Policing

Protesters against gender-based violence complain of being manhandled by police

Arrested demonstrators were crammed into vans and kept together in a cell for breaking Covid-19 regulations

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News | 2 July 2020

Family wants answers after death in police custody

Sakhiwo Mbonyongwana died in a Khayelitsha police station cell on Tuesday

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Brief | 26 June 2020

Immigrant tradesmen accuse police of harassment

Johannesburg Metro police say they are enforcing Covid-19 regulations

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News | 25 June 2020

Cape Flats families bury their children on Youth Day

“It happens every day, uncle, every single day”

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Photo Essay | 18 June 2020

Civil society steps in to monitor complaints against the police and army

Earlier lockdown restrictions prevented many people from reporting abuses, says activist

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News | 15 June 2020

Humewood police accused of using coronavirus as an excuse to get off duty

Police spokesperson says it is unnecessary to close an entire station and send all officers for testing

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News | 11 June 2020

IPID a no-show in Petrus Miggels police assault probe

Investigator has still not returned to the scene of the assault or interviewed key witnesses, according to Miggels’ family

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News | 10 June 2020

Swartland police fire rubber bullets and teargas at shack dwellers

Silvertown residents are demanding basic municipal services

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News | 4 June 2020

NPA and IPID commit to tackling high-level police corruption

This comes after two investigators were pulled from task team

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Brief | 29 May 2020

Angry mob parades 18-year-old “thief” through Uitenhage streets

“I beat her by myself instead of the crowd doing it” says father

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News | 27 May 2020

“Arrest all of us,” say Westville residents after torching of alleged drug house

Residents say they have complained about the activities at the house without success to police

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News | 26 May 2020

“There can be no justification for torture, ever” – top brass tell police

Police who refuse to comply with internal directive may be held personally liable

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News | 21 May 2020

Police watchdog promises to improve, but controversial targets remain

Funding shortfalls call into question IPID’s ability to fulfil its mandate

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Analysis | 14 May 2020

Woman alleges cigarette corruption by Grassy Park police

Vanessa Adriaanse claims police unlawfully entered her home and arrested her

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News | 12 May 2020

Police must pay R96,000 in damages to gospel singer after warrantless search

“Evil act” perpetrated by police who have constitutional duty to protect society, says judge

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Law | 11 May 2020