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
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Western Cape government cuts off its Blue Dot incentive payments to Cata and Codeta and financial support agreement with Santaco
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Whereas low-level looters may receive fines or community service, the masterminds will be dealt with ‘ruthlessly’, says prosecutions head
Some blame the feud between the police minister and the national police commissioner blamed for slow reaction to unrest
Police have caught wind of plans for a second phase of violence after last week’s riots, apparently set to kick off with the looting of arms in KwaZulu-Natal
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The past week’s violence and looting – and the potential for an orchestrated race war in the province – have evoked haunting scenes from a bitter and bloody history
There will be no state of emergency, but authorities are working to bring instigators of the week’s violence to book, the president said on Friday night
Government officials will now still have to wait like everyone else to receive their Covid jab, according to the health deputy director general
Minister’s ‘interference’ said to undermine SAPS’ restructuring and the filling of 160 000 posts
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Police minister Bheki Cele and national commissioner Khehla Sitole receive their Covid-19 vaccines as inoculation starts for law enforcement
From being axed by Jacob Zuma, Bheki Cele is now tasked with putting him in jail
The national coronavirus command council explained why additional restrictions were placed on the entire country
But the forensic analyst has also claimed to be a victim of identity fraud
The Western Cape head of detectives was found to have brought the police service into disrepute with a series of Facebook posts taking aim at national commissioner Khehla Sitole
The family members of mineworkers killed during the Marikana massacre in 2012 have yet to see a police officer held to account, and police testimony thus far appears unclear
Nafiz Modack is the second person to be charged with killing Charl Kinnear and five others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, among 61 other charges
The state’s case against Nafiz Modack and co-accused has been transferred to the Blue Downs regional court over security concerns
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate found no misconduct was committed by police who used a water cannon on a crowd outside the Sassa office in Bellville, Cape Town
Sources have claimed that the minister is still yearning to be police commissioner and is usurping Khehla Sitole’s powers
The Hawks backtrack after saying four suspects arrested last week would be charged with murder; one of their own also arrested on charges of corruption
With high-profile savagery by the police becoming routine, what can be done to transform our broken relationship with law enforcement?
Authorities confirmed the fire had been largely contained by early Monday afternoon, although reports suggest the fire had jumped the road near Tafelberg Drive
This separate fire was not an extension of the Rhodes Memorial fire, according to authorities
This is an ode to the women whose names made it into news outlets from 2018 to 2020. It’s also a tribute to the faceless, nameless women whose stories remain untold.
Government uses a new method to destroy confiscated cigarettes in Cape Town and hopes to send out a message of zero tolerance after lockdown bans boosted illegal imports
The SAPS has received more than R500-billion over the past five years, yet commercial crime cases such as Steinhoff drag on
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Even when their brutality is caught on camera and shown on television, officers seem to walk away scot-free
Every single year we have the same conversation about students protesting about registration problems at universities and police brutality. The two ministers are clearly inept
Police warn against fake Covid-19 vaccines and urge the public to report any criminal activities
A former employee allegedly ran an intricate scam to steal 8700 phones from the cellular giant
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An examination of South African statistics reveal that the police are substantially more violent than those in the United States or Canada