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The Facebook data breach involving the UK political consultancy

Big drop in cop killings, but SA still relatively dangerous for cops

SA remains a relatively dangerous country in which to serve as a police officer, despite a 52% drop in the rate of cop killings over the past decade.

ANC treasurer general Dr Zweli Mkhize says that

​Police violence results from a lack of direction

And they will continue to abuse their power until accountability and structural problems are fixed.

The shootings of black people by police officers in the United States has raised questions about racism and white supremacy in police forces.

790 people killed by US police in 2016: State of emergency called after second night of unrest in Charlotte

A state of emergency was declared after second night of unrest as protests flared after yet another police officer shot and killed a black man.

Still no compensation for shooting victim, 20 years later

A police officer’s laxity led to a boy shooting his brother but the family still waits for compensation.

A Ferguson police officer tries to separate a supporter of Michael Brown

US jury clears police in shooting of Tamir Rice

The shooting of the 12-year-old-boy in 2014 was described as a "perfect storm of human error" by the prosecutor, Tim McGinty.

Officers who shot boy wielding toy gun ‘should be convicted’

Samaira Rice, whose son was killed by a police officers as he was playing with a toy gun, says the officers involved should be criminally convicted.

A record 100 000 holiday-makers flocked to Durban’s beachfront on New Year’s Day

Killed for rice: Two dead after police open fire on looters

At least two people were killed by police in the Eastern Cape last night, after an altercation when the cops stopped them stealing goods from a truck.