Diane Kohler Barnard
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Police guns have fueled gang wars, taxi and political killings
Stolen police firearms are being used in politically-motivated shootings, gang hits and taxi violence.
Facebook faux pas may bruise DA
Incidents like this don’t help the DA to look like the inclusive party it wants to be seen as.
DA claims about Nhleko’s ‘slim CV’ disputed
A DA MP has claimed that South Africa’s new police minister dropped out of high school and has no further education. Only part of the claim is true.
Audit reports reveal ‘dirty little secrets’
The SAPS and the department of correctional services face legal claims worth billions of rands, according to their respective annual reports.
Why South Africa is so violent
Violent crime is deeply ingrained in the social fabric of the country and cannot simply be solved through the criminal justice system.
Cele hits back over crime-stats criticism
New police National Commissioner Bheki Cele hit back at the opposition on Tuesday in a row over a mooted moratorium on crime statistics.
Crime stats spat continues
Minister: that South Africans are in the dark about crime statistics must be blamed on the agenda of the opposition Democratic Alliance.
‘Jury is out on Parliament’
Opponents of legislation face a dilemma: should they concentrate on fighting it or on ensuring that any new body preserves the Scorpions’ approach?