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Police commissioner tells cops to let the stoners blaze
Article
/ 26 September 2018

Police commissioner tells cops to let the stoners blaze

In a directive seen by the M&G, police are advised to immediately cease the arrest of people found in possession of cannabis

By Govan Whittles
Moerane commission report a dud
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Moerane commission report a dud

It failed to recommend that people implicated in the KwaZulu-Natal killings face prosecution

By Paddy Harper
Six years on, still no justice or closure for Marikana victims
Article
/ 16 August 2018

Six years on, still no justice or closure for Marikana victims

As thousands of mining jobs are cut, families of striking workers slain in 2012 still await compensation and justice

By Azad Essa
Police minister faces gun battle
Article
/ 10 August 2018

Police minister faces gun battle

Opponents to amnesty for people with unlicensed weapons say SAPS can’t even secure their own firearms

By Athandiwe Saba
Krejcir implicates top cops, politician in new affidavit
Article
/ 6 August 2018

Krejcir implicates top cops, politician in new affidavit

Krejcir has highlighted allegations of torture at the hands of his arresting officers

By Jeanette Chabalala and Kyle Cowan
Here’s how the police strategy to curb violent crime could work
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Here’s how the police strategy to curb violent crime could work

To significantly reduce violence and harm in South Africa, the police should expand the strategy in three ways

By Staff Reporter
‘We tried to help our dad’ – brothers they tried to save father from mosque attacker
Article
/ 14 June 2018

‘We tried to help our dad’ – brothers they tried to save father from mosque attacker

The sons of Ismail Bassa have recalled of how they tried to fight off his attacker.

By Jenna Etheridge
Bo-Kaap residents cry foul as cops nab youngster
Article
/ 7 June 2018

Bo-Kaap residents cry foul as cops nab youngster

The boy was rolling two tyres down Wale Street in preparation for the protest when two officers apprehended him and placed him in a police van

By Raeesa Pather
SAPS ordered to pay legal fees of security cops accused of murdering MK fighter
Article
/ 6 June 2018

SAPS ordered to pay legal fees of security cops accused of murdering MK fighter

SAPS will pay legal costs for three apartheid era security policemen who stand accused of murdering Umkhonto weSizwe fighter Nokuthula Simelane

By Raeesa Pather
Taxi peace is cold comfort
Article
/ 1 June 2018

Taxi peace is cold comfort

Rival bosses in Cape Town make up after a bloody feud that claimed the lives of 13 people and wounded commuters

By Govan Whittles
City of Cape Town pushes for “zero tolerance” on land protests
Article
/ 29 May 2018

City of Cape Town pushes for “zero tolerance” on land protests

A priority committee is set to be established within the SAPS to deal with land protests after city officials requested more action

By Raeesa Pather
Cele’s inherited headache: 10 top cops under investigation
Article
/ 29 May 2018

Cele’s inherited headache: 10 top cops under investigation

The police minister wants to clean up the force from its police service to its crime intelligence unit

By Gemma Ritchie
Police supplier’s offices closing, but business still running
Article
/ 17 May 2018

Police supplier’s offices closing, but business still running

In April FDA shut down the police’s firearm permit system and property control and exhibit management

By Angelique Serrao
Lured into the deadly ‘whack house’
Article
/ 11 May 2018

Lured into the deadly ‘whack house’

In Ministry of Crime, Mandy Wiener describes the way organised crime and powerful political figures joined forces to subvert the law.

By Staff Reporter
Cash-in-transit heists are a mutating, spreading virus
Article
/ 10 May 2018

Cash-in-transit heists are a mutating, spreading virus

In this edited extract from her new book, Heist, Anneliese Burgess says the plague of cash-in-transit robberies is only getting worse

By Staff Reporter
Protea Glen land protests flare up, roads blocked
Article
/ 7 May 2018

Protea Glen land protests flare up, roads blocked

Residents and authorities are challenging people who are trying to occupy land in Johannesburg

By Agency
Police warn messages claiming land grabs and riots are fake
Article
/ 24 April 2018

Police warn messages claiming land grabs and riots are fake

A letter purporting to be from the South African Police Service has been widely spread on WhatsApp

By Sarah Smit
Numsa continues its fight against ‘notorious’ Fortune Steel
Article
/ 19 April 2018

Numsa continues its fight against ‘notorious’ Fortune Steel

The trade union has embarked on a picket outside Fortune Steel in an effort to force the company to comply with health and safety laws

By Sarah Smit
Battle between police and IT supplier heads to court
Article
/ 12 April 2018

Battle between police and IT supplier heads to court

​The battle between the police and a supplier that switched off access to critical IT systems last week, has hit the courts

By Angelique Serrao
‘Captain KGB’ allegedly poisons himself in prison
Article
/ 9 March 2018

‘Captain KGB’ allegedly poisons himself in prison

IPID spokesperson Moses Dlamini confirmed that he received reports that Tshabalala had poisoned himself

By Alex Mitchley
Marikana massacre: Scene 2 officers speak out
Article
/ 11 February 2018

Marikana massacre: Scene 2 officers speak out

‘I understand killing someone in self defence, but when I saw the man hiding behind the rocks being shot at close range, it took its toll’

By Staff Reporter
SAPS has fired ‘Captain KGB’ Morris Tshabalala
Article
/ 29 January 2018

SAPS has fired ‘Captain KGB’ Morris Tshabalala

IPID alleged the police reabsorbed "Captain KGB" after being released from prison in 2015 and that he was still receiving a salary while incarcerated.

By Alex Mitchley
‘Captain KGB’ Tshabalala denied bail
Article
/ 26 January 2018

‘Captain KGB’ Tshabalala denied bail

Tshabalala’s bail application was dismissed on the finding that he had failed to prove that it would be in the interests of justice to release him.

By Alex Mitchley
Zille: Police and army will help secure Day Zero water distribution points
Article
/ 24 January 2018

Zille: Police and army will help secure Day Zero water distribution points

"We can still avoid day zero if everyone remains within the limit of 50 litres per person per day"

By Staff Reporter
Calls for army patrols as gang violence spirals
Article
/ 11 December 2017

Calls for army patrols as gang violence spirals

Sporadic gun battles in gang hotspots around the Cape Flats area have increased and prompted authorities to call for an army intervention

By Sibongile Khumalo
Police officer among five arrested for hostel murders
Article
/ 8 December 2017

Police officer among five arrested for hostel murders

​Police have arrested five men in what appears to be a major breakthrough into the murders that have taken place at Durban’s Glebelands hostel

By Paddy Harper
SITA admits there was irregularity in SAPS tender allegedly linked to Phahlane
Article
/ 9 November 2017

SITA admits there was irregularity in SAPS tender allegedly linked to Phahlane

Phahlane says the tenders allegedly being spoken about were awarded through the SITA and not the police.

By Angelique Serrao
Police guns have fueled gang wars, taxi and political killings
Article
/ 2 November 2017

Police guns have fueled gang wars, taxi and political killings

Stolen police firearms are being used in politically-motivated shootings, gang hits and taxi violence.

By Caryn Dolley
Mbalula delivers crime stats, vows to crack down on ‘lazy’ police efforts
Article
/ 24 October 2017

Mbalula delivers crime stats, vows to crack down on ‘lazy’ police efforts

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula released the crime statistics on Tuesday, revealing that robbery is the highest it’s been in a decade.

By Gemma Ritchie
Timol inquest highlights striking similarities to present day South Africa
Article
/ 16 October 2017

Timol inquest highlights striking similarities to present day South Africa

The experiences of activists who were tortured during apartheid and those tortured after 1994 are chillingly similar.

By Staff Reporter
6 police officers assaulted, gunshots fired during Vanderbijlpark raid
Article
/ 12 October 2017

6 police officers assaulted, gunshots fired during Vanderbijlpark raid

Police are investigating a case of murder, attempted murder and assault after raiding a suspected drug den.

By News 24
Police Minister’s request that SANDF help fight crime has implications on many levels
Article
/ 11 October 2017

Police Minister’s request that SANDF help fight crime has implications on many levels

Dr Johan Burger, senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, explains the legality and risks of deploying the SANDF to fight crime.

By News 24
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