Policing

IPID records six alleged killings by police in first week of lockdown

IPID is also investigating 13 complaints related to shootings and 14 assault cases

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Brief | 3 April 2020

Man blinded by rubber bullet during 2018 protest still waiting for action from IPID

Sivuyisiwe Dyani lost his sight during a protest in Hermanus

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News | 2 April 2020

Police kill three people in three days of lockdown. This is normal for South Africa

Lockdown exposes police brutality that has always been widespread and routine

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Analysis | 1 April 2020

A message for police and soldiers: We support what you’re doing but do it gently

Our constitutional democracy should not be placed at risk by the Covid-19 lockdown

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GroundView | 26 March 2020

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?

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News | 13 March 2020

Police are aggravating the trauma of victims of crime, Ombudsman told

Western Cape Police Ombudsman asks public to come forward with complaints

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News | 11 March 2020

IPID suspensions aim to thwart police corruption investigations, say former officials

IPID’s new head has suspended a number of officials, including national head of investigations Matthews Sesoko

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News | 11 March 2020

Family of murdered Delft teenager left in limbo

Three months after Jayden Petersen’s death, police have told his grandparents nothing

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News | 11 March 2020

Charges against Women on Farms director withdrawn

Colette Solomon was arrested during an anti-eviction protest

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News | 27 February 2020

Police watchdog commits to major policy change

IPID will prioritise investigating the most serious allegations against officers

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News | 27 February 2020

IPID should focus on worst criminal cops, says expert report

By its own admission, the police watchdog does not have the resources to properly investigate all the cases in its workload

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Analysis | 25 February 2020

“Every day I fear for my life” says train driver

Stephanus Louw was stabbed and attacked by three men armed with knives

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Brief | 20 February 2020

Witsand residents protest against arrest of street patrollers

12 members of patrol face charges including assault, kidnapping, and attempted murder

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Brief | 21 January 2020

Asylum seekers accuse Pretoria police of taking bribes

SAPS urges complainants to come forward

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News | 13 December 2019

“Murder capital” residents welcome award for police station commander

Top Nyanga cop is “always willing to go out of his way to help”

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Brief | 13 December 2019