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The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has condemned recent attacks on police stations, with the latest target being Tsineng in the Northern Cape that was robbed at gunpoint on 31 July.
ARMED RAIDS

Police union condemns robbery of Northern Cape police station, blames understaffing and scarce resources

Three men made off with shotguns, R5 rifles, pistols and ammunition after pouncing on the Tsineng police station

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Searching for answers: Minister of Police Bheki Cele (centre) visits the crime scene in Mthwalune on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in August 2020, where five women’s bodies have been discovered since March. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
AKHONE GUMEDE

Real action on gender-based violence a pipe dream as women die every day

Backlogs, booze, testicular cancer — all factors blamed for the apparent ineptitude or unwillingness to tackle a pandemic that is silently killing women all over the country.

  • Athandiwe Saba
  • Sarah Smit
  • M&G Data Desk
12 min read