Strengthened oversight of South Africa’s uncontrolled private security industry will be welcome.
More than 700 cases related to criminal gangs disrupting construction sites have been reported over the past five months
Civil servants are meant to serve. If they don’t, civilians need to stand up for their rights
The daughter of former president Jacob Zuma will appear in court on Thursday on charges of domestic terrorism
The tragedy of miners trapped underground and the police’s Operation Vala Umgodi is an all-time low for human rights – the government of national unity must act now
The government must address the corruption surrounding the management of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by home affairs officials, the police and the defence force
The Umhlanga-based businessman will appear in the Durban High Court on 15 February on corruption and tax-related charges
Allegations of corruption, criminality, and dilapidated facilities greet the Portfolio Committee on Police
The chief executive of Nala Business Chamber was assaulted by members of the illegal ‘Nala Business Forum’ when he went to a building site to deal with a subcontracting dispute.
South Africa’s seventh parliament has just started its work, and it appears to be doing so with a far more collaborative spirit — and significantly less playing to the gallery — than it did during any of the previous three terms.
The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing
A letter, apparently written by gangsters in Philippi, warns they will kill Somalis if extortion fees are paid to their rivals
Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend
A lack of effective political leadership has contributed to the stagnation and decline of the South African Police Service
He said police were not properly trained and criminals were not scared of them because they worked together
Police have dismissed rumours that the six-year-old was kidnapped for muthi, saying there was no evidence of this
Dube-Ncube says province will have 1 000 social crime wardens on the beat
On Tuesday, motorists were robbed at gunpoint at the Crown Interchange during peak Johannesburg traffic
There is ‘growing concern’ about increasing levels of gangsterism and organised crime in the Western Cape
Brigadier Selvy Mohlala has been accused of misconduct and bringing the South African Police Service into disrepute
Infighting among the top brass in Mpumalanga stems from the police’s allegations of money-laundering and illegal mining cover-up
Controversial trade links between the two countries remain — albeit on a far smaller scale than in the past
The chair of the party’s subcommittee on peace and stability, Polly Boshielo, says it trusts and supports Cele, despite calls for him to be dismissed
The police arrested three people and killed four others suspected of cash-in-transit heists
SAPS says it has heightened visible policing over the Heritage Day weekend
Members attached to Kensington police in Cape Town are under investigation for alleged police brutality
The AfriForum report says 95% of serious and violent rural crimes committed over the past four years remain unsolved
Criminals have capitalised on the strong visual resemblance that imitation weapons bear to firearms
The forensics investigator at the murder scene said he did not collect all DNA evidence as the people in the house were considered victims of an intrusion, not suspects
Crucial police work is being neglected, cases drag on for years and accused rapists walk the streets, rape survivor support groups say
Overall cases of murder have dropped slightly but killing of police has almost doubled over the past three months
The deputy president’s convoy consisted of seven vehicles and only two pulled off, the police minister told parliament on Wednesday