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Madlanga inquiry into police corruption to hear first witness in August
The commission is yet to secure premises, finalise rules and consult witnesses for the six-month inquiry into criminality and political interference in the criminal justice system
Improved partnerships critical to a successful policing strategy, Ramaphosa says
A high number of unsolved gender-based violent cases and gun-related murders have sparked public dissatisfaction with the police
Police torture continues
Allegations of torture highlights the importance of the new national preventive mechanism and the need for independent custody monitoring
Police Minister Bheki Cele rushes to Ngcobo to ‘join the force’
The returning police minister has hit the ground running by spending his first day in office paying respect to fallen comrades
Police stonewall political killings at Moerane commission
The police dodged blame at the inquiry, trying to absolve themselves from responsibility for failure to solve the almost 100 murders
‘Blue light’ VIP escort in court again
”Blue light” VIP escort Hlanganani Nxumalo was on Wednesday ordered to appear in the Camperdown Regional Court on February 13.
Wave of hate engulfs Jo’burg
A wave of xenophobic attacks spread through Johannesburg townships on Monday. Mobs beat foreigners and set some ablaze in scenes reminiscent of apartheid-era violence. A total of…
Johannesburg cops target Zim refugees
As Zimbabwe’s opposition mulls its options over whether to contest a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe, refugees in South Africa continue to suffer at the hands of…
Mann fingers Thatcher in E Guinea plot
A British mercenary awaiting trial in Equatorial Guinea for leading a failed 2004 coup has said the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was involved in the…
Mark Thatcher marries again in secret
Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has married again in a secret ceremony in Gibraltar, according to a London Sunday newspaper. Thatcher…
SA woman accuses Indian peacekeepers of rape
A South African woman has accused Indian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo of raping her while on leave, a media report said on Tuesday. SA police detained three…
Squatters, cops clash during Delft evictions
Seven people were injured on Tuesday when riot-squad officers fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at squatters resisting eviction from a housing project in Delft near Cape…
Cops raid Zimbabwean refugee sanctuary
South African police have raided a church that was a sanctuary for Zimbabwean refugees, arresting scores of suspected illegal immigrants, the South African Broadcasting…
Botswana confirms first case of XDR-TB
Health authorities on Wednesday reported the first known cases of virtually untreatable tuberculosis in Botswana. The Health Ministry said there were two cases of so-called…
DA: Is NPA going to charge Selebi or not?
Uncertainty over the prosecution of police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi was not in anyone’s best interest, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said. The National Prosecuting…