Civil group alleges that SANDF and SAPS members have been pressured to stop cooperating with its civilian safety structure
The City of Cape Town has awarded a R30-million contract for three years to combat crime in ganglands
Corruption and greed blamed as political rivalries turn increasingly violent in the region
Despite being on trial for murder, kidnapping and torture, Colonel Ismael Dawood still commands the kidnapping task team
It is unclear whether the murder accused will lay charges against two inmates after being beaten up in the vehicle transporting them to court
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
Provincial government and the City of Cape Town cannot plug the gap for national government’s responsibility for crime prevention, says DA
The murders are thought to be linked to extortion networks in the informal settlements and surrounding areas
‘Sufficient police visibility’ planned in the suburbs of Maitland and Ndabeni.
Law enforcement cannot function adequately if its leadership structures are dysfunctional
Some 347 cases of corruption were reported to the commission in the last quarter of 2021, with the majority of these relating to the South African Social Security Agency
Coal orders from Europe have increased in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but dysfunctional local infrastructure remains a challenge
Sixteen months have passed since November 2020, when the trial was expected to begin
The firearm believed to have been used by the sergeant in the shooting was reportedly stolen soon after the incident
The senior administrator in the Free State police service has reported corruption, irregular appointments and promotions, as well as crimes involving guns to her line managers or the Hawks
National police commissioner Khehla Sitole, who’s had a tense standoff with police minister Bheki Cele, has been shown the door
A portion of the government’s revenue overrun, the result of the commodity boom, will be used to pay provincial employees
The finance minister adds R426-million to employ 90 more staff for the Investigating Directorate, but most of it must be found through ‘reprioritisation’
The persecution of the ‘troublesome’ Teffo began in earnest after he took on two criminal matters in which he says police and politicians are complicit in charging the wrong people, those he is defending
Instigators took to social media to stoke fears among police officers, the police minister told the South African Human Rights Commission hearings on Monday
The police minister insisted that nobody should think the country was under any form of attack
The ratio of private security members to citizens is 1:106, whereas that of police officers to citizens is 1:413
More revelations in multimillion-rand Mayfair kidnapping
The police operation coincided with the discovery of another four bodies near the site on Johannesburg’s Golden Highway on Wednesday morning
Drug abuse trends upward during the festive season
No members of the police, defence force or state security have been implicated ‘at this stage’ in ongoing investigations into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
Minister of police only receives information from national commissioner that relates to him, commission hears
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
The National Prosecuting Authority’s leaders have been accused of bowing to external pressures for the stalled arrest of police generals
The suspended national police commissioner told the SAHRC it was the first time the country had seen unrest that began at a level aimed at debilitating the police’s available resources
The rhetoric had a clear political undertone and had to do with power – Pietermaritzburg business chamber
Jeremy Vearey encouraged a ‘mini insurrection’ with his Facebook posts, arbitration hearing finds