Discovery of unrecorded post-mortem reports and allegations of police negligence and manipulation of crime figures raises alarm bells
The death of a teenager in police custody remains a mystery four years after he allegedly hanged himself.
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/ 25 October 2010
Zambia’s drug-busting agency has approached Interpol to help bring the man behind the controversial Tara KLamp circumcision device back home.
The Presidency has announced corruption probes into several government departments — including the South African Police Services.
Protesters fired live ammunition at firemen, pelted police with stones and barricaded roads in Mamelodi East, the city of Tshwane said on Tuesday.
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/ 21 January 2010
Researchers and the police trade union have warned that the South African Police Service’s drive to lure back 50 000 retired officers could founder.
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/ 11 December 2009
Despite the chaos in Cape Town last Friday, World Cup organisers say all will be under control come crunch time, writes Lucky Sindane.
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/ 18 November 2009
The country’s Constitution and its Employment Equity Act were pitted against each other on Wednesday in the Labour Court in Johannesburg.
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/ 17 November 2009
A senior superintendent said on Tuesday the SAPS invited all employees to apply for posts knowing they were reserved for particular racial groups.
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/ 28 September 2009
South African Police Service members on sick leave cost the taxpayer about R536-million last year, it emerged on Monday.
A Zimbabwean minister who was assaulted during a robbery in Bryanston, should have asked for VIP protection from police, a SAPS spokesperson said.
Bheki Cele has been appointed national police commissioner, despite vehement objections from political parties earlier this week.
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/ 9 February 2009
Safety and Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa claimed on Monday that about R100-million has gone missing from the accounts of the Scorpions.
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/ 13 February 2008
At least 830 of KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) law-enforcement officers are under investigation for a host of crimes ranging from assault through to rape and murder, figures released by the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) revealed on Wednesday.
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/ 16 December 2007
South Africa’s Missing Children website is to close during December due to a lack of funding. ”December is the busiest time of the year for runaways. There are the normal cases of naughty children running away during the holidays, but given the pressure on matric students waiting for results, we find an influx of kids running away,” said Pieter Boshoff, the organisation’s founder and director.