Crime
Achmat calls for ceremony for police to apologise
The police should hold a formal ceremony to apologise to some of the victims of poor policing in Khayelitsha, Zackie Achmat has suggested.
Adam Armstrong
News | 13 February 2014
City project, VPUU, criticises SAPS
The SA Police Service is one of the least approachable of the partners working with the Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) service in Khayelitsha, the commission into Khayelitsha policing heard this week.
Adam Armstrong
News | 13 February 2014
Khayelitsha gangs can get worse warns researcher
Dr Kelly Gillespie, a social anthropology researcher based at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), warned the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry into policing that the township’s gangs can change into something worse.
Adam Armstrong
News | 12 February 2014
Retired police officers slam Khayelitsha station management
Detectives at Khayelitsha police stations are expected to deal with far too many cases at a time, two retired police officers have told the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.
Adam Armstrong
News | 11 February 2014
City and SJC dispute over Commission
The City of Cape Town and the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) have locked horns over the scope of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry and the role of the City in the quality of policing.
Adam Armstrong
News | 7 February 2014
Police oversight bodies failing
For three days, the Khayelitsha Commission has heard from various bodies responsible for oversight and cooperation with the police. Their testimonies have not inspired confidence.
Adam Armstrong
News | 5 February 2014
Police accused of extortion
The Khayelitsha Commission has heard testimony about refugees and their vulnerability to violence and exploitation.
Adam Armstrong
News | 5 February 2014
When a police van hit and killed our child
This is a shortened transcript of a witness testimony given at the Khayelitsha Commission last week.
Transcript from Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry
News | 3 February 2014
Brave women and burnt-out cops
Funeka Soldaat told the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry how she had been raped by a group of young men because she is a lesbian. She testified that she is a survivor of "corrective rape".
Adam Armstrong
News | 29 January 2014