Police Accountability
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Joburg Child Welfare warns that children need more than laws to protect them from sexual abuse
Allegations against suspended police chief Shadrack Sibiya highlight systemic child protection challenges in South Africa. Joburg Child Welfare urges stronger accountability,…
Shibiri: ‘I didn’t offer bribes’
The senior police office told the Madlanga commission that he was simply warning investigators in a case involving Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala case that they should not be swayed by…
Mchunu disbanded political killings task team as police commissioner Masemola started leave
Deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Tebello Mosikili said the timing of the now suspended police minister’s disbandment letter was suspect
Man implicated by slain Witness D survives Boksburg shooting
Wiandre Pretorius was shot at 16 times and walked away unharmed by what police believe was a targeted hit after he was implicated at the Madlanga Commission
Three suspects identified in killing of Madlanga commission’s Witness D
Police have detained one of the suspects, who is currently being questioned, national police commissioner Fannie Masemola told journalists
Organised crime strengthened by compromised police service, says crime intelligence head Khumalo
He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team
Mchunu disbanded task team to protect the drug cartels
The inquiry heard this happened when the team closed in on syndicates tied to murder suspects
Masemola: Mchunu disbanded political killings task team after Matlala arrest
The national police commissioner concluded his testimony on Tuesday linking murder suspects Katiso Molefe and Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to the police minister
Masemola testifies that Mchunu believed political killings only happened before 1994
The national police commissioner said the political killings task team is still in operation with no clarity on its disbandment
Masemola says Mchunu did not consult before disbanding the political killings task team
Masemola was questioned about whether a police commissioner could refuse directives from the police minister and initially said it depended on the nature of the directive
Mkhwanazi: Political killing task team disbanded when closing in on Gauteng syndicates
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony would deal with political interference by parliamentarians and the national executive
Mkhwanazi: Mchunu not briefed before disbanding political killing task team
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said the order to disband the team was irrational and irregular
Mchunu: Murmers of a cabinet reshuffle
Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister