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South African Police Service

Crooked crime cops culled
National
/ 7 October 2022

Crooked crime cops culled

Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job

By Khaya Koko
Fraud plagues both public and private sectors, Corruption Watch report shows
Business
/ 15 September 2022

Fraud plagues both public and private sectors, Corruption Watch report shows

Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption

By Eunice Masson
Cape Town has had 83 murders over seven days, 32 kidnappings since March
National
/ 15 September 2022

Cape Town has had 83 murders over seven days, 32 kidnappings since March

Civil society organisation Western Cape Gang Watch has said that the spate of violence is the worst the Cape Flats has seen

By Eunice Masson
‘Relieved’ to hear from police on sexual assault allegation, Godongwana will continue to do his job
Business
/ 19 August 2022

‘Relieved’ to hear from police on sexual assault allegation, Godongwana will continue to do his job

The finance minister confirmed he had been approached by the police about a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault

By Sarah Smit
Godongwana ‘anxious to clear his name’ in sexual assault allegation  but ‘respects legal process’
Business
/ 18 August 2022

Godongwana ‘anxious to clear his name’ in sexual assault allegation but ‘respects legal process’

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

By Sarah Smit
Bomb scare at parliament
National
/ 17 August 2022

Bomb scare at parliament

The bag suspected of containing a bomb belonged to a parliamentary staff member and was harmless

By Eunice Masson
Confronting the power of the police
Opinion
/ 16 August 2022

Confronting the power of the police

Accountability, insofar as it ever existed in the South African Police Service, has been reduced to a theoretical concept. It is time this changed.

By Ziyanda Stuurman
Has Bheki Cele been fired yet?
Editorial
/ 12 August 2022

Has Bheki Cele been fired yet?

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

By Editorial
Police ‘ignorance’ of law stalls rape investigations
National
/ 12 August 2022

Police ‘ignorance’ of law stalls rape investigations

Limpopo police are apparently unaware they can use the home affairs department’s database to track suspected criminals

By Khaya Koko
Specialised task force to combat illegal mining in South Africa
National
/ 11 August 2022

Specialised task force to combat illegal mining in South Africa

Police and minerals department tell briefing a specialised team will be appointed in each province to fight illegal mining

By Eunice Masson
10 years later, not all Marikana widows have received promised houses
National
/ 1 August 2022

10 years later, not all Marikana widows have received promised houses

Eight out of the 44 widows are still waiting for their houses but Sibanye-Stillwater says they are ‘under construction’

By Anathi Madubela
How a rock and bunny chow changed the lives of young gang members
National
/ 30 July 2022

How a rock and bunny chow changed the lives of young gang members

An ex-gang member tells how his life was turned around when a pastor intervened in the violence that was devastating his community

By Eunice Masson
Rise in number of human trafficking victims in South Africa
National
/ 20 July 2022

Rise in number of human trafficking victims in South Africa

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

By Eunice Masson
Behind South Africa’s mass killings
National
/ 15 July 2022

Behind South Africa’s mass killings

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

By Lyse Comins
Cele’s travel expenses mount up
Politics
/ 14 July 2022

Cele’s travel expenses mount up

Documents suggest the minister had no business attending Interpol events in Turkey and Dubai

By Lizeka Tandwa and Khaya Koko
South African police are failing victims of gender-based violence, report shows
National
/ 13 July 2022

South African police are failing victims of gender-based violence, report shows

There are few convictions, many cases are withdrawn and there is a lack of resources, training and staff

By Eunice Masson
Cele in the crosshairs as internal police war hots up
Politics
/ 7 July 2022

Cele in the crosshairs as internal police war hots up

The minister allegedly tried to influence procurement and appointments to key management posts, top cop tells Ramaphosa

By Lizeka Tandwa, Khaya Koko and Paddy Harper
AfriForum in border dispute with SANDF
National
/ 1 July 2022

AfriForum in border dispute with SANDF

Civil group alleges that SANDF and SAPS members have been pressured to stop cooperating with its civilian safety structure

By Eunice Masson
Gunshot detection system makes comeback to Cape Flats
National
/ 22 June 2022

Gunshot detection system makes comeback to Cape Flats

The City of Cape Town has awarded a R30-million contract for three years to combat crime in ganglands

By Eunice Masson
Experts say Eastern Cape political killings may soon be as rife as in KZN
National
/ 15 June 2022

Experts say Eastern Cape political killings may soon be as rife as in KZN

Corruption and greed blamed as political rivalries turn increasingly violent in the region

By Max Matavire
Crime Intelligence boss embroiled in new attempted murder case
National
/ 11 June 2022

Crime Intelligence boss embroiled in new attempted murder case

Despite being on trial for murder, kidnapping and torture, Colonel Ismael Dawood still commands the kidnapping task team

By Khaya Koko
Tazné van Wyk murder trial: Accused ‘severely’ assaulted on way to court
National
/ 6 June 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder trial: Accused ‘severely’ assaulted on way to court

It is unclear whether the murder accused will lay charges against two inmates after being beaten up in the vehicle transporting them to court

By Eunice Masson
Tazné van Wyk murder accused was out on parole
National
/ 3 June 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder accused was out on parole

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

By Eunice Masson
Police resources might further drop in Nyanga, former ‘murder capital’ of SA
National
/ 17 May 2022

Police resources might further drop in Nyanga, former ‘murder capital’ of SA

Provincial government and the City of Cape Town cannot plug the gap for national government’s responsibility for crime prevention, says DA

By Eunice Masson
Six die in another Khayelitsha mass shooting
National
/ 9 May 2022

Six die in another Khayelitsha mass shooting

The murders are thought to be linked to extortion networks in the informal settlements and surrounding areas

By Eunice Masson
Police monitoring threats of another taxi protest in Cape Town
National
/ 7 April 2022

Police monitoring threats of another taxi protest in Cape Town

‘Sufficient police visibility’ planned in the suburbs of Maitland and Ndabeni.

By Eunice Masson
Why it’s critical to appoint the right person as next police commissioner
Opinion
/ 31 March 2022

Why it’s critical to appoint the right person as next police commissioner

Law enforcement cannot function adequately if its leadership structures are dysfunctional

By Theodore Petrus
SASSA tops corruption complaints as 347 cases opened in government
National
/ 31 March 2022

SASSA tops corruption complaints as 347 cases opened in government

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

By Eunice Masson
Failing Transnet railway line threatens Exxaro’s coal exports
Business
/ 24 March 2022

Failing Transnet railway line threatens Exxaro’s coal exports

Coal orders from Europe have increased in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but dysfunctional local infrastructure remains a challenge

By Marcia Zali
A timeline of former police commissioner Phahlane’s alleged attempts to avoid corruption case
National
/ 17 March 2022

A timeline of former police commissioner Phahlane’s alleged attempts to avoid corruption case

Sixteen months have passed since November 2020, when the trial was expected to begin

By Khaya Koko
Ipid investigating after police officer allegedly shoots and injures girlfriend
National
/ 7 March 2022

Ipid investigating after police officer allegedly shoots and injures girlfriend

The firearm believed to have been used by the sergeant in the shooting was reportedly stolen soon after the incident

By Eunice Masson
Does the police service want corruption-fighting whistleblower Patricia Mashale to ‘disappear’?
National
/ 1 March 2022

Does the police service want corruption-fighting whistleblower Patricia Mashale to ‘disappear’?

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

By Mary de Haas
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