Policing

NPA found “no conclusive evidence” that Cwecwe was raped

Case was dropped by NPA in November 2024

Fight over fish in Lesotho’s Katse Dam

Local fishers say they are arrested and beaten up but authorities deny this

Police can’t say why they let an alleged rapist off the hook

Officers dropped him at hospital without questioning him

Thousands march to call for justice for raped child

Still no arrests after seven-year-old raped in Eastern Cape in October

SAPS responds to GroundUp’s articles on extortion in Cape Town

Accused in police torture case considers plea deal

Three police officers are charged with torturing a barber in Cape Town in November 2023

Off-duty cop accused of brutally assaulting Cape Town man

Unconscious victim dumped at community clinic

Rape of 7-year-old child: mother accuses police of being slow to act

Police blame delays on “a shortage of manpower”

Public Works Minister: Telkom Towers police HQ a “monument to inefficient management”

A billion rand later, the department will either repurpose the complex or get rid of it

Lawyer charged with attempted murder released on bail

Rael Kassel’s ex-partner fears for her safety

Government losing 1,800 firearms a year to criminals

Firearm-related murders in South Africa have risen to 34 per day

Cops accused of torture will plead not guilty

Three officers are accused of torturing a barber during a raid in Cape Town. The incident was caught on CCTV.

About 100 people march in Khayelitsha against gun crimes and extortion

Crime involving firearms and extortion has prevented the municipality, Eskom and SASSA from providing essential services

Government’s “headless chicken approach” to the billion-rand shoddy national police headquarters

The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure conducted an oversight visit at the Telkom Towers complex on Thursday

Minister of Police must pay damages to teacher for unlawful arrest

The teacher was arrested for domestic violence and held in custody for a weekend

Graduates march to demand police work

They say they have the qualifications and there are staff shortages in the police department but they remain unemployed