Police brutality
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”
Law | 9 November 2021
Give us better cops, say Mitchells Plain protesters
Residents of one of Cape Town’s largest townships demand better cops
Brief | 28 October 2021
Vital Concourt judgment on warrantless searches
Case arises out of “degrading and invasive” raids on “poor and vulnerable” communities in downtown Johannesburg
Law | 25 October 2021
Police officers arrested for death in custody of Regan Naidoo
“My son died for something he knew nothing about” says father
News | 27 September 2021
Police use of deadly force must be curbed, says new expert report
Report says ratio of civilians killed by police to police killed on duty in South Africa, about 13 to one, is a cause for concern
Analysis | 26 August 2021
City of Cape Town demolishes tent camp, leaving homeless without shelter
Law enforcement removes people living near the Green Point Tennis Courts
News | 25 August 2021
KZN family says police assaulted them and took goods that were not looted
Two family members and the pet dog shot with rubber bullets
News | 4 August 2021
Police commissioner Khehla Sitole admits that SAPS discipline needs overhaul
Sitole told Parliament that an “independent” discipline unit needs to be established
News | 1 June 2021