ISS: Climate change and violence in Africa: no time to lose
The AU is the first international body to tackle the problem head-on, and it needs global support.
Climate change poses serious security threats in Africa....
Eleven arrested after 13 killed in Khayelitsha
The Western Cape police’s Integrated Task Team, has arrested 11 suspects in connection with a series of bloodletting shootings that claimed 13 lives over...
Gauteng police operations net over 1000 suspects
Twelve suspected illegal miners were among the 1 470 suspects arrested across the Gauteng province by police over the weekend.
The twelve were arrested in...
24 police officers killed in first three months of 2021
Police Minister Bheki Cele has decried the callous murder of 24 police officers in the country in the first three months of 2021.
Cele highlighted...
Contact crime shows decrease, while murder still on the rise
While the South African Police Service (SAPS) recorded significant declines in contact crimes, murder and attempted murder increased in this category, Police Minister Bheki...
Cele slams sexual crimes as “simply shameful”
The scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and children has once again reared its ugly head in the country’s 2020/21 fourth quarter crime...
Cele bemoans growing prevalence of community violence
Police Minister Bheki Cele has bemoaned the prevalence of violence in South African communities, saying this phenomenon was growing to “unacceptable proportions”.
While all cases...
Aggravated robberies increased by five percent
Aggravated robberies such as carjacking increased by almost five percent, in the first three months of 2021, the latest crime statistics have revealed.
“Carjacking took place...
Dyck Advisory Group denounces claims of racial discrimination in Palma evacuation
Dyck Advisory Group (DAG) has responded to a report by Amnesty International alleging racial discrimination in recent helicopter rescue efforts by the South African...
Kruger poaching numbers rise as lockdown eases
Rhino poaching has increased at an alarming rate, with the Kruger National Parks (KNP) rhino numbers dropping by 70% over the past decade. 2020...
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Joint Standing Committee on Defence shows short memory span
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) publicly acknowledged the “exceptional leadership” of outgoing SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Solly Shoke last...
