Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into Policing
In 2014, Judge Kate O'Regan and Advocate Vusi Pikoli chaired a commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha. GroundUp covered the inquiry in depth. Here are our reports as well as contributed opinion pieces from the inquiry.
New police station finally opens in Khayelitsha, ending a nearly 20-year wait
Construction of a permanent station in Makhaza will start next year, says Bheki Cele
News | 17 May 2024
Nearly two decades later, Makhaza police station is finally set to open soon
Meanwhile the community is being serviced by a 24-hour patrol and a mobile unit
News | 11 December 2023
Two decades later Khayelitsha community is finally getting a police station - but it’s only temporary
This comes nearly nine years after the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into policing recommended that a new station be built in Makhaza
News | 29 March 2023
Bid to speed up ruling on police resources fails
Constitutional Court says it does not have jurisdiction on matter
By Liezl Human
News | 20 July 2022
Makhaza might wait another four years for promised police station
Bheki Cele’s 2018 promise will not be kept until 2025-6
Brief | 18 May 2022
Makhaza finally gets a temporary police station
Police say construction of a permanent police station still on the cards for Khayelitsha
Brief | 2 November 2021
Seven years after the Khayelitsha Commission, policing is worse than ever, say residents
Community wants police minister and other government departments to account for lack of action on commission’s recommendations
News | 26 August 2021
Khayelitsha residents want to know exactly when they will get the police station they were promised
Land for the Makhaza police station was identified already in 2004
News | 16 April 2021
Two crime hotspots still without permanent police stations
Five years after Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, recommendation to build new station still not implemented
News | 27 September 2019