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KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (@SAPoliceService/X)
AMAPANYAZA

Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu

The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing

  • Des Erasmus
10 min read
Deadly: Tiffiney Carolisen (in red) leads a march in Delft after her sister, Aqeelah Schroeder, was killed in 2022. Photo: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images
ACTION SOCIETY

Murder spikes as Delft gangs target child recruits

Gang-related deaths totalled 23 in the first 18 days of September

  • Eunice Masson
6 min read
Premier Alan Winde called for the investigation after a court judgment indicated senior police officer had worked with members of the 28 gang. (PIETER BAUERMEISTER/AFP via Getty Images)
ANTI GANG UNIT

Reinforcements sent to Cape Flats gang hotspot after multiple murders

Five people, including an alleged gang boss, have been killed in Manenberg

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read