The chief executive of Nala Business Chamber was assaulted by members of the illegal ‘Nala Business Forum’ when he went to a building site to deal with a subcontracting dispute.
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South Africa’s seventh parliament has just started its work, and it appears to be doing so with a far more collaborative spirit — and significantly less playing to the gallery — than it did during any of the previous three terms.
The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing
A letter, apparently written by gangsters in Philippi, warns they will kill Somalis if extortion fees are paid to their rivals
Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend
A lack of effective political leadership has contributed to the stagnation and decline of the South African Police Service
He said police were not properly trained and criminals were not scared of them because they worked together
Police have dismissed rumours that the six-year-old was kidnapped for muthi, saying there was no evidence of this
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Dube-Ncube says province will have 1 000 social crime wardens on the beat
On Tuesday, motorists were robbed at gunpoint at the Crown Interchange during peak Johannesburg traffic
There is ‘growing concern’ about increasing levels of gangsterism and organised crime in the Western Cape
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Brigadier Selvy Mohlala has been accused of misconduct and bringing the South African Police Service into disrepute
Infighting among the top brass in Mpumalanga stems from the police’s allegations of money-laundering and illegal mining cover-up
Controversial trade links between the two countries remain — albeit on a far smaller scale than in the past
The chair of the party’s subcommittee on peace and stability, Polly Boshielo, says it trusts and supports Cele, despite calls for him to be dismissed
The police arrested three people and killed four others suspected of cash-in-transit heists
SAPS says it has heightened visible policing over the Heritage Day weekend
Members attached to Kensington police in Cape Town are under investigation for alleged police brutality
The AfriForum report says 95% of serious and violent rural crimes committed over the past four years remain unsolved
Criminals have capitalised on the strong visual resemblance that imitation weapons bear to firearms
The forensics investigator at the murder scene said he did not collect all DNA evidence as the people in the house were considered victims of an intrusion, not suspects
Crucial police work is being neglected, cases drag on for years and accused rapists walk the streets, rape survivor support groups say
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Overall cases of murder have dropped slightly but killing of police has almost doubled over the past three months
The deputy president’s convoy consisted of seven vehicles and only two pulled off, the police minister told parliament on Wednesday
The mining company hosted its fourth annual Marikana memorial lecture on Monday to mark the 11th anniversary of the massacre
Hiring 10 000 new recruits annually will not solve the crime crisis because of poor training and policing, as well as rampant corruption
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The national transport minister has slammed local by-laws while the police minister has distanced himself from the taxi mayhem that’s playing itself out in the Western Cape
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And how forensic entomology has evolved in South Africa
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The South African National Taxi Council has called an urgent meeting after live rounds were fired in the city centre
The claim is based on the R500 000 each veteran was promised in 1994, which they say today works out to be R4.2 million.
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Police will meet Parow residents on Tuesday, two days ahead of his release under house arrest in that area
Parties in the cannabis Phakisa event agree to a 30 June moratorium while regulations are put in place
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