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Andrè Traut

Lutzville police officer out on bail after allegedly assaulting 13-year-old with a sjambok

Maverick Citizen

Lutzville police officer out on bail after allegedly assaulting 13-year-old with a sjambok

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Police make breakthrough in Imizamo Yethu mass shootings case with arrest of three suspects

South Africa

Police make breakthrough in Imizamo Yethu mass shootings case with arrest of three suspects

By Vincent Cruywagen

‘Rule with absolute fear’ – organised crime kingpins target witnesses, detectives to deter investigations

South Africa

‘Rule with absolute fear’ – organised crime kingpins target witnesses, detectives to deter investigations

By Vincent Cruywagen

Delft Police Station — no holding cells, no photocopier, #1 for murders in South Africa

South Africa

Delft Police Station — no holding cells, no photocopier, #1 for murders in South Africa

By Velani Ludidi

Five in court after German tourist disappears on Cape Town hiking trail

South Africa

Five in court after German tourist disappears on Cape Town hiking trail

By Vincent Cruywagen

Police inefficiency causes 200 cases to be dropped in three months, Western Cape report finds

South Africa

Police inefficiency causes 200 cases to be dropped in three months, Western Cape report finds

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

Police commissioner and MEC witness mob justice assault firsthand in Khayelitsha

South Africa

Police commissioner and MEC witness mob justice assault firsthand in Khayelitsha

By Siphokazi Mnyobe for GroundUp

Cape Flats: Suspect arrested for shooting four-year-old girl in the head in Hanover Park gang crossfire

South Africa

Cape Flats: Suspect arrested for shooting four-year-old girl in the head in Hanover Park gang crossfire

By Vincent Cruywagen

GBV protesters plan a case against police for ‘unjust’ arrests

South Africa

GBV protesters plan a case against police for ‘unjust’ arrests

By Tessa Knight

Khayelitsha residents torch house and dig ‘grave’ for man accused of killing Uyinene Mrwetyana

South Africa

Khayelitsha residents torch house and dig ‘grave’ for man accused of killing Uyinene Mrwetyana

By Velani Ludidi for GROUNDUP

Newsdeck

Three Somali shopkeepers murdered in Khayelitsha

By News24