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police violence

UCT students claim police ‘punched’ and ‘trampled’ them as protests over housing rage on

Maverick News

UCT students claim police ‘punched’ and ‘trampled’ them as protests over housing rage on

By Alinaswe Lusengo

SA politicians stoke the flames of xenophobia in macabre spectacle to woo back voters

South Africa

SA politicians stoke the flames of xenophobia in macabre spectacle to woo back voters

By Sharon S Ekambaram, Phumi Mtetwa and Nomzamo Zondo

Sex workers push for sensitisation training amid beatings, rubber bullets, pepper spray and abuse at hands of police

South Africa

Sex workers push for sensitisation training amid beatings, rubber bullets, pepper spray and abuse at hands of police

By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? How the SA Police Service’s disciplinary system neutralises the watchdog

South Africa

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? How the SA Police Service’s disciplinary system neutralises the watchdog

By David Bruce

Life happens … when you face a cop with a gun

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Life happens … when you face a cop with a gun

By Anso Thom