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South African Police

Man Alone - Madiba's Top Cop

Podcasts

Man Alone - Madiba's Top Cop

By Caryn Dolley

Eleven arrested in Port St Johns as taxi groups lay deadly siege to town

South Africa

Eleven arrested in Port St Johns as taxi groups lay deadly siege to town

By Estelle Ellis

Ex-cops in the cross-hairs – they face death threats, but say their SAPS bosses have abandoned them

South Africa

Ex-cops in the cross-hairs – they face death threats, but say their SAPS bosses have abandoned them

By Caryn Dolley

Prediction for the police in 2023 is laden with storms and scandals

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Prediction for the police in 2023 is laden with storms and scandals

By Caryn Dolley

30 shopkeepers killed as Mthatha’s murders and robberies spiral out of control

South Africa

30 shopkeepers killed as Mthatha’s murders and robberies spiral out of control

By Hoseya Jubase & Estelle Ellis

Bonteheuwel Military Wing: Learners who fought apartheid live to tell the resistance tale

South Africa

Bonteheuwel Military Wing: Learners who fought apartheid live to tell the resistance tale

By Vincent Cruywagen

Eight years later, families of killed Marikana miners still seek justice

South Africa

Eight years later, families of killed Marikana miners still seek justice

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Marikana Massacre – IPID investigates massacred miners’ deaths, and SAPS' lies, without the promised funding

South Africa

Marikana Massacre – IPID investigates massacred miners’ deaths, and SAPS' lies, without the promised funding

By Marianne Thamm

Where are KwaZulu-Natal’s weapons of war?

South Africa

Where are KwaZulu-Natal’s weapons of war?

By Mary de Haas

Notes from the House: Leadership failures drag down police’s ability to reach NDP goals

South Africa

Notes from the House: Leadership failures drag down police’s ability to reach NDP goals

By Moira Levy

Newsdeck

Army necessary to stop gang-fuelled 'genocide' in Cape Town - residents

By News24

GroundUp Op-Ed: Police watchdog needs R50-million from the people it watches

South Africa

GroundUp Op-Ed: Police watchdog needs R50-million from the people it watches

By GroundUp