Civil Society
Angy Peter trial: judge wants police to explain mistakes
Police statements to the media after the arrest of Social Justice Coalition activists came under the spotlight in the Angy Peter trial today.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 28 August 2014
The week in activism
This week in political activism we look at calls for help from Grahamstown, the plight of coal communities, a symposium on gender equality, and documenting the struggles of four informal settlements in South Africa.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 27 August 2014
Angy Peter trial: detective admits he did not investigate
Detective Constable Stanford Muthian acknowledged on Tuesday during the Angy Peter trial that he had not conducted his own investigation into the murder.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 27 August 2014
Angy Peter trial: investigator thought it sufficient to “rubber stamp” statements
None of the witnesses to murder victim Rowan Du Preez’s alleged deathbed statement were asked to swear that their statements were true, the investigating officer of the case told the court on 25 August.
Simone Haysom
News | 26 August 2014
Khayelitsha commission a “victory for justice” say organisations
The organisations that originally called for the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha have welcomed as a “victory for justice” the commission’s findings and recommendations.
Barbara Maregele
News | 26 August 2014
Marikana public violence accused appear in court
17 people appeared at Athlone Magistrate Court on 25 August on charges of public violence related to the Marikana informal settlement evictions last week. The accused faced charges ranging from stoning police vehicles and private cars to arson, including torching a car, setting alight a shop and looting.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 25 August 2014
Angy Peter case frustrated by sick detective constable
Whispers of disbelief and frustration broke the silence in the courtroom as Judge Robert Henney announced that detective constable Stanford Muthian had called in sick for the second time in the last week. Muthian of Mfuleni police station headed the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Rowan du Preez.
Barbara Maregele
News | 22 August 2014
Crucial evidence missing from police docket
The handwritten notes made by the three police officers who claim they recorded Rowan du Preez’s dying declaration “were nowhere to be found” in the investigating docket.
Barbara Maregele
News | 21 August 2014
Angy Peter case: defence questions police docket
Defence attorney William King has questioned the authenticity of the police docket handed to the court in the trial of Angy Peter and others.
Barbara Maregele
News | 20 August 2014