Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job
Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption
Civil society organisation Western Cape Gang Watch has said that the spate of violence is the worst the Cape Flats has seen
The finance minister confirmed he had been approached by the police about a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault
The police have reportedly handed over a docket to the National Prosecuting Authority, which will decide whether the finance minister is charged with sexual assault
The bag suspected of containing a bomb belonged to a parliamentary staff member and was harmless
Accountability, insofar as it ever existed in the South African Police Service, has been reduced to a theoretical concept. It is time this changed.
The minister of police said of a woman who had been raped that she was ‘lucky, if it is lucky’ that she had not been raped multiple times
Limpopo police are apparently unaware they can use the home affairs department’s database to track suspected criminals
Police and minerals department tell briefing a specialised team will be appointed in each province to fight illegal mining
Eight out of the 44 widows are still waiting for their houses but Sibanye-Stillwater says they are ‘under construction’
An ex-gang member tells how his life was turned around when a pastor intervened in the violence that was devastating his community
The Trafficking in Persons has found that the government does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so
Police will struggle to solve murders and massacres, as well as other crimes, because of corruption, shoddy management, low level officers being promoted and internal divisions in the police service
Documents suggest the minister had no business attending Interpol events in Turkey and Dubai
There are few convictions, many cases are withdrawn and there is a lack of resources, training and staff
The minister allegedly tried to influence procurement and appointments to key management posts, top cop tells Ramaphosa
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