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SAPS already recognises the digital terrain but recognition must evolve into localised practice. Photo Delwyn Verasamy

Crime is increasingly detected online but policing remains offline

Being digitally present is a form of accountability: it signals that the station is not hiding behind central bureaucracy when communities are scared. It also enhances…

Police Minister Bheki Cele. Photo: Supplied

Almost 10 000 rapes occurred in July, August and September, quarterly crime stats show

In the three-month period 6 163 murders occurred, a 20.7% increase from the same period last year, and 9 556 rapes were reported, a rise of 7.1%. The number of sexual offences…

Occupational hazards: Women informal cross-border traders in Zimbabwe have much to contend with, between violent hold-ups to the effects of Covid-19 on their business. Photo: Phill Magakoe/AFP

Covid-19 border closures hit Zimbabwe’s women traders hard

The past 18 months have been tough for women cross-border traders, who saw their income vanish when borders closed

SA murder rate drops slightly, overall crime up

SA’s murder rate has declined slightly, the government said on Tuesday, though a surge in robberies pushed the overall crime rate slightly higher.

Mall robberies under the spotlight

Security guards at shopping malls will not be armed to avoid ”war zones”, a conference heard in Johannesburg on Friday.

Call for new measures to curb mall robberies

New security measures are needed to curb the number of armed robberies at shopping malls, the SA Council of Shopping Centres said on Friday.

Baby shot dead in Pretoria robbery

A 16-month-old baby was shot dead during a robbery in Eersterust, Pretoria, police said on Wednesday.