Former police minister Bheki Cele told the Khampempe Commission that the state should not have paid the legal fees of former apartheid-era Security Branch officers facing…
Alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is scheduled to appear before the Madlanga commission on 7 July. He has been subpoenaed to testify about his alleged involvement…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has expanded its investigation into the attempted assassination of suspended crime intelligence deputy head Major-General Feroz Khan,…
Political parties have raised concern over instability in the SAPS leadership after National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s suspension and Lieutenant General Puleng…
The testimonies of KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and national police boss Fannie Masemola suggest the rot is deep in the police service
As President Hakainde Hichilema lays his groundwork for Zambia’s 2026 election, a disputed outcome appears almost inevitable
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave following explosive allegations of criminal syndicates infiltrating law enforcement agencies
Observers have suspected that deep systemic problems lie in the country’s law enforcement
The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned…
Blurb online What makes sex work dangerous are the laws, policies and attitudes that surround it
Civil servants are meant to serve. If they don’t, civilians need to stand up for their rights
Illegal miners want the state to legalise their operations as it is the only way for them to earn a living
The Durban Declaration outlines concrete interventions to be taken to over the next 12 months
Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’
There have been frequent reports of police in KZN being involved in gun battles with armed suspects
Allegations of corruption, criminality, and dilapidated facilities greet the Portfolio Committee on Police
Some women spoke to the Mail & Guardian about frequently looking over their shoulder in fear of danger.
A security guard’s claims that he was tortured by cops have shone a spotlight on the country’s dysfunctional police oversight agency
South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse
Crime intelligence and police station resources also need serious investment to ensure effective policing
