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Pensioner again used in alleged multimillion-rand police corruption
National
/ 28 June 2022

Pensioner again used in alleged multimillion-rand police corruption

Salamina Khoza’s RDP home in Soshanguve, Tshwane, emerged as the SAPS’s alleged fraud headquarters

By Khaya Koko
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Police minister and generals intimidating us, argues defence advocate
National
/ 14 June 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Police minister and generals intimidating us, argues defence advocate

The judge said he found it worrying that a police officer was present in his court

By Khaya Koko
Crime Intelligence boss embroiled in new attempted murder case
National
/ 11 June 2022

Crime Intelligence boss embroiled in new attempted murder case

Despite being on trial for murder, kidnapping and torture, Colonel Ismael Dawood still commands the kidnapping task team

By Khaya Koko
Tazné van Wyk murder accused was out on parole
National
/ 3 June 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder accused was out on parole

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

By Eunice Masson
Bheki Cele’s community policing forums plan met with scepticism
National
/ 26 May 2022

Bheki Cele’s community policing forums plan met with scepticism

However experts warn that SAPS’s R100.6-billion annual budget should be better spent and monitored

By Eunice Masson
We need to declare a state of emergency on policing
Opinion
/ 25 May 2022

We need to declare a state of emergency on policing

Never was the saying ‘Who will guard the guardians?’ more appropriate than at the present

By Mary de Haas
Mpumalanga boys ‘kidnapped for forced initiation’
National
/ 24 May 2022

Mpumalanga boys ‘kidnapped for forced initiation’

Traditional leaders blame those who fail to enforce the laws that govern the practice

By Masoka Dube
How Masemola became police commissioner
National
/ 31 March 2022

How Masemola became police commissioner

Masemola’s appointment as the country’s top cop comes amid allegations of meddling levelled against Police Minister Bheki Cele.

By Khaya Koko and Paddy Harper
Phahlane launches another bid to avoid R191m corruption trial
National
/ 17 March 2022

Phahlane launches another bid to avoid R191m corruption trial

The former national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane now says the state did not fully disclose evidence of its case against him

By Khaya Koko
More charges for R193m ‘crooked cop’ linked to ID head Andrea Johnson
National
/ 9 March 2022

More charges for R193m ‘crooked cop’ linked to ID head Andrea Johnson

Brigadier James Ramanjalum, who forms the basis of the NPA’s internal probe into Johnson, is accused of spying on witnesses

By Khaya Koko
A life of brutality: The unspoken rise of police suicide
Article
/ 27 February 2022

A life of brutality: The unspoken rise of police suicide

Working conditions, personal circumstances and the ‘militaristic manner’ in which SAPS is managed have a detrimental effect on mental health, say experts

By Eunice Masson
Ramaphosa pulls trigger, fires police commissioner Sitole
National
/ 25 February 2022

Ramaphosa pulls trigger, fires police commissioner Sitole

National police commissioner Khehla Sitole, who’s had a tense standoff with police minister Bheki Cele, has been shown the door

By Lizeka Tandwa
Sitole slams Cele’s accusation of plot against him involving Malema
National
/ 15 February 2022

Sitole slams Cele’s accusation of plot against him involving Malema

The national police commissioner said he met Malema in 2020, but only to discuss the EFF leader’s security

By Khaya Koko
‘Rogue’ intelligence cop moved to kidnapping unit
National
/ 9 February 2022

‘Rogue’ intelligence cop moved to kidnapping unit

Colonel Ismael Dawood, who is part of the crack kidnapping task team, faces murder, kidnapping and extortion charges

By Khaya Koko
Cape Town police confiscate illegal drugs in pre-holiday crackdown
National
/ 6 December 2021

Cape Town police confiscate illegal drugs in pre-holiday crackdown

Drug abuse trends upward during the festive season

By Eunice Masson
Police intelligence surprised by July unrest ‘modus operandi’
National
/ 30 November 2021

Police intelligence surprised by July unrest ‘modus operandi’

Minister of police only receives information from national commissioner that relates to him, commission hears

By Eunice Masson
The Mozambican criminal who escaped from South African prisons, twice
The Green Guardian
/ 28 November 2021

The Mozambican criminal who escaped from South African prisons, twice

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

By Simon Bloch
‘Political interference’ hinders NPA in R100m crime intelligence probe
National
/ 24 November 2021

‘Political interference’ hinders NPA in R100m crime intelligence probe

The National Prosecuting Authority’s leaders have been accused of bowing to external pressures for the stalled arrest of police generals

By Khaya Koko
Witness barely escaped Phoenix with his life
National
/ 23 November 2021

Witness barely escaped Phoenix with his life

“They called us Zuma’s dogs” and the K-word, Human Rights Commission told on day seven of hearings into July unrest

By Eunice Masson
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula ‘very confused’ at lack of police intel during July unrest
National
/ 22 November 2021

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula ‘very confused’ at lack of police intel during July unrest

Former defence minister says top KwaZulu-Natal cop was reluctant to share information with her

By Eunice Masson
Calls‌ ‌for‌ ‌Mthethwa‌ ‌to‌ ‌resign‌ ‌amid‌ ‌probe‌ ‌into‌ ‌mismanagement‌ ‌of‌ Covid funds‌
Politics
/ 10 November 2021

Calls‌ ‌for‌ ‌Mthethwa‌ ‌to‌ ‌resign‌ ‌amid‌ ‌probe‌ ‌into‌ ‌mismanagement‌ ‌of‌ Covid funds‌

Right2Know says it is supporting artists’ right to protest after police intervened in a demonstration outside the ministry

By Luke Feltham
Dismissed cop Jeremy Vearey’s arbitration hearing nears its end
National
/ 4 November 2021

Dismissed cop Jeremy Vearey’s arbitration hearing nears its end

Vearey’s defence seeks advantage from suspension cloud hanging over police head Khehla Sitole

By Eunice Masson
Police were told to stop using shotguns before Julies murder
National
/ 26 October 2021

Police were told to stop using shotguns before Julies murder

In both Marikana and the 2014 Brits protests, the police claimed ignorance about the use of banned birdshot ammunition

By Tunicia Phillips
Report arrests Cele’s claims of Western Cape having most policing resources in South Africa
National
/ 14 October 2021

Report arrests Cele’s claims of Western Cape having most policing resources in South Africa

According to the annual report, there is a shortage of 548 detectives in the province, and one detective deals with between 40 and 60 cases

By Eunice Masson
R45m ‘grabber’ case from 2017 haunts top cop Sitole
National
/ 7 October 2021

R45m ‘grabber’ case from 2017 haunts top cop Sitole

The alleged intransigence of the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in working with police watchdog Ipid could see him removed from office

By Khaya Koko
Recording of police accused in Julies’ murder reveals booze, cover-up
National
/ 6 October 2021

Recording of police accused in Julies’ murder reveals booze, cover-up

‘I need something stronger’: secret recording played in court reveals police may have consumed alcohol after killing Nathaniel Julies

By Tunicia Phillips
One state witness is a no-show as Julies killer cops’ trial resumes
National
/ 5 October 2021

One state witness is a no-show as Julies killer cops’ trial resumes

Nathaniel Julies’ murder accused Caylene Whiteboy was a junior reservist who graduated from college less than a year before the incident

By Tunicia Phillips
Gupta-linked ‘fraudster’ nabbed en route to Dubai
National
/ 29 September 2021

Gupta-linked ‘fraudster’ nabbed en route to Dubai

Kubentheran Moodley was caught trying to ‘flee’ to Dubai allegedly after his family was threatened by a debt collector and the state seized R232-million worth of his assets

By Khaya Koko
Senior crime intelligence officers want R15mn from axed top cop Vearey
National
/ 13 September 2021

Senior crime intelligence officers want R15mn from axed top cop Vearey

The arbitration hearing in which former cop Jeremy Vearey was challenging his dismissal concluded its proceedings on Monday 13 September

By Eunice Masson
‘Culture of secrecy rules the police’
National
/ 28 August 2021

‘Culture of secrecy rules the police’

Evidence at the arbitration hearing into the dismissal of high-ranking cop Jeremy Vearey reflects major battles at the very top of the SAPS

By Eunice Masson
Vearey hearing adjourned over Covid-19 scare
National
/ 19 August 2021

Vearey hearing adjourned over Covid-19 scare

The fired cop’s arbitration hearing was postponed to next month just as police put forward video material

By Eunice Masson
Police lawyer grills axed top cop Vearey on ‘lighting up shadows’ Facebook post
National
/ 18 August 2021

Police lawyer grills axed top cop Vearey on ‘lighting up shadows’ Facebook post

The use of the phrase ‘lighting up the shadows’ was a deliberate application of mind on Jeremy Vearey’s part targeted at the SAPS, police counsel argues.

By Eunice Masson
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