Police brutality

Cops who tortured man are still on duty

These police beat Juma Igiranieza, not suspected of any crime, with a bat and smothered him with a plastic bag. They were caught red-handed on CCTV.

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News | 14 January 2026

Naidoo family breaks down in court as police brutality case postponed yet again

National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay

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Brief | 28 November 2025

Police officer’s murder trial postponed

Off-duty SAPS officer Dumisani Ndzabela is accused of shooting Sesethu Sigonyela in Khayelitsha

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Brief | 5 November 2025

NPA to proceed in rape cover-up case against Brighton Beach police officers

But the case has been adjourned to April 2026

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Brief | 29 October 2025

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

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News | 22 September 2025

Chart of the week: Policing the police

Thousands of police brutality cases are reported every year but very few result in criminal convictions or disciplinary action

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Charts | 12 September 2025

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

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Police officer accused of murdering man in Khayelitsha

Off-duty cop allegedly took a gun from his colleague and shot Sesethu Sigonyela

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Brief | 1 September 2025

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

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Brief | 15 August 2025