Last week Fikile Ntshangase was gunned down as activists fight mining company Tendele’s expansions. Community members tell the M&G about the ‘kill lists’ and the dread they live with every day
Brigadier Sifiso Cele denies the rape allegations, saying that they are part of a smear campaign and that criminal charges should have been opened if the accusations were true
The death of teenager Nathaniel Julius means we urgently need to refuse to allow politicians and police leadership to protect violent officers
Tensions between the City of Cape Town and the police service over responsibilities mirrors the strain between national and local government
The guidelines follow a court order in the case of Collins Khosa, who died after an alleged assault by members of the army and the Johannesburg metro police
Brutality at the hands of those meant to protect us is just too common in our society and is mostly targeted at poor, black people
In court papers, the family says the investigations into the death of Collins Khosa are neither impartial nor effective
The defence minister said allegations in court papers that she had violated people’s rights had no basis in law
The partner of Collins Khosa — allegedly killed by soldiers and police officers — says the army and police force have become a law unto themselves
In one of South Africa’s most densely populated suburbs, the national lockdown is being implemented with force
The help-line workers and their union say there are not enough people to pick up calls — and sometimes people are shot dead while they are listening
Data collection, R1-billion in funding, behavioural change and investigators: This is how the Western Cape is trying to deal with violent crime
Corruption and police complicity are hindering South Africa’s efforts to combat this crime
Women denied their right to vote after police burn ID books
Simphiwe Mayisela was suspended from the PIC in November of 2017 and eventually dismissed on June 2018 following various charges of misconduct
Former acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has been arrested — this time on new charges stemming from an Ipid investigation
South Africans need an effective unit that will tackle corruption and the party promises this
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
What was meant to be a sure-fire way to prevent criminals from sneaking into the force has been thwarted
Criminal activity leeches into the education system because of what pupils are exposed to elsewhere
Proposed changes to South African labour laws threaten to set back workers rights
In a directive seen by the M&G, police are advised to immediately cease the arrest of people found in possession of cannabis
It failed to recommend that people implicated in the KwaZulu-Natal killings face prosecution
As thousands of mining jobs are cut, families of striking workers slain in 2012 still await compensation and justice
Opponents to amnesty for people with unlicensed weapons say SAPS can’t even secure their own firearms
Krejcir has highlighted allegations of torture at the hands of his arresting officers
To significantly reduce violence and harm in South Africa, the police should expand the strategy in three ways
The sons of Ismail Bassa have recalled of how they tried to fight off his attacker.
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
SAPS will pay legal costs for three apartheid era security policemen who stand accused of murdering Umkhonto weSizwe fighter Nokuthula Simelane
Rival bosses in Cape Town make up after a bloody feud that claimed the lives of 13 people and wounded commuters
A priority committee is set to be established within the SAPS to deal with land protests after city officials requested more action