South African Police Services
latest news & developments
IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge
Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute
Murder spikes as Delft gangs target child recruits
Gang-related deaths totalled 23 in the first 18 days of September
SAPS bungle farm murder cases as much as other investigations
Priority must be given to crime detection and intelligence work, not just visible policing
Truck drivers forum denies planned national shutdown
Following the truck attacks over the past two weeks, police remain on high alert
Bolt suspends pick-ups at Soweto Mall amid renewed taxi wars
On Thursday night, metered-taxi drivers allegedly attacked e-hailing operators at designated pick-up and drop zones near Maponya Mall
Thabo Bester is back, but who will keep him behind bars?
What would have happened if nobody had blown the whistle on the escape
South Africa struggles to limit human trafficking – USAID report
South Africa under-reports human trafficking cases and is poor at apprehending perpetrators
Stolen, missing firearms trigger South Africa’s high murder rate
Some argue that legal guns are not the problem and the police service must find a way to recover 9 000 guns stolen and lost every year
A bus trip from Zimbabwe to South Africa is through the belly of corruption
The broken Zimbabwe economy and political system are too much of a push factor for xenophobia and Aaron Motsoaledi to stop people seeking refuge in Mzansi
Kagiso residents turn violent, assault people accused of illegal mining, crime
One person was killed, while others were stripped naked and beaten by groups, who also barricaded roads and searched abandoned mines