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When violence is policy: How do we curb police brutality?
With high-profile savagery by the police becoming routine, what can be done to transform our broken relationship with law enforcement?
Ramaphosa announces ‘substantial changes’ to armed forces leadership
The SANDF has made headlines over the past year for all the wrong reasons. The new appointments to the Military Command Council aim to offer stability
Police killings: How does South Africa compare?
An examination of South African statistics reveal that the police are substantially more violent than those in the United States or Canada
Black youth can’t wait until tomorrow
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the raw realities of South Africa’s under-resourced public schools
Black Lives Matter? Which black lives?
In South Africa, police brutality and violence affect black, working- class lives in particular. We must dismantle this systemic oppression
Unnatural: Conservation is yet another legacy of colonialism
Using assumptions and faulty tools leads to racist conclusions about why so few black students are taking up biological sciences
We need an outpouring of outrage about Africans killed by security forces
As Africa mourns George Floyd, we must look in the mirror and address police brutality on our own continent
Ipid recommends disciplinary action against police who watched Khosa beating
Police watchdog report finds that metro police members did not participate in the assault
![Pretoria high court Judge Hans Fabricius gave a number of orders, including one that Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Police Minister Bheki Cele must “ensure that internal investigations into the incidents listed below [including Khosa’s] are completed and reports are furnished to this court on or before June 4”.](https://images.newsteam.io/image/1000/2Bq28FuGKoMfMbcax6uD3Trwe7ZDF2bFzXPgZGQHpjLkUVhuy8A8PHfY9ebic9V5bbo32xk1LX9JUAVq5hD6DF7Njh5VSdEH4wK8t7F2iCeaexrvbfrwJbiR9Q16XcG9TxGQ2WgaRiuyXAFkiqwcZkr)
Mapisa-Nqakula ‘regrets confusion’ after contradictory statements on Khosa case
The minister’s media statement follows a letter from Khosa’s attorneys that they were considering a perjury charge or a complaint with the Public Protector
Second SANDF report-back to court is silent on Khosa investigation
Despite a court-ordered deadline for the completion of the internal investigation, no explanation is given for Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s contradictory positions
South Africa’s military is not suited for the fight against Covid-19. Here’s why
SANDF has been trained and equipped for precisely the opposite of what President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked of it – to save lives. Its purpose is to defend the country and its…
The class character of police violence
Police violence and the murder of black people in the United States have provoked outrage and protest around the world, including on the continent. But, why is there so little…
SANDF inquiry clears soldiers of the death of Collins Khosa
The board of inquiry also found that it was Khosa and his brother-in-law Thabiso Muvhango who caused the altercation with the defence force members
Overhaul and align laws on use of force
Guidelines can’t regulate the police and military’s use of lethal force and will, in the end, be subordinate to bad legislation
Police release guidelines for the use of force during lockdown
The guidelines follow a court order in the case of Collins Khosa, who died after an alleged assault by members of the army and the Johannesburg metro police