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SIU investigation into lottery corruption hamstrung by red tape
The narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to only look into dodgy lottery grants has hobbled the SIU, despite it having applied for…
Gauteng GNU could get SA’s economic engine revving
The province’s economy has struggled amid infrastructure and governance failures
SAPS bungle farm murder cases as much as other investigations
Priority must be given to crime detection and intelligence work, not just visible policing
South African Police Service ‘captured’ and ‘outdated’
Hiring 10 000 new recruits annually will not solve the crime crisis because of poor training and policing, as well as rampant corruption
Behind South Africa’s mass killings
Police will struggle to solve murders and massacres, as well as other crimes, because of corruption, shoddy management, low level officers being promoted and internal divisions…
Durban’s future: Storms, intense and more frequent flooding
Climate projections show that the eThekwini metro will receive more rain by 2050 that could fall in brief periods
Anarchy reigns: Police on high alert as Operation Dudula gains momentum
State security and the SAPS are on high alert as vigilante group gain momentum, but police concede they do not have the resources to stop Operation Dudula form stoking xenophobia
How do vigilante groups like Dudula come into being?
The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill
The Mozambican criminal who escaped from South African prisons, twice
A rhino-poaching suspect, who recently escaped from police custody, has been identified as a criminal who was serving multiple life sentences when he broke out of prison last year
Cities will feel the heat from climate change
South Africa’s urban areas are urban heat islands and heat waves will intensify the distress
COP26 touted to resolve long standing issues on climate debt
Only 16% of losses in South Africa from weather-related disasters in the past four decades were covered by insurers, leaving governments and communities unable to build back
Stolen ammo poses security threat amid failure to protect high-risk consignments
A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources
Africa trade bloc bets on business without borders
The new year started with a crucial step towards free trade between countries on the continent
Review: The pandemic could change politics as we know it. Here’s a guidebook
Jakkie Cilliers’s book about igniting a growth revolution in Africa has some timely lessons as we seek ways to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19
Training the NPA’s next prosecutors
The aspirant prosecutors programme, on hold for years because of lack of funds, has started up again, creating a pool of future prosecutors