Policing

Barber assaulted by police officers in full view of CCTV

Video shows Juma Igiranieza being beaten up at his workplace

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Video | 10 November 2023

Protection racket halts toilet cleaning in Khayelitsha

Service provider withdrew after threats at gunpoint and extortion attempts

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News | 9 November 2023

Police brutality is a big problem. Here’s how to change the law to fix it

But amending the law will not be enough. Police leadership must commit to addressing brutality.

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Opinion | 7 November 2023

Community policing forums should be holding police accountable

CPFs are not just there to help cops do their jobs

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Opinion | 3 November 2023

Police silent on crime reporting system problems

“This is just a classic case of laziness from the police. There is always a solution.”

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News | 29 September 2023

Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6-million from Minister of Police

Ntokozo Patrick Xulu spent 813 days behind bars

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Law | 19 September 2023

Officer testifies why he shot homeless man

“I believed they were going to injure me, take my gun and shoot me”

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News | 14 September 2023

Cops cautioned over arresting people for cannabis use and possession

“There is currently no legislation that prescribes what quantities of cannabis may be possessed or cultivated”

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News | 4 September 2023

Man “maliciously arrested” by police gets R3.4 million in damages

But only after spending nearly three years in prison

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Law | 24 August 2023

Millions spent but 11 years later, police station is a drug den

The meant-to-be newly renovated Ngqamakhwe police station has been stripped by vandals after construction work stopped

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News | 11 August 2023

We will take matters into our own hands, Riverlea community leader warns Bheki Cele

Police minister and mining officials meet community following protests over violence blamed on informal miners

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Brief | 4 August 2023

Police accused of shooting teenager during Slovo Park protest

SAPS investigating death of 16-year-old Karabo Chaka

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Brief | 1 August 2023

DNA bungling delays justice for family of slain mother

“Three years later, the suspect is roaming outside”

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News | 11 July 2023

Immigrants in Diepsloot say they are scapegoats for crime

Complaints of police harassment

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News | 10 July 2023

Police open murder case after man shot during Cape Town protest

SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha

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News | 6 July 2023

Man accused of robbery beaten and set alight in Samora Machel

This comes weeks after two men accused of crime were killed in Philippi

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News | 3 July 2023