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Police are ‘unprepared’ to stem violence linked to planned protests
National
/ 19 March 2023

Police are ‘unprepared’ to stem violence linked to planned protests

Corruption allegations against crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo have allegedly affected ‘operational work’

By Khaya Koko
Crime stats: Violence in South Africa is getting worse
National
/ 17 February 2023

Crime stats: Violence in South Africa is getting worse

More than 82 people a day are murdered in the country

By Khaya Koko
Sona: Ramaphosa promises ‘significant’ police reform is underway
National
/ 9 February 2023

Sona: Ramaphosa promises ‘significant’ police reform is underway

More funds expected for SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit in the government’s effort to combat crime

By Eunice Masson
Cape Flats shootings keep residents locked indoors for a second week
National
/ 5 December 2022

Cape Flats shootings keep residents locked indoors for a second week

Two suspects have been arrested for attempted murder, and a key suspect for various shootings remains at large

By Eunice Masson
Quality of police recruits questioned as rape stats spike by 11%
National
/ 23 November 2022

Quality of police recruits questioned as rape stats spike by 11%

A total of 13 283 sexual assault cases were reported in just three months from July to September

By Khaya Koko
Sassa pensioners allegedly assisted ‘corrupt’ Chetty family to defraud SAPS
National
/ 19 November 2022

Sassa pensioners allegedly assisted ‘corrupt’ Chetty family to defraud SAPS

Salamina Khoza and Sarathamoney Sigamoney are accused of fronting for companies that received nearly R150m in ‘fraudulent’ police contracts

By Khaya Koko
Western Cape police ombud still to complete inquiry into cops’ links to gangs
National
/ 15 November 2022

Western Cape police ombud still to complete inquiry into cops’ links to gangs

Premier Alan Winde called for the investigation after a court judgment indicated senior police officer had worked with members of the 28 gang

By Eunice Masson
Taxi violence: Bring back law and intelligence
National
/ 15 October 2022

Taxi violence: Bring back law and intelligence

Correcting historic faults, the minibus taxi industry must become regulated and stop overtrading

By Eunice Masson
Crooked crime cops culled
National
/ 7 October 2022

Crooked crime cops culled

Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job

By Khaya Koko
Expertly trained police dogs in high demand locally and abroad
National
/ 21 September 2022

Expertly trained police dogs in high demand locally and abroad

South African trained dogs sell for about R100 000 each outside the country

By Greg Ardé
Police ‘ignorance’ of law stalls rape investigations
National
/ 12 August 2022

Police ‘ignorance’ of law stalls rape investigations

Limpopo police are apparently unaware they can use the home affairs department’s database to track suspected criminals

By Khaya Koko
South Africa sees 59 fewer rhinos killed in the first half of 2022
The Green Guardian
/ 2 August 2022

South Africa sees 59 fewer rhinos killed in the first half of 2022

Figures show South Africa’s efforts to combat rhino poaching pays off

By Eunice Masson
Cele’s travel expenses mount up
Politics
/ 14 July 2022

Cele’s travel expenses mount up

Documents suggest the minister had no business attending Interpol events in Turkey and Dubai

By Lizeka Tandwa and Khaya Koko
Undocumented people arrested at abandoned Northern Cape mines to be repatriated
National
/ 11 July 2022

Undocumented people arrested at abandoned Northern Cape mines to be repatriated

The 90 detainees are among 110 people held by police at abandoned mining sites in the Namakwa district.

By Eunice Masson
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
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