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When the protector becomes the perpetrator, SAPS faces a GBV crisis
The arrest of top detective Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya on serious sexual offence charges highlights a deepening crisis of trust and leadership in the fight against GBVF…
Feroz Khan testimony at Madlanga postponed after associate assassinated
The in-camera testimony of former deputy crime intelligence head Feroz Khan before the Madlanga Commission has been postponed following the fatal shooting of his associate on the…
IDAC withdraws R191m blue-lights case against Phahlane
The Independent Directorate Against Corruption has provisionally withdrawn the R191 million blue-lights corruption case against former acting police commissioner Khomotso…
Sibiya’s two-front war to remain in the SAPS and out of jail
Suspended deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya faces parallel legal battles: a SAPS disciplinary process over alleged links to criminal networks and a criminal case…
Sibiya bail hearing postponed as court seeks translations of audio recordings
Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya will remain behind bars over the weekend after the Randburg Magistrate’s Court postponed his bail application to…
State raises witness intimidation concerns in Sibiya bail bid
The State has raised concerns over potential witness intimidation during the bail hearing of suspended Gauteng police deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya at the Randburg…
Rot of the top cops
The arrest of suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and explosive testimonies at the Madlanga Commission have exposed the deep-seated corruption and…
Editorial: Root out rogue SAPS elements
An urgent call for comprehensive reform and decisive action to purge corrupt and rogue elements within the South African Police Service.
More woes for Mchunu as police seize cellphone at his KZN family home for the second time
Police have executed a search and seizure warrant at the KwaZulu-Natal residence of on-leave Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, confiscating a cellphone amid escalating investigations.
Top cop Sibiya detained on charges of sexual grooming and rape
Suspended deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has appeared in court on charges including rape and child trafficking, and will remain in custody pending a bail hearing.
Masemola charges withdrawn as NPA investigates IDAC
The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has formally withdrawn charges against suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola after an NPA review found insufficient evidence to…
Nine lives snuffed as fears escalate
As police investigate the deaths of nine women across Ekurhuleni, grieving families and activists call for decisive state action and systemic changes to curb the ongoing femicide…
Police confirm recovery of eighth body in Ekurhuleni
Police have confirmed the discovery of an eighth woman’s body in Ekurhuleni, prompting an intensified multi-case investigation and a R400,000 reward for critical information.
Witness D murder accused found with cellphone in custody
Matipandile Sotheni, the former police officer accused of assassinating state witness Marius van der Merwe ('Witness D'), was found with a cellphone in custody allegedly used to…
Ad hoc committee at loggerheads over Mchunu’s alleged links to cartels
Parliament's ad hoc committee is divided along party lines over suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu's decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team and his alleged…