Two investigations into separate explosions at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition depot near Macassar continue
In both Marikana and the 2014 Brits protests, the police claimed ignorance about the use of banned birdshot ammunition
Three suspects remain in custody following their arrest on charges of attempted murder and assault after eight taxis were impounded
According to the annual report, there is a shortage of 548 detectives in the province, and one detective deals with between 40 and 60 cases
Our collective apathy towards public order policing has had deadly consequences, especially for the poor
‘He was eating something. Then we heard a gunshot go off.’ This is what Tahira Kaldine testified in court on Wednesday at the Nathaniel Julies murder trial
State witness Mandla Sithole’s testimony has again unveiled the scant regard for protocol or the rule of law by police officers
Afrobarometer reports that confidence in the police has halved over the last 10 years, with 73% of respondents saying they have little to no trust in the police
Brutality trend emerges in trial against Eldorado Park police trio facing charges relating to the murder of Nathaniel Julies
The alleged intransigence of the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in working with police watchdog Ipid could see him removed from office
Suspects still at large following the execution-style killing of three women aged 17, 20 and 21
Three young women have been shot dead execution-style in one of Cape Town’s gang-riddled communities
Former top cops file applications to contest the ‘unreasonable delays’ in their fraud matter, also known as the ‘blue-light’ tender
‘He was like a loving father,’ says community member of murdered teacher in Philippi, Western Cape
Three members affiliated with taxi association Cata have been gunned down at the Joe Slovo minibus taxi rank in Cape Town
The arbitration hearing in which former cop Jeremy Vearey was challenging his dismissal concluded its proceedings on Monday 13 September
The governing party will call off political activities in areas of KwaZulu-Natal where threats are detected ahead of time
The 34 police officers who died in the line of duty this year were remembered at the annual national commemoration day
Evidence at the arbitration hearing into the dismissal of high-ranking cop Jeremy Vearey reflects major battles at the very top of the SAPS
The fired cop’s arbitration hearing was postponed to next month just as police put forward video material
The use of the phrase ‘lighting up the shadows’ was a deliberate application of mind on Jeremy Vearey’s part targeted at the SAPS, police counsel argues.
Eastern Cape police commissioner Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga told the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council on Tuesday 17 August that discipline was the cornerstone of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and that former Western Cape detective head Major General Jeremy Vearey had undermined it with derogatory Facebook posts Ntshinga was appointed by national […]
Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her
Statistics South Africa, the number of houses hit has increased from 2.1-million in 2015-16 to 2.3-million in 2019-20
In Madlala, the police and army broke into homes in an operation to retrieve stolen goods. After they left, a woman lay dead in a pool of her blood behind a shack
Provincial government says it cannot deal with the magnitude of the damage to infrastructure alone
In Parliament on Thursday, the police minister and national police commissioner lamented that officers had become hesitant to execute their duties
More than ever before, decisive leadership is needed from politicians, military leadership and civil society to march the South African National Defence Force in the right direction
The social, political and economic problems of poor governance need to be fixed so that public resources are managed and distributed equally
Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates
Western Cape government cuts off its Blue Dot incentive payments to Cata and Codeta and financial support agreement with Santaco
Whereas low-level looters may receive fines or community service, the masterminds will be dealt with ‘ruthlessly’, says prosecutions head