Police Killings

South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse

Luyanda Fuzile was sentenced for the shooting of Sergeant Nametso Ignatius Molema in 2021

Dumisani Joxo’s neighbours, friends and relatives speak highly of the man allegedly shot and killed by a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer.

An examination of South African statistics reveal that the police are substantially more violent than those in the United States or Canada

Amadou Diallo, a Guinean man, was killed by NYPD officers 21 years ago. Today protesters still invoke his name as they fight for justice

Statistics suggest there was more than one police unit in the province linked to unlawful killings.

The family of a 12-year-old boy who was shot by police while wielding a gun that turned out to be a toy, wants to conduct their own investigation.

It’s common knowledge that police are only allowed to use force as an absolute last resort when managing protests, but what exactly does the law say?

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has come out in defence of the police, saying they are well trained and not brutal.

The deaths of three police officers in the Western Cape have reignited a battle between government and the DA-led provincial government over policing.

An off-duty police officer has been shot dead in Mitchell’s Plain in the Western Cape, police say, marking the third killing of its kind since Sunday.

Telling the real story behind the shocking killings on the koppie of Lonmin’s Marikana mine was never going to be easy, writes Kwanele Sosibo.

Contrary to current perceptions, the number of policemen murdered every year has dropped by 61.9% since 1994, the Institute of Race Relations says.

Two police officers were shot dead in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday morning, Gauteng police said.

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will look for a solution to police killings in an upcoming summit with various organisations and forums, he has said.