Police brutality

Man dies in police custody after “struggle” with Table View cops

Given Mabusela was pronounced dead on arrival at Du Noon clinic

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Brief | 28 November 2023

Activists doorstop police to demand answers for brutal barbershop assault

Police and IPID silent on the investigation into the assault of Juma Igiranieza on 7 November

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Brief | 15 November 2023

Man “maliciously arrested” by police gets R3.4 million in damages

But only after spending nearly three years in prison

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Law | 24 August 2023

Police accused of shooting teenager during Slovo Park protest

SAPS investigating death of 16-year-old Karabo Chaka

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Brief | 1 August 2023

Case of Durban cops in court for Regan Naidoo’s death postponed yet again

Naidoo died in police custody in 2018

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Brief | 27 January 2023

More delays in case of 22 cops accused of murdering Regan Naidoo in 2018

We just want justice, says father of 32-year-old

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News | 3 November 2022

22 Durban police officers in court for Regan Naidoo’s death

“I just feel sorry for them. I wonder how they sleep after what they did,” says Regan’s father

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News | 13 October 2022

Police Minister ordered to pay father R240,000 for unlawful arrest during lockdown

The man said he was arrested at a roadblock in April 2020 while transporting his sick son to a doctor

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Law | 7 October 2022

Police minister ordered to pay R400,000 after unlawful arrest and detention

Johannes Claassens was locked up in filthy cells for three days on trumped-up charges

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Law | 17 August 2022

Five years later, Zwelihle police brutality probe is still incomplete

Independent Police Investigative Directorate says it’s busy investigating

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News | 14 April 2022

Slap on the wrist for police commander who ignored torture allegations

SAPS failing to enforce discipline in its ranks

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News | 6 April 2022

Lives and eyes lost: excessive use of rubber bullets by police is common

Mthokozisi Ntumba’s death points to bigger SAPS failures

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Opinion | 10 March 2022

Man claims police assaulted him during stop-and-search incident

Police say docket handed to IPID

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Brief | 28 January 2022

Are SAPS commanders ignoring instructions to discipline brutal cops?

Upington death in custody raises questions

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Feature | 9 November 2021

State liable for damages after teenager shot by off-duty cop

Court found it “shocking” that officer had been given a firearm despite failing shooting tests and being “consistently incompetent”

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Law | 9 November 2021

Give us better cops, say Mitchells Plain protesters

Residents of one of Cape Town’s largest townships demand better cops

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Brief | 28 October 2021