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​Data-driven safety plan aims for rapid violent crime prevention in the Western Cape
Article
/ 1 October 2019

​Data-driven safety plan aims for rapid violent crime prevention in the Western Cape

Data collection, R1-billion in funding, behavioural change and investigators: This is how the Western Cape is trying to deal with violent crime

By Jacques Coetzee 1
Trafficking and the corruption, collusion nexus
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Trafficking and the corruption, collusion nexus

Corruption and police complicity are hindering South Africa’s efforts to combat this crime

By Marcel Van and Der Watt
Police burn ID’s of would-be voters
Article
/ 9 May 2019

Police burn ID’s of would-be voters

Women denied their right to vote after police burn ID books

By Paddy Harper
Former PIC IT security head still giving police confidential leaks
Article
/ 5 March 2019

Former PIC IT security head still giving police confidential leaks

Simphiwe Mayisela was suspended from the PIC in November of 2017 and eventually dismissed on June 2018 following various charges of misconduct

By Tebogo Tshwane
Phahlane arrested on new charges linked to R86m blue lights tender
Article
/ 1 March 2019

Phahlane arrested on new charges linked to R86m blue lights tender

​Former acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has been arrested — this time on new charges stemming from an Ipid investigation

By Jeanette Chabalala and Kyle Cowan
Manifesto 2019: DA will scrap Hawks
Article
/ 22 February 2019

Manifesto 2019: DA will scrap Hawks

South Africans need an effective unit that will tackle corruption and the party promises this

By Staff Reporter
Justice for Cradock Four delayed
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Justice for Cradock Four delayed

Despite an assurance last year that the case was proceeding, the son of one of the four men who were assassinated believes the ANC is blocking it

By Raeesa Pather
Police trainees skip DNA testing
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Police trainees skip DNA testing

What was meant to be a sure-fire way to prevent criminals from sneaking into the force has been thwarted

By Sabelo Skiti
To fix schools, fix society first
Article
/ 26 October 2018

To fix schools, fix society first

Criminal activity leeches into the education system because of what pupils are exposed to elsewhere

By Makubetse Sekhonyane
Why changes to picketing rules in South Africa pose a threat to strikes
Article
/ 21 October 2018

Why changes to picketing rules in South Africa pose a threat to strikes

Proposed changes to South African labour laws threaten to set back workers rights

By Staff Reporter
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
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