Policing
Fourth vigilante killing in Philippi since 12 January
A man suspected of burglary was set alight on Thursday morning
News | 26 February 2026
The staggering cost of wrongful arrests
Thousands of claims against SAPS cost R620-million in 2024/25
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 20 February 2026
Teenager beaten to death for stealing cellphone and cash
Sinethemba Mxhaso, 18, was beaten to death by members of his community in Philippi on Wednesday
News | 19 February 2026
Philippi East massacre: Cops contradict each other on arrests
Suspects appear to have been taken in for questioning, but not arrested
Brief | 20 January 2026
Massacre on the Cape Flats: police search for gunmen
Eight people shot dead in shebeen in Marikana informal settlement
News | 17 January 2026
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.
News | 14 January 2026
Philippi residents beat, stone and burn man to death for robbery
“People are fed up and disappointed with the police and the justice system, and are now forced to take the law into their own hands.”
Brief | 12 January 2026
SAPS is drowning in unsolved dockets
There were 1.9-million unsolved cases by the end of the 2024 financial year
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
News | 12 December 2025
Nkandla villagers demand a police station
Mfongosi Satellite Police Station has been abandoned
News | 4 December 2025