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latest news & developmentsProvincial 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
The killing of Senzo Meyiwa and the undoing of Bheki Cele
With a recent study by the Human Sciences Research Council having found that public confidence in the South African Police Services (SAPS) is at an all-time low of 27%, the…
Watch Live: Ramaphosa announces General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola as new National Commissioner of Police
The president will announce Khehla Sitole’s successor
Hearings into July unrest expose dismal state of security cluster
As the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) concludes its first leg of the inquiry into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the testimonies have laid bare the…
R45m ‘grabber’ case from 2017 haunts top cop Sitole
The alleged intransigence of the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in working with police watchdog Ipid could see him removed from office
Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’ to fight Marikana findings costs taxpayers
Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her
New Western Cape police commissioner to sort out old problems
The province gets a permanent police commissioner to fight crime and violence during a time of instability in the police force
Cele is accused of meddling in police operations after sending a scathing letter
Sources have claimed that the minister is still yearning to be police commissioner and is usurping Khehla Sitole’s powers
Panday indictment for Fifa fraud becomes a family affair
The Durban businessman’s family members will be arrested and will be back in the dock in May along with former KwaZulu-Natal cops.
Suspended KZN police commissioner loses bid to be reinstated
KZN police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni has been suspended for almost two years over allegations she had a "cosy relationship" with Thoshan Panday
P2 – Phahlane, wife, car dealer appear in court for corruption
IPID has alleged that Snyman gave the Phahlanes vehicles which were paid for by a police contractor, who received billions in forensic contracts.
Phiyega mustn’t be spared testimony by Marikana survivors and widows – lawyers
The Claassen inquiry failed to adequately cross-examine the suspended police commissioner, victims’ representatives argue.
[From our archives] Phiyega flew too close to the sun
With access to high political power, she believed she was unaccountable and untouchable, writes David Bruce.
Editorial: Root out top rot in public service
Riah Phiyega’s removal at least raises the faint prospect of peace.
Police commissioner rejects SAIRR report on SAPS criminality
Riah Phiyega has rejected a South African Institute for Race Relations report on police involvement in serious and violent crimes as "malicious".