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South African Police Service

Failure to investigate TRC cases during the Mandela era delayed justice, Aggett inquest hears
Article
/ 20 January 2020

Failure to investigate TRC cases during the Mandela era delayed justice, Aggett inquest hears

Counsel for late trade unionist Neil Aggett’s family decries the slow pace of instituting an inquest into his death

By Sarah Smit
​Deadly shooting targets New Year’s revellers in Melville
Article
/ 1 January 2020

​Deadly shooting targets New Year’s revellers in Melville

Two people were fatally shot and six others wounded in the early hours of January 1

By Simon Allison and Dhashen Moodley
Fear inside the church of refugees
Article
/ 21 November 2019

Fear inside the church of refugees

Migrant leader accused of military-style
tactics to influence people and push authorities for a chance to leave South Africa

By Lester Kiewit
Cape Town police action against refugees under scrutiny
Article
/ 31 October 2019

Cape Town police action against refugees under scrutiny

On Wednesday, police approached the Waldorf Arcade building to evict hundreds of refugees, but the manner in which they did is now being questioned

By Lester Kiewit
Police and migrants clash in downtown Cape Town
Article
/ 30 October 2019

Police and migrants clash in downtown Cape Town

The migrants are calling on the United Nations to help them be repatriated to other countries, including Canada and Australia

By Lester Kiewit
​Data-driven safety plan aims for rapid violent crime prevention in the Western Cape
Article
/ 1 October 2019

​Data-driven safety plan aims for rapid violent crime prevention in the Western Cape

Data collection, R1-billion in funding, behavioural change and investigators: This is how the Western Cape is trying to deal with violent crime

By Jacques Coetzee 1
Attacks point to ‘deeply entrenched’ xenophobic attitudes
Article
/ 6 September 2019

Attacks point to ‘deeply entrenched’ xenophobic attitudes

It is more than a decade since the 2008 attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, during which more than 60 people were killed

By Thando Maeko
Killers stalk Glebelands as murder trial begins
Article
/ 30 August 2019

Killers stalk Glebelands as murder trial begins

Despite court action against eight murder-accused, the killings and extortion in the KwaZulu-Natal hostel have continued

By Paddy Harper
Two murders, two crime strategies
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Two murders, two crime strategies

Authorities are accused of taking violent crime in the Western Cape’s rural areas more seriously than on the Cape Flats, writes Lester Kiewit

By Lester Kiewit
Two dead in ongoing Glebelands violence
Article
/ 31 January 2019

Two dead in ongoing Glebelands violence

According to SAPS, at around 9pm, Xolo and Mbuthuma were attacked in the old section of the hostel

By Paddy Harper
The people versus the captured police
Article
/ 7 December 2018

The people versus the captured police

While the police figure is visible, they are not exactly accountable to the citizens.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Advocate, state lawyer suspended
Article
/ 16 November 2018

Advocate, state lawyer suspended

The two allegedly colluded by settling a R34-million claim that the South African Police Service had ordered them to defend

By Athandiwe Saba
Police breathe new life into ‘cold case of over 30 years’
Article
/ 30 October 2018

Police breathe new life into ‘cold case of over 30 years’

Police are investigating the allegations of a paedophile ring contained in the book ‘The Lost Boys of Bird Island’

By Mxolisi Mngadi
People must be able to trust the police
Article
/ 19 October 2018

People must be able to trust the police

The Victims of Crime Survey for 2015-2016, released by Statistics South Africa, shows that South Africans are generally reluctant to report crime

By Staff Reporter
Crime intelligence played reporters
Article
/ 18 October 2018

Crime intelligence played reporters

A former Hawks spokesperson claims he alerted the Sunday Times to the fact that it was being used

By Staff Reporter
Still no money for Marikana wounded and arrested
Article
/ 12 October 2018

Still no money for Marikana wounded and arrested

The department of justice has failed to compensate miners for their losses

By Athandiwe Saba
#CrimeStats: Cele says police ‘dropped the ball’
Article
/ 11 September 2018

#CrimeStats: Cele says police ‘dropped the ball’

On average, 57 South Africans are killed a day, Minister of Police Bheki Cele told Parliament

By Gemma Ritchie
Dozens arrested and goods recovered in aftermath of Soweto violence
Article
/ 3 September 2018

Dozens arrested and goods recovered in aftermath of Soweto violence

Police raids were set up following violent clashes which started in Soweto but then spread to other areas in Gauteng last week

By Mashadi Kekana
Two dead in fresh wave of Glebelands violence
Article
/ 16 August 2018

Two dead in fresh wave of Glebelands violence

The deaths come a week before eight men allegedly involved in the murder of residents are set to make a court appearance

By Paddy Harper
Another Mpumalanga racist attack threatens to bring tensions to the fore
Article
/ 23 July 2018

Another Mpumalanga racist attack threatens to bring tensions to the fore

The recent assault and murder of Xolisile Ndzongana has once again painted a picture of a town marred by racial tensions

By Mashadi Kekana
Ennerdale father released on warning
Article
/ 7 June 2018

Ennerdale father released on warning

Sibusiso Emanuel Tshabalala is facing a murder charge after he shot and killed his son in what he says was a freak accident

By Amanda Khoza News24
Corruption charges withdrawn against Phahlane
Article
/ 7 June 2018

Corruption charges withdrawn against Phahlane

The case was withdrawn after the magistrate dismissed the state’s application for a postponement

By Alex Mitchley
Former top cop Khomotso Phahlane and wife back in court
Article
/ 7 June 2018

Former top cop Khomotso Phahlane and wife back in court

The disgraced former top cop, his wife and a car dealer are expected back in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria

By Jan Bornman
SAPS ordered to pay legal fees of security cops accused of murdering MK fighter
Article
/ 6 June 2018

SAPS ordered to pay legal fees of security cops accused of murdering MK fighter

SAPS will pay legal costs for three apartheid era security policemen who stand accused of murdering Umkhonto weSizwe fighter Nokuthula Simelane

By Raeesa Pather
Cele’s crime-fighting strategy: More boots on the ground
Article
/ 4 June 2018

Cele’s crime-fighting strategy: More boots on the ground

The stabilisation operation will focus on Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape

By Sarah Smit
Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on lockdown
Article
/ 31 May 2018

Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on lockdown

Department officials have characterised the situation at the hospital as being ‘out of control’ and say police have been called to the scene

By Agency
Lured into the deadly ‘whack house’
Article
/ 11 May 2018

Lured into the deadly ‘whack house’

In Ministry of Crime, Mandy Wiener describes the way organised crime and powerful political figures joined forces to subvert the law.

By Staff Reporter
Cash-in-transit heists are a mutating, spreading virus
Article
/ 10 May 2018

Cash-in-transit heists are a mutating, spreading virus

In this edited extract from her new book, Heist, Anneliese Burgess says the plague of cash-in-transit robberies is only getting worse

By Staff Reporter
FDA threatens to ‘collapse criminal justice system’
Article
/ 5 April 2018

FDA threatens to ‘collapse criminal justice system’

The SAPS supplier threatened to shut down the justice system if the police didn’t pay by midnight

By Jan Gerber
‘Captain KGB’ allegedly poisons himself in prison
Article
/ 9 March 2018

‘Captain KGB’ allegedly poisons himself in prison

IPID spokesperson Moses Dlamini confirmed that he received reports that Tshabalala had poisoned himself

By Alex Mitchley
Cele takes aim at crime intelligence
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Cele takes aim at crime intelligence

The division is just one of the areas in the SAPS that the new police minister wants to reform

By Paddy Harper
Contractual spat puts justice system in peril
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Contractual spat puts justice system in peril

A tech company is holding the justice system to "ransom"

By Staff Reporter
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