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Chris Prinsloo

Unlicensed to kill: police corruption, inefficiencies and outdated systems hobble SA gun control

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Unlicensed to kill: police corruption, inefficiencies and outdated systems hobble SA gun control

By Caryn Dolley

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

A fire hazard plus ‘thousands’ of firearm licence fraud suspects – SA’s gun control chaos

South Africa

A fire hazard plus ‘thousands’ of firearm licence fraud suspects – SA’s gun control chaos

By Caryn Dolley

The horrific legacy of South Africa’s gun-smuggling cops – murder, depression, anxiety and trauma

South Africa

The horrific legacy of South Africa’s gun-smuggling cops – murder, depression, anxiety and trauma

By Caryn Dolley

‘We are tired of standing over open graves’ — class action lawsuit takes aim at cop-smuggled gun crimes

South Africa

‘We are tired of standing over open graves’ — class action lawsuit takes aim at cop-smuggled gun crimes

By Caryn Dolley

Bullet points – this is what drove victims of cop-smuggled firearms to launch a lawsuit against police

South Africa

Bullet points – this is what drove victims of cop-smuggled firearms to launch a lawsuit against police

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

Bheki Cele in the firing line of critical class action against police over the smuggling of guns to gangsters

South Africa

Bheki Cele in the firing line of critical class action against police over the smuggling of guns to gangsters

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

Inside a police smuggling scandal – 175 missing firearms, increased inspections and a suicide

South Africa

Inside a police smuggling scandal – 175 missing firearms, increased inspections and a suicide

By Caryn Dolley