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Court damns Krejcir investigation
Article
/ 7 May 2015

Court damns Krejcir investigation

A judge has condemned the lies and actions of a senior police officer assigned to the case.

By Sally Evans
Editorial: Fix the police, not our Constitution
Article
/ 23 April 2015

Editorial: Fix the police, not our Constitution

We should never forget that our Constitution was designed to prevent the state from violating the rights of citizens and that includes crime suspects.

By Editorial
Hawks boss offered R3m to walk away
Article
/ 27 March 2015

Hawks boss offered R3m to walk away

Anwa Dramat is holding out for more but police watchdog head Robert McBride is fighting back.

By Sally Evans and Sam Sole
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Article
/ 3 February 2015

Survey: Three in ten adults are scared of the police

The survey also found that three in ten adults fear going to a police station to report a crime.

By Sapa
Court torture ruling shows up Mogoeng’s true colours
Article
/ 13 November 2014

Court torture ruling shows up Mogoeng’s true colours

The prediction of a turning to executive deference by the Mogoeng court has come up short.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Cops robbed: Seriously?
Article
/ 5 November 2014

Cops robbed: Seriously?

It’s not every day that police officers are robbed of their service pistols and locked in their police vans, but it happened on Tuesday.

By Sthembiso Sithole
Senzo Meyiwa’s cruel, unintended legacy
Article
/ 30 October 2014

Senzo Meyiwa’s cruel, unintended legacy

Public fury at the death of the Bafana Bafana captain may push policymakers into making bad decisions when it comes to crime and policing.

By Phillip De Wet
Editorial: Police damage SA’s reputation
Article
/ 30 October 2014

Editorial: Police damage SA’s reputation

If the police can jump to attention when Senzo Meyiwa gets killed and put its top people on the case, why can’t it do that for other crimes?

By Editorial
Police suspect arson at gay-friendly mosque
Article
/ 4 October 2014

Police suspect arson at gay-friendly mosque

Police have opened an arson inquiry into a fire that broke out shortly after midnight at SA’s first women, Christian and gay-friendly mosque.

By Staff Reporter
Blitzed patrol: Cops’ wheels have come off
Article
/ 2 October 2014

Blitzed patrol: Cops’ wheels have come off

Hundreds of police cars are out of action after the SAPS botched a multimillion-rand spares tender

By Pauli van Wyk
The criminal state of police living quarters
Article
/ 25 September 2014

The criminal state of police living quarters

Crime figures at the Sophiatown police station have risen and even the dilapidated flats where officers live with their families are not immune.

By Staff Reporter
Crime stats: Even the good news is probably bad news
Analysis
/ 19 September 2014

Crime stats: Even the good news is probably bad news

The crimes that are most preventable by police increased sharply last year. And the good news on rape is probably not good news at all.

By Phillip De Wet
Nhleko honours fallen police members
Article
/ 7 September 2014

Nhleko honours fallen police members

Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has urged the public to report criminals who’ve killed police officers.

By Sapa
Advocates For Transformation welcomes employment equity decision
Article
/ 5 September 2014

Advocates For Transformation welcomes employment equity decision

Advocates For Transformation has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the SAPS’ employment equity plan.

By Sarah Evans
Marikana video casts doubt on police version
Article
/ 5 September 2014

Marikana video casts doubt on police version

Police claims about shooting at miners as a last resort appear to be thrown into question by a video shown to the Marikana inquiry.

By Sapa
‘Unconstitutional’ SAPS Act, Hawks independence goes to Concourt
Article
/ 19 August 2014

‘Unconstitutional’ SAPS Act, Hawks independence goes to Concourt

The battle to ensure the separation of the Hawks from the police, in a case stemming from 2008, continues in the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.

By Sapa
The lang-arm of the law is a deadly dance
Article
/ 7 August 2014

The lang-arm of the law is a deadly dance

Deliberate political decisions have been taken to move South Africa towards repression, writes Jane Duncan.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial – Death sentence won’t stop crime
Article
/ 24 July 2014

Editorial – Death sentence won’t stop crime

Frustration leads some people to long for the death sentence, but capital punishment would do nothing against the causes of crime.

By Editorial
Top cop ‘walked past’ shot Marikana miners
Article
/ 12 June 2014

Top cop ‘walked past’ shot Marikana miners

An SAPS unit commander ordered his men to sweep the koppie for guns instead of aiding the wounded.

By Staff Reporter
Khayelitsha commission: Police must account for budget spend
Article
/ 14 May 2014

Khayelitsha commission: Police must account for budget spend

Police oversight should include matters such as how budgets are spent and not just how officers treat civilians, the Khayelitsha commission has heard.

By Adam Armstrong
Senior cop questioned about involvement in Marikana strike
Article
/ 29 April 2014

Senior cop questioned about involvement in Marikana strike

The SAPS has quizzed Lieutenant Colonel Salmon Vermaak about an episode where he instructed a junior police officer to fire at a protester in 2012.

By Jonisayi Maromo
Icasa to hear SAPS complaint against DA advert
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Icasa to hear SAPS complaint against DA advert

In a complaint to Icasa, the SAPS says the "Ayisafani" advert "would incite violence against the police", according to the authority’s spokesperson.

By Sapa
Police officers’ criminal records far from the truth, says Sapu
Article
/ 12 April 2014

Police officers’ criminal records far from the truth, says Sapu

The South African Police Union says the public is being misled over the dismissal of 1 017 police officers for having criminal records.

By Sapa
Mthethwa removes police with criminal records
Article
/ 10 April 2014

Mthethwa removes police with criminal records

More than 1 000 police officers with criminal records will be removed from the South African Police Service, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

By Sapa
Top cop apologises for poor policing in Khayelitsha
Article
/ 1 April 2014

Top cop apologises for poor policing in Khayelitsha

Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer has apologised to residents at the Khayelitsha commission for the lack of crime-fighting by the SAPS.

By Staff Reporter
Police: Public must not be ‘armchair critics’
Article
/ 5 February 2014

Police: Public must not be ‘armchair critics’

The public must refrain from being "armchair critics" when it comes to how the police deal with protests, says the Gauteng acting commissioner.

By Sapa
Mthethwa: Police not badly trained or brutal
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Mthethwa: Police not badly trained or brutal

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has come out in defence of the police, saying they are well trained and not brutal.

By Jenna Etheridge
Khayelitsha police ‘incapable’ of helping LGBT residents
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Khayelitsha police ‘incapable’ of helping LGBT residents

A lesbian rape survivor and community activist has told the Khayelitsha probe into policing how insensitive officers added to her ordeal.

By Glynnis Underhill
Fury over new deaths stokes Tzaneen’s fires
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Fury over new deaths stokes Tzaneen’s fires

Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has defended the actions of under-siege police as new killings rock the troubled village of Kubjana near Relela.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Khayelitsha commission kicks off with inspections
Article
/ 21 January 2014

Khayelitsha commission kicks off with inspections

The Khayelitsha commission of inquiry into policing has begun with an in loco inspection of the police station.

By Glynnis Underhill
Police assault Daily Sun journalist
Article
/ 20 January 2014

Police assault Daily Sun journalist

A Daily Sun journalist has been assaulted by police after taking photos of them allegedly accepting a bribe, says the newspaper.

By Sapa
Mystery of ‘hit list’ cop’s death grows
Article
/ 9 January 2014

Mystery of ‘hit list’ cop’s death grows

Questions have been raised about the demise of the top cop who voiced despair over the police’s "lack of integrity".

By Phillip De Wet
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