Johannesburg Metro Police Department
latest news & developments
Joburg mayor hikes residential tariffs, backtracks on property tax increases
The ANC’s coalition partners demand changes, citing the financial burden on residents
Soweto businesses vandalised, robbed as looting and violence spreads
The pillaging and destruction, which started in KwaZulu-Natal in reaction to former president Jacob Zuma’s incarceration, has been hijacked by residents and non-ANC members
‘It’s an attack on Christianity’
Soweto congregants says police invaded their church and fired shots; Jo’burg metro police say they used pepper fog to disperse the crowd
Johannesburg cannot police its future
South Africa’s biggest city is ground zero for debates about the long-term effectiveness and constitutionality of militarised urban policing and how we imagine the post-Covid city
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
Why calling the police is not an option for me
Brutality at the hands of those meant to protect us is just too common in our society and is mostly targeted at poor, black people
They protested for food – the police fired rubber bullets
Excessive use of force by the security forces during the Covid-19 pandemic has overwhelmingly been experienced in poor communities
Khosa judge: Restore people’s trust
The Defence Force and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate now say their inquiries into the death of Collins Khosa are not complete
Mapisa-Nqakula: Investigation into Khosa’s death almost complete
The defence minister said allegations in court papers that she had violated people’s rights had no basis in law
Khosa family demands an end to abuse of power
The family of Collin Khosa — allegedly killed at the hands of SANDF and JMPD members — want the president to explain how he will ensure this never happens again
Inner-city raids: criminal police conduct violates residents’ privacy and dignity
Residents of 11 buildings in Johannesburg have challenged the constitutionality of the raids they were subjected to in the high court
What is normal in a big, bad world?
"I felt compassion for the fact that they are cops in Johannesburg and, to them, this is a normal way to treat another human".
Mbalula delivers crime stats, vows to crack down on ‘lazy’ police efforts
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula released the crime statistics on Tuesday, revealing that robbery is the highest it’s been in a decade.
‘Orange cops are bad, blue cops are good’
An anti-rape campaigner says metro police officers pulled her off the N1 and gang-raped her
Armed JMPD officers ‘harassing’ evicted informal traders
JMPD says it knows nothing about the alleged harassment of traders and resultant goods confiscation by cops during Operation Clean Sweep.