A mother and daughter appear to have been failed by the very agencies meant to protect them
Ipid refers far fewer cases to the NPA than it receives each year; fewer still are ever convicted.
After his strong words on foreigners in South Africa, what will deputy police minister Bongani Mkongi say when next xenophobic violence flares up?
The charges were laid after it emerged that public funds were allegedly siphoned to pay for a family wedding in Sun City in 2013.
SA remains a relatively dangerous country in which to serve as a police officer, despite a 52% drop in the rate of cop killings over the past decade.
Drivers’ reactions to the news of two women being robbed and raped in taxis have been mixed, but the industry agrees it needs to step up precautions
"The contest for ANC branch, regional and provincial positions is becoming fierce"
The acting national police commissioner, who is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, says he has nothing to hide.
Suspended SAPS commissioner seeks a review of the report that led to a board of inquiry, which has now reportedly found she is not fit to hold office.
The Gauteng community safety department head has allegedly been using official vehicles for travel
If the president knows who is stealing, as he claimed in a speech on Friday, he should report them to the police.
Acting national commissioner General Khomotso Phahlane says ‘it is unfortunate that rumours of Dlamini’s arrest were spread on social media’.
The story echoes Dlamini’s first arrest, where police officers took him from his residence in the early hours of the morning.
Basic education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said pupils at a few schools in Giyani, Limpopo had access to the maths paper before it was written.
Wits and the surrounding area saw more protests this weekend than any other during the course of the last five weeks.
An escalation of intelligence-led operations and a wish to use military weapons give insight into increasingly violent strategies of the SAPS.
Is the solution then to declare schools national key points?
The downward trend in crime statistics shows police are making a serious dent in reducing crime, acting police commissioner Phahlane said on Friday.
Shock and stun devices as used by the police should be regulated, if only because South Africa has the obligation to respect human rights.
Officers tried to cover up their ‘brazen and cruel’ treatment of an East London man who was in their custody for six hours.
The Claassen inquiry regarding suspended police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s fitness for office continued in Pretoria on Wednesday.
The detective unit led by Lesiba "Hunter" Matsetela and based at OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg has 123 successful convictions in drug cases alone.
With access to high political power, she believed she was unaccountable and untouchable, writes David Bruce.
Acting national police commissioner Johannes Phahlane has a number of fans that want to see him in the job permanently.
Protesters have called on commissioner Riah Phiyega and Minister Nathi Nhleko to ban the use of R5 assault rifles in public order policing.
Police chief Riah Phiyega finds herself with fewer friends as SAPS top brass are forced to hang her out to dry.
The Marikana report revealed more than just operational unaccountability, it revealed a web of lies designed to keep the commission in the dark.
Marikana commissioners have hinted that there may be some criminal liability on the part of those who let the police actions on August 16 take place.
SA officers are twice as lethal as those in the US, where brutality cases are coming to light. They’re also six times more likely to die on the job.
But the bid to re-enlist unemployed officers will not solve all of the police service’s problems.
A report found that police conflate "unrest-related" and "violent" protests in their records to justify increased spending on public order policing.
The police have failed to solve the deaths of two government officials, seen as victims of politically motivated hits