A total of 13 283 sexual assault cases were reported in just three months from July to September
Salamina Khoza and Sarathamoney Sigamoney are accused of fronting for companies that received nearly R150m in ‘fraudulent’ police contracts
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Premier Alan Winde called for the investigation after a court judgment indicated senior police officer had worked with members of the 28 gang
Correcting historic faults, the minibus taxi industry must become regulated and stop overtrading
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Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job
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South African trained dogs sell for about R100 000 each outside the country
Limpopo police are apparently unaware they can use the home affairs department’s database to track suspected criminals
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Figures show South Africa’s efforts to combat rhino poaching pays off
Documents suggest the minister had no business attending Interpol events in Turkey and Dubai
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The 90 detainees are among 110 people held by police at abandoned mining sites in the Namakwa district.
Salamina Khoza’s RDP home in Soshanguve, Tshwane, emerged as the SAPS’s alleged fraud headquarters
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The judge said he found it worrying that a police officer was present in his court
Despite being on trial for murder, kidnapping and torture, Colonel Ismael Dawood still commands the kidnapping task team
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Moyhdian Pangkaeker absconded from parole twice yet was released on a warning three days after his arrest for assault in 2019, just months before the eight-year-old’s death
However experts warn that SAPS’s R100.6-billion annual budget should be better spent and monitored
Never was the saying ‘Who will guard the guardians?’ more appropriate than at the present
Traditional leaders blame those who fail to enforce the laws that govern the practice
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Masemola’s appointment as the country’s top cop comes amid allegations of meddling levelled against Police Minister Bheki Cele.
The former national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane now says the state did not fully disclose evidence of its case against him
Brigadier James Ramanjalum, who forms the basis of the NPA’s internal probe into Johnson, is accused of spying on witnesses
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Working conditions, personal circumstances and the ‘militaristic manner’ in which SAPS is managed have a detrimental effect on mental health, say experts
National police commissioner Khehla Sitole, who’s had a tense standoff with police minister Bheki Cele, has been shown the door
The national police commissioner said he met Malema in 2020, but only to discuss the EFF leader’s security
Colonel Ismael Dawood, who is part of the crack kidnapping task team, faces murder, kidnapping and extortion charges
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Drug abuse trends upward during the festive season
Minister of police only receives information from national commissioner that relates to him, commission hears
A rhino-poaching suspect, who recently escaped from police custody, has been identified as a criminal who was serving multiple life sentences when he broke out of prison last year
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The National Prosecuting Authority’s leaders have been accused of bowing to external pressures for the stalled arrest of police generals
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“They called us Zuma’s dogs” and the K-word, Human Rights Commission told on day seven of hearings into July unrest
Former defence minister says top KwaZulu-Natal cop was reluctant to share information with her
Right2Know says it is supporting artists’ right to protest after police intervened in a demonstration outside the ministry
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Vearey’s defence seeks advantage from suspension cloud hanging over police head Khehla Sitole