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
The alleged intransigence of the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in working with police watchdog Ipid could see him removed from office
‘I need something stronger’: secret recording played in court reveals police may have consumed alcohol after killing Nathaniel Julies
Nathaniel Julies’ murder accused Caylene Whiteboy was a junior reservist who graduated from college less than a year before the incident
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
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The arbitration hearing in which former cop Jeremy Vearey was challenging his dismissal concluded its proceedings on Monday 13 September
Evidence at the arbitration hearing into the dismissal of high-ranking cop Jeremy Vearey reflects major battles at the very top of the SAPS
The fired cop’s arbitration hearing was postponed to next month just as police put forward video material
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.
Equipment and files related to multimillion-rand procurement irregularities were apparently taken
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Eastern Cape police commissioner Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga told the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council on Tuesday 17 August that discipline was the cornerstone of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and that former Western Cape detective head Major General Jeremy Vearey had undermined it with derogatory Facebook posts Ntshinga was appointed by national […]
1 Military Hospital is in a serious state of disrepair and the report of a forensic investigation into who is to blame for the mess remains under wraps
Three men made off with shotguns, R5 rifles, pistols and ammunition after pouncing on the Tsineng police station
Vaccination capacity to be increased as the government announces financial support measures for those affected by Covid-19 restrictions and the recent civil unrest
Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates
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A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources
Some blame the feud between the police minister and the national police commissioner blamed for slow reaction to unrest
Police, State Security Agency were not ‘missing in action’, says Minister Ayanda Dlodlo of violence and pillaging sweeping across parts of South Africa
Ramaphosa said opportunistic acts of criminality had no grievance or political cause that can justify violence and destruction
The Defence Force soldiers will be armed with live ammunition with strict orders not to shoot unless their lives are in danger, senior officers told the Mail & Guardian
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Police on full alert as shops and malls tighten up security and some close as a safety measure
Minister’s ‘interference’ said to undermine SAPS’ restructuring and the filling of 160 000 posts
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Police minister Bheki Cele and national commissioner Khehla Sitole receive their Covid-19 vaccines as inoculation starts for law enforcement
But the forensic analyst has also claimed to be a victim of identity fraud
The discontent we feel must mobilise citizens towards agitating for radical change, not aimless rebellion
Nafiz Modack is the second person to be charged with killing Charl Kinnear and five others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, among 61 other charges
The state’s case against Nafiz Modack and co-accused has been transferred to the Blue Downs regional court over security concerns
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate found no misconduct was committed by police who used a water cannon on a crowd outside the Sassa office in Bellville, Cape Town
Sources have claimed that the minister is still yearning to be police commissioner and is usurping Khehla Sitole’s powers
With high-profile savagery by the police becoming routine, what can be done to transform our broken relationship with law enforcement?
Even though it is the officers who carry out the physical force, it is our prejudice that lays fertile ground for the abuse of power to entrench itself
The SAPS has received more than R500-billion over the past five years, yet commercial crime cases such as Steinhoff drag on
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