Why Fewer People Are Being Convicted for Commercial Crimes
The NPA’s Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit is underperforming
SAPS
Police Watchdog Completes Probe Into Khayelitsha Torture Case
Nonkululo Fente died when SAPS raided her tavern
Shops Shut as Anti-immigrant Protesters March Through Durban
Over 1,000 take part in March and March demonstration
The 7 Year Wait Continues
Premier Alan Winde’s answers to parliamentary questions reveal the extent of the Western Cape’s political dilly-dallying over police resources for the past seven years.
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March and March Protest Turns Ugly Again
Protesters diverted from the agreed route and attacked immigrants
CIVOC Allowance Increase Rejected Over Non-compliance and Oversight Failures
Speaker, the situation is so serious that in our latest amendment to the System of Delegations, this Council had to step in and assign responsibility to the Chairperson of the Safety and Security Portfolio Committee to ensure that CIVOC simply complies with its own requirements. That tells you everything.
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Calls for Crackdown on Mpumalanga Taxi Mafia
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has intensified its campaign against the growing lawlessness of taxi associations in Mpumalanga. During the most recent oversight visit by the Mpumalanga Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety to the SAPS provincial headquarters, the party once again raised the critical issue of illegal taxi patrols. The Freedom Front Plus […]
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The Mystery of the Chinese Trawlers Arrested at Sea
Four offences seem to have been committed but only one fine was imposed by the fisheries department
Masemola Should Resign
General Fannie Masemola has presided over a rat’s nest of factionalism and corruption in the senior ranks of the South African Police for just over four years.
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Precautionary Suspension of Masemola Welcomed
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the precautionary suspension of the National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, pending the outcome of the criminal case against him. Evidence given before the Madlanga Commission and testimony heard by the parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee on Organised Crime and Police Involvement left President Cyril Ramaphosa with no other […]
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Metro Cops Warn March and March Protesters to Behave
Businesses along the march route remained closed
Confronting Governance in the Cape Flats
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Sitting of the House today in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
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“Clean-up Campaign” in Durban Turns Into Witch Hunt for Immigrants
“This is unlawful, and the police have to act to arrest people”
Sewage Treatment Collapsing in Tshwane
The Department of Water and Sanitation has given the City 60 days from 31 March to come up with a plan
Army Enters Lavender Hill, but Some Are Sceptical
Gang violence continues on Cape Flats
US Marines Training Metro Police
The presence of US Marines training Cape Town Metro Police cadets on Muizenberg Beach is not something that can be brushed off as a simple “fitness session”. It raises serious legal, governance and accountability concerns.
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Marchers in Buffalo City Demand Closure of Nightclub
Protest follows anti-immigrant march last week
How Criminal Cops Escape Justice
Delmore Manuel, Jermaine Conradie, and Leigh-Ann Maroon are getting away with torture
Soldiers Hit the Streets of Mitchells Plain a Day After a Shooting
Homes were searched for firearms in Beacon Valley
Salt River Market Families Told to Leave
About 21 households remain on the site earmarked for social housing
Army Prepares for Deployment in Cape Town
SANDF will assist SAPS to fight crime
Minister Sends Back “Completely Inadequate” Report on Police Headquarters Scandal
Report fails to identify those responsible for the Telkom Towers mess, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson tells Parliament
Expect to See Soldiers on the Streets in April, Says Police Minister
The deployment is expected to last until 31 March 2027
SAPS and Hawks Snub Parliament on Lottery Probe
Special Investigating Unit is probing corruption totalling over R2-billion