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Detective

All rise: Agatha Christie’s ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ is a study in audience gullibility

South Africa

All rise: Agatha Christie’s ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ is a study in audience gullibility

By Keith Bain

How super-sleuth braved public pressure to win double-murder conviction – and W Cape top detective award

Africa

How super-sleuth braved public pressure to win double-murder conviction – and W Cape top detective award

By Vincent Cruywagen

One year on: Memorial lecture to commemorate life of murdered detective Charl Kinnear

South Africa

One year on: Memorial lecture to commemorate life of murdered detective Charl Kinnear

By Vincent Cruywagen

Dysfunctional detective units, disappearing dockets and a dereliction of duty: Meet Khayelitsha’s police

South Africa

Dysfunctional detective units, disappearing dockets and a dereliction of duty: Meet Khayelitsha’s police

By Kate Stegeman

House of Cards: IPID to charge National Police Commissioner over R8 million mansion

South Africa

House of Cards: IPID to charge National Police Commissioner over R8 million mansion

By Marianne Thamm

SARS Wars: Moyane covers his back in letter to Treasury about his new unit

South Africa

SARS Wars: Moyane covers his back in letter to Treasury about his new unit

By Marianne Thamm

AmaBhungane: Forensic supply firm wins R30m SAPS contract despite contravening tax law

South Africa

AmaBhungane: Forensic supply firm wins R30m SAPS contract despite contravening tax law

By amaBhungane

GROUNDUP: ‘We are the whipping boys’ – Khayelitsha cops

South Africa

GROUNDUP: ‘We are the whipping boys’ – Khayelitsha cops

By GroundUp

Gauteng's mean streets offer police a reality check

Politics

Gauteng's mean streets offer police a reality check

By Alex Eliseev