss Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli was involved in a 1999 murder appear to have set off a propaganda war.

By Glynnis Underhill, Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
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Article
/ 1 April 2011

Why SA’s judicial system needs judges to retire

Presidential power to extend the chief justice’s term undermines independence.

By Staff Reporter
Violence on tape confirms police tactics
Article
/ 25 March 2011

Violence on tape confirms police tactics

A cellphone clip of police brutalising a resident during the Ermelo uprising backs up torture claims.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Police ordered to visit protector, says union
Article
/ 18 March 2011

Police ordered to visit protector, says union

The two crime intelligence officers suspended after paying an official visit to the offices of public protector were following orders, says Sapu.

By Glynnis Underhill
Cele ruling may put protector in ­the cross hairs
Article
/ 9 March 2011

Cele ruling may put protector in ­the cross hairs

If history is the judge, acting against high-ranking political figures isn’t a good career move.

By Rapule Tabane
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Article
/ 4 March 2011

Protector ‘visited, not raided’

Amid denial of knowledge of any raid on the protector’s office Madonsela is called to ‘engage’ with Cabinet.

By Sally Evans
Protector entitled to special investigation unit’s help
Article
/ 24 February 2011

Protector entitled to special investigation unit’s help

The Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, is entitled to enlist the aid of the Special Investigating Unit when investigating, says her office.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 January 2011

Questions raised about police violence

The ICD has confirmed that it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a farmer in Babanango in northern KwaZulu-Natal.

By Niren Tolsi
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Article
/ 20 December 2010

Police ‘surprised’ by spying report

The police said on Monday they were "surprised" by the <em>Sunday Independent</em>’s allegations that a reporter had been placed under surveillance.

By Staff Reporter
Aunt queries postmortem report on boy
Article
/ 26 November 2010

Aunt queries postmortem report on boy

More than four years after a 14-year-old boy allegedly used his trousers to hang himself in a police cell, the inquest into his death has begun.

By Carolyn Raphaely
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