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Durban police brutality case: trial date finally set but only for December

31 March 2026 | ARTICLE

By Benita Enoch

Regan Naidoo’s family sit in the gallery at Durban Magistrates Court where a trial date has been set down for December 2026. Photo: Benita Enoch A trial date has at last been set in the matter of Re...

Durban police brutality case: magistrate and defence face off

20 March 2026 | ARTICLE

By Benita Enoch

The family of Regan Naidoo sit in the gallery of Court V where the case was yet again postponed over a change of legal representation. Photo: Benita Enoch The case of 14 Durban police officers accuse...

Durban police brutality case: another step closer to trial after seven years of delays

16 February 2026 | ARTICLE

By Benita Enoch

Regan Naidoo’s mother Cookie, father Timothy and aunt Premmie Pillay. “We will continue to pitch up for our son. Our fight is not over yet,” said Naidoo’s mother. Photo: Benita Enoch Repeated postpo...

Naidoo family breaks down in court as police brutality case postponed yet again

28 November 2025 | ARTICLE

By Benita Enoch

The aunt, Ruby Mahalingan, and mother, Cookie Naidoo, of Regan Naidoo, who died in police custody, console each other outside the Durban Magistrates Court on Thursday. Photo: Benita Enoch The Nationa...

Accused cop bunks court because of his dog’s “retirement party”

30 September 2025 | ARTICLE

By Benita Enoch

Regan Naidoo’s mother Cookie Naidoo (bottom left, maroon top) and widow (bottom right, blue top), Kerosha Naidoo, with his uncle, aunts and cousin outside the Durban Magistrates’ Court. Photo: Benita...

Chart of the week: Policing the police

12 September 2025 | ARTICLE

By GroundUp and The Outlier

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is the police watchdog responsible for investigating police officers who break the law while on duty. But IPID has a massive backlog. In 2023/...

Police brutality trial postponed after startling audio recording emerges

1 July 2025 | ARTICLE

By Benita Enoch

Regan Naidoo’s mother and widow, Cookie and Kerosha Naidoo (centre) surrounded by Naidoo’s uncles, aunts and cousins outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court. Photo: Benita Enoch The trial of 14 office...

Our justice system is grinding to a halt

9 December 2024 | ARTICLE

By Nathan Geffen

It is taking years to bring relatively simple matters to a close in our courts. The Constitutional Court is not setting a good example when it comes to delivering judgments on time. Archive photo: As...

Durban police brutality case heads to trial after years of delays

14 November 2024 | ARTICLE

By Benita Enoch

Regan Naidoo’s father, Timothy Naidoo; his cousin, Paul Govindsamy; and uncle, Jeffery Mahalingan, outside the Durban Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. The case has been moved to trial after a successf...

Seventh postponement in Durban police brutality case

21 October 2024 | ARTICLE

By Benita Enoch

Regan Naidoo’s uncle, Jeffery Mahalingan(left), and father Timothy Naidoo outside the Durban Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Charges were withdrawn against three of the 17 accused police officers in a ...