Police resources case
Seven years after the Khayelitsha Commission, policing is worse than ever, say residents
Community wants police minister and other government departments to account for lack of action on commission’s recommendations
News | 26 August 2021
Hanover Park resident: “There comes the army, there goes the army”
Nearly nine months after the army was deployed to the Cape Flats, what has changed?
News | 13 March 2020
Court rules that allocation of police in Western Cape is discriminatory
Victory for Social Justice Coalition may result in poorer areas getting more officers
By Thembela Ntongana and GroundUp Staff
Brief | 14 December 2018
Police system unintentionally discriminates, argues civil society lawyer
Advocate for Social Justice Coalition defends expert witness
News | 16 February 2018
Police resources: there’s nothing wrong with the allocation system, SAPS tells court
Lawyer says expert evidence is flawed
News | 15 February 2018
Here’s how unfairly police are distributed
Suburbs like Sea Point, Claremont and Camps Bay have far more officers per resident than Nyanga. Why?
Analysis | 17 January 2018
Police say crime, not its policies, affect the poor
Judge quotes constitution to police: it’s their duty to prevent, combat and investigate crime
Law | 1 December 2017
Policing system discriminates against black women, court told
Police claim to favour poor communities, but judge says results paint a different picture
Law | 30 November 2017
Court hears black communities get inferior police services
Civil society organisations want a declaration that the allocation of officers in the Western Cape is discriminatory
Law | 29 November 2017