Crime
No one arrested for murder of young Musa Batyi
On 24 November, 17-year-old Musa Batyi was found at Better Life, Philippi, in a pool of blood. He had been stabbed once. He was in excruciating pain and losing blood. A short while later he died.
Nwabisa Pondoyi
News | 3 December 2013
Khayelitsha Development Forum boycotts policing inquiry
The Khayelitsha Development Forum (KDF) says there is no need for the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into policing.
Pharie Sefali
News | 20 November 2013
Can urban upgrading create safer communities?
The third lecture of this year’s Grootboom Memorial Dialogue Series took place at the Woodstock Town hall last night. Hosted by the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), the dialogue explored the impact of urban design interventions on the safety and security of people living in informal settlements.
Sibusiso Tshabalala
News | 20 November 2013
Inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha starts
Yesterday marked the official start of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Police Inefficiency in Khayelitsha. It took place at Lookout Hill in the township. Dozens of members of the community, civil society organisations, and the media gathered to witness the first proceedings.
Delphine Pedeboy
News | 14 November 2013
Occult crime unit is offensive to common sense and morality
Decades after its formation, the Occult-Related Crime Unit (ORCU, founded by Kobus “Donker” Jonker in 1992) continues to waste public resources, misdirect police attention, and stigmatise young people who are by and large more misunderstood than malignant.
Jacques Rousseau
Opinion | 13 November 2013
Alexander Court, Parow: tenants say their lives are in danger.
Property owners and tenants of Alexander Court in Parow say they are being terrorised by drug lords and sex workers who trespass on their balconies.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 15 October 2013
Too many bad apples: IPID report reveals unacceptable levels of criminality within the police
Over the past year, people filed 6 728 cases of criminal and professional misconduct against police officers with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). This number represents 4.3% of active police officers (officers employed in terms of the SAPS Act).
Craig Oosthuizen
News | 9 October 2013
Khayelitsha residents on the O’Regan/Pikoli Commission
The O'Regan/Pikoli Commision of Inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha is to go ahead after a Constitutional Court ruling last week. GroundUp went to the streets of Khayelitsha to gauge people’s reaction to the ruling.
Nwabisa Pondoyi
Opinion | 9 October 2013
The People versus the Minister of Police
Yesterday, the Constitutional Court dismissed a request by the Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa and others to hear a direct appeal against the appointment of the O’Regan/Pikoli Commission of Inquiry.
Jacques van Heerden
Opinion | 2 October 2013