Policing

Bring back our police station, say Walmer residents

Satellite station in ruins as shootings rise in township

By

Brief | 11 August 2022

IPID probes Ekurhuleni cops after four people died during protests

Mayor promises Tembisa residents free basic electricity, debt relief to qualifying households and bins

By

News | 5 August 2022

COSATU protesters chase away officials during march against crime

Police Minister Bheki Cele says policing alone cannot deal with crime

By

News | 4 August 2022

200 cases dropped in three months because of police inefficiency, report finds

Dockets often lost, says court monitoring team run by the Western Cape Department of Community Safety.

By

Brief | 4 August 2022

Women march to police station after body found in wheelie bin

Nyanga protesters demand visible policing and CCTV cameras

By

Brief | 3 August 2022

Tensions mount in Tembisa again as families mourn their dead

Protesters block off township with rocks and rubbish

By

News | 3 August 2022

Philippi police station is only open during daylight

Station only certifies documents and executes protection orders in an area where 67 people were murdered last year

By

News | 25 July 2022

Judge slams police for refusing to carry out court orders

Some SAPS members have completely forgotten why they are wearing police uniforms, said Acting Judge Ramaepadi

By

Law | 19 July 2022

“We live in a war zone” says mother pleading for better policing in Gqeberha

Nelson Mandela Bay district police commissioner agrees with protesting residents that there is no police visibility

By

News | 13 July 2022

GroundUp reporters hijacked and robbed

This was one of many car hijackings in Philippi and Nyanga this past week

By

News | 8 July 2022

“Our children can’t play outside any more” say Hillview residents

DA ward councillor claims 176 people have been killed in the past three years in the area

By

News | 17 June 2022

A crèche battles to survive after cops fail to pitch

Teachers say they fear for their and the children’s safety

By

News | 13 June 2022

Prosecutor throws out badly-prepared case, gets arrested by police

Court awards damages against National Director of Public Prosecutions

By

Law | 7 June 2022

Delft protesters want better roads, better policing, and toilets at the taxi rank

“We want a bigger police station and more police to serve the community” says SANCO leader

By

News | 6 June 2022

Middelburg woman must get R540,000 from the Minister of Police, court rules

“This type of unruly behaviour by the police must be discouraged at all costs,” says judge after unlawful arrest

By

Law | 3 June 2022

Self-defence vs murder: Concourt overturns conviction of man who killed police officer

Liqhayiya Tuta said he believed he was being attacked and that two officers did not identify themselves when they tried to arrest him

By

Law | 1 June 2022