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Undeterred: Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu sleeps in different locations every night to evade assassination. (Rogan Ward)
ACTIVISM

Story of a whistleblower: ‘Baba, do you think you are about to die?

Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu can’t explain his situation to his son, but continues to expose wrongdoing and show solidarity with others

  • John G Clarke
13 min read
Major General Jeremy Vearey. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ARBITRATION

Senior crime intelligence officers want R15mn from axed top cop Vearey

The arbitration hearing in which former cop Jeremy Vearey was challenging his dismissal concluded its proceedings on Monday 13 September

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has gone on high alert after receiving intelligence of planned armed raids on police stations, allegedly for the purpose of stealing weapons. (Photo by Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ZUMAUNREST

Police on alert over intelligence about mooted raids on firearms and ammunitions

Police have caught wind of plans for a second phase of violence after last week’s riots, apparently set to kick off with the looting of arms in KwaZulu-Natal

  • Paddy Harper
  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
Police Minister Bheki Cele and national police commissioner Khehla Sitole have insisted that harsh public scrutiny and unclear mandates are inhibiting the ability of law enforcement personnel to execute their duties. (Jaco Marais)
BHEKI CELE

Feud between Cele and Sitole ‘undermines’ crime fighting

Minister’s ‘interference’ said to undermine SAPS’ restructuring and the filling of 160 000 posts

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
BHEKI CELE

Cele is accused of meddling in police operations after sending a scathing letter

Sources have claimed that the minister is still yearning to be police commissioner and is usurping Khehla Sitole’s powers

  • Khaya Koko
3 min read
BHEKI CELE

Mpumalanga premier fined for attending Mthembu funeral without a mask

Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane goes into isolation and pledges to buy 1000 masks to show her ‘remorse’

  • Chris Gilili
3 min read
Driven: Mpumalanga police commissioner Mondli Zuma is no stranger to controversy. (Photo by Gallo Images/City Press/Khaya Ngwenya)
CORRUPTION

Top cop’s state-funded luxury cars

Mpumalanga police commissioner Mondli Zuma has allegedly flouted regulations to purchase a flashy fleet.

  • Khaya Koko
6 min read
Brigadier Sifiso Cele believes himself a victim of a smear campaign.
ANYA CHRISTOPPOULOS

Female cops sent for rape counselling

Brigadier Sifiso Cele denies the rape allegations, saying that they are part of a smear campaign and that criminal charges should have been opened if the accusations were true

  • Khaya Koko
3 min read
Patterns: Mondli Zuma was to have become Gauteng’s police commissioner in 2008, but faced charges for among other things, driving drunk. He was acquitted. Photo: Khaya Ngwenya/Gallo Images/City Press
BETHUEL MONDLI ZUMA

Mpumalanga top cop under investigation

Police deny allegations of a cover-up of Mondli Zuma’s accident in a state-owned luxury car

  • Khaya Koko
3 min read
Danger lurks: A police official ensures people keep their distance. (Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images)
BLACK LIVES MATTER

Vish Naidoo: Opinion article on police brutality is misleading and devoid of truth

Not all police officers are guilty of killing criminals who cross their path, writes SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo.

  • Vish Naidoo
3 min read
Jermaine Prim, who allegedly ran an elaborate scam targeting luxury car owners from his cell, will return to court in later November
CORONA LEAD

Police officers, prison officials and inmates in isolation as Covid-19 hits correctional services

Covid-19 has entered the police and corrective system, with the Eastern Cape hit hard

  • Chris Gilili
4 min read
Cops vs photographers: What’s wrong with this picture?
HALDEN KROG

Cops vs photographers: What’s wrong with this picture?

Photographers say police are preventing them from doing their jobs properly by harassing, assaulting and detaining them, just for taking pictures.

  • Katharine Child
7 min read
JOEY MABASA

Arrest warrant out for police intelligence boss

A warrant of arrest has been issued for the head of police crime intelligence General Richard Mdluli, police said on Wednesday.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

US embassy warns of gangs at OR Tambo

According to the United States embassy, 14 Americans in the past 12 months have been robbed at gunpoint after landing at the OR Tambo international airport in Kempton Park, a…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
CONTROL OPERATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Foreign tourist robbed at Westcliff Hotel

A foreign tourist was robbed of his luggage upon his arrival at Johannesburg’s Westcliff Hotel from the OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday, said a hotel spokesperson.…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
HUMBULANI RAVELE

‘No syndicate’ targeting air travellers at OR Tambo

Foreign nationals arriving at OR Tambo International Airport will not be required to furnish customs officials with their addresses, the border control operational coordinating…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
BLADE NZIMANDE

SAPS: Blade’s protection not up for discussion

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has declined to discuss the withdrawal of its protection services for South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande.…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
GOLF ESTATE

Cops defend Selebi’s assurances

Police have defended National Commissioner Jackie Selebi’s undertaking that crime would not mar the past weekend’s World Cup qualifying draw in Durban. ”The commissioner was 100%…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
JOHANNESBURG POLICE

Police find 16kg of cocaine in knapsack at airport

Johannesburg police discovered 16kg of cocaine with a street value of R7,2-million at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday. Senior Superintendent Vish Naidoo said officers…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read