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SA government is losing 1,800 firearms a year to criminals

South Africa

SA government is losing 1,800 firearms a year to criminals

By Steve Kretzmann

SA’s ‘dire’ gun controls are uniting opposition firearm groups – dealers’ association speaks out

South Africa

SA’s ‘dire’ gun controls are uniting opposition firearm groups – dealers’ association speaks out

By Caryn Dolley

Cops can’t be trusted to turn around SA’s decades-old trajectory of firearm control failures – new report

South Africa

Cops can’t be trusted to turn around SA’s decades-old trajectory of firearm control failures – new report

By Caryn Dolley

‘An unmitigated firearms crisis’ — Parliament hears cops are firing blanks on proper firearm control

Politics

‘An unmitigated firearms crisis’ — Parliament hears cops are firing blanks on proper firearm control

By Caryn Dolley

Killing Charl Kinnear could collapse critical cop gun corruption cases

South Africa

Killing Charl Kinnear could collapse critical cop gun corruption cases

By Caryn Dolley

Texas-Cape Flats — ceaseless massacre claiming lives of SA’s children in gang flashpoints

South Africa

Texas-Cape Flats — ceaseless massacre claiming lives of SA’s children in gang flashpoints

By Caryn Dolley

In SAPS veritas — how the ‘dangerous’ police firearms control offices symbolise a service in crisis

South Africa

In SAPS veritas — how the ‘dangerous’ police firearms control offices symbolise a service in crisis

By Caryn Dolley