Delayed Justice: Police Torture Trial Postponed for Seven Months
The hearing was originally set down for July 2024 but will now only be heard in April 2026
SAPS
Getting Guns off the Streets
Nearly 22,000 guns were confiscated over the past five years. Almost 7,000 confiscated guns were linked to murder cases.
Community Takes Action to Fix Randburg
The idea is for every business to take care of its immediate surroundings.
Protesters Charged With Public Violence to Appear in Court
Six arrested during the protest on Voortrekker Road in Cape Town on Monday
Police Van Crashes Into Shacks, Injures Two, and Leaves Families Homeless
The families say SAPS only took their statements a week after the incident
Commuters Scramble as 30-Day Taxi Shutdown Begins
Ten routes from Khayelitsha to Somerset West suspended amid escalating violence
Cape Town Journalist Assaulted by Police, Has Phone Confiscated – Twice
Freelance reporter Sandiso Phaliso has been repeatedly, and illegally, harassed by police while working in Nyanga
Fire Devastates Community Owned Farm
The land for Mavhungeni farm had been restored to the community after a successful land claim
Lesufi’s Office Fails to Back up His Claim About Immigrants
The Gauteng Premier vowed to destroy informal settlements, claiming that most of their residents are undocumented immigrants
Cachalia Is Right
The Acting Minister of Police is right to be concerned. There is ‘No proper plan in Cape Town to deal with gang violence’.
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Gang Violence Forces Kariega Families to Abandon Their Homes
More than 30 homes torched or vandalised as criminals target community leaders and witnesses in a suspected campaign of intimidation
SAPS HQ Fiasco: MPs Lose Patience With Public Works Minister
Committee members want to see the forensic report on Telkom Towers
Pagad Marches Against Gang Violence on the Cape Flats
The organisation marched under close police supervision in Mitchells Plain on Sunday
Lottery Corruption Case Reaches Court After Years of Delays
No progress from National Prosecuting Authority in at least another 18 cases with a further 21 under investigation by SAPS and the Hawks
No Sex Workers Will Be Prosecuted While Court Process Plays Out
NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases
City of Cape Town Probe Clears Officers of Responsibility in Taxi Driver’s Death
No evidence linking Law Enforcement officers to death of Luvyo Vimba last November, City says
Time to Tackle the Real Causes of Crime
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. NOTE TO EDITORS: This speech was delivered in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament during the Subject for discussion: Condemning the recent surge in shootings in the Western Cape and holding SAPS and Parole Board accountable for failing to protect citizens.
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Police Officer Accused of Murdering Man in Khayelitsha
Off-duty cop allegedly took a gun from his colleague and shot Sesethu Sigonyela
Kraaifontein Residents Protest About Living Conditions
Lists of demands handed over to City of Cape Town, Western Cape health department and SAPS
Commuters Stranded in Somerset West Amid Deadly Taxi Violence
At least five people dead as tensions between CATA and CODETA boil over
Gqeberha Protesters Torch Bus, Stone Truck, Demanding Electricity
Separate protests erupt in Westville and Bayland
Violent Crime on Table Mountain Increasing
But SANParks says figures are stable
Lawyer for Cop Accused of Assault Fails to Show up in Court
In November 2023 police officers were caught on CCTV brutally assaulting a worker during a raid in Mowbray
One Murder, Two Court Cases: Chaos at Cape Town Court
NPA and SAPS have failed to explain why two cases were enrolled related to the same crime