Crime
Angy Peter trial: judge wants police to explain mistakes
Police statements to the media after the arrest of Social Justice Coalition activists came under the spotlight in the Angy Peter trial today.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 28 August 2014
Angy Peter trial: detective admits he did not investigate
Detective Constable Stanford Muthian acknowledged on Tuesday during the Angy Peter trial that he had not conducted his own investigation into the murder.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 27 August 2014
What the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry has recommended
The Khayelitsha commission of inquiry into policing has made many important recommendations to the National Minister of Police. Here is a summary.
Adam Armstrong
News | 26 August 2014
Highest crime areas have fewest cops - Khayelitsha commission
Police stations in the parts of Cape Town which bore the brunt of apartheid are the most seriously understaffed, the Commission of Inquiry into Policing in Khayelitsha found.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 26 August 2014
Khayelitsha police not trained to deal with domestic violence
The South African Police Services (SAPS) in Khayelitsha do not meet the obligations set out in the Domestic Violence Act when dealing with cases of domestic violence.
Barbara Maregele
News | 26 August 2014
Khayelitsha report: community wants to understand the recommendations
Residents of Khayelitsha queried some of the recommendations made by the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry into policing. Others did not understand exactly what the commission has recommended.
Pharie Sefali
News | 26 August 2014
Angy Peter trial: investigator thought it sufficient to “rubber stamp” statements
None of the witnesses to murder victim Rowan Du Preez’s alleged deathbed statement were asked to swear that their statements were true, the investigating officer of the case told the court on 25 August.
Simone Haysom
News | 26 August 2014
Khayelitsha commission a “victory for justice” say organisations
The organisations that originally called for the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha have welcomed as a “victory for justice” the commission’s findings and recommendations.
Barbara Maregele
News | 26 August 2014
Commission finds “serious inefficiencies” in Khayelitsha policing
The Commission of Inquiry into Policing in Khayelitsha has identified “serious, overlapping (policing) inefficiencies”.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 25 August 2014