Articles for Daneel Knoetze

IPID reopens Miggels case as police brutality complaints spike during lockdown

“Even though we know that nothing will bring him back, this is still welcome news” says step-daughter

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News | 8 May 2020

Covid-19: Slain Alex man’s case highlights failures of police and army watchdogs

Many allegations that accountability has got worse during lockdown

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Analysis | 6 May 2020

Details of two additional alleged lockdown killings by police revealed

Police were accused of killing five people during the enforcement of the first three weeks of Covid-19 lockdown

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News | 30 April 2020

Covid-19: Police watchdog investigation of first lockdown death reveals deep flaws

“How can they say that he just dropped dead?” asks his stepdaughter after witnesses describe how Petrus Miggels was beaten by police

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Feature | 29 April 2020

Covid-19: Lockdown creates ripe pickings for corrupt police

Revealed: A staggering range of police corruption

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Feature | 15 April 2020

Two dogs shot in Khayelitsha lockdown recovering

“We were completely shocked. We confronted the officer and asked him why he shot the dogs like that”

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News | 8 April 2020

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

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

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

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

Evidence of IPID cover-up mounts, but Joemat-Pettersson declines to act

Auditor-General warned police watchdog against manipulating statistics in 2017

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News | 5 December 2019

Murder, rape and torture by police officers. Did IPID even investigate?

IPID used a category called “special closure” to close hundreds of such cases

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Feature | 18 November 2019

“I was furious” – former Police Committee chair reacts to IPID cover-up

Annelize van Wyk regrets that Parliament didn’t sufficiently hold police watchdog to account

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News | 24 October 2019

Viewfinder responds to Robert McBride

McBride’s critique of our exposé was surprising. He is on record agreeing with some of our article’s most important takeaways.

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Right to reply | 18 October 2019