Policing
Officer testifies why he shot homeless man
“I believed they were going to injure me, take my gun and shoot me”
News | 14 September 2023
Cops cautioned over arresting people for cannabis use and possession
“There is currently no legislation that prescribes what quantities of cannabis may be possessed or cultivated”
News | 4 September 2023
Man “maliciously arrested” by police gets R3.4 million in damages
But only after spending nearly three years in prison
Law | 24 August 2023
Millions spent but 11 years later, police station is a drug den
The meant-to-be newly renovated Ngqamakhwe police station has been stripped by vandals after construction work stopped
News | 11 August 2023
We will take matters into our own hands, Riverlea community leader warns Bheki Cele
Police minister and mining officials meet community following protests over violence blamed on informal miners
Brief | 4 August 2023
Police accused of shooting teenager during Slovo Park protest
SAPS investigating death of 16-year-old Karabo Chaka
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 1 August 2023
DNA bungling delays justice for family of slain mother
“Three years later, the suspect is roaming outside”
News | 11 July 2023
Immigrants in Diepsloot say they are scapegoats for crime
Complaints of police harassment
News | 10 July 2023
Police open murder case after man shot during Cape Town protest
SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 July 2023