Tag: South African Police Service
ISS: Elite unit brutality reflects widespread police impunity in SA
The assault on three occupants of a vehicle by Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) security officers assigned to Deputy President Paul Mashatile has sparked widespread...
Eight SAPS VIP protection members served with suspension notices
National Police Commissioner, General Fanie Masemola, has confirmed that eight members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) implicated in the video which shows...
ISS: South Africa does have the means to reduce violence
In May, police minister Beki Cele praised the South African Police Service’ (SAPS) ‘more boots on the ground’ approach to fighting crime. His speech...
Turkish President honours SAPS K9 team for saving lives after earthquake
Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan has honoured the South African Police Service (SAPS) K9 search and rescue team, following the devastating earthquake that engulfed...
Cigarette smuggler arrested at Groblersbrug border
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Commissioner in Limpopo, Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe, has applauded members of the Groblersbrug Border Post for their alertness and...
SAPS Special Task Force (STF) ranked in global top ten SWAT...
The South African Police Service’s Special Task Force has scored ninth place in the annual five-day UAE SWAT Challenge, which featured 55 teams from...
Calls for police to deal with crime not falling on deaf...
Calls by South Africans for police to decisively deal with crime are not falling on deaf ears, said Police Minister Bheki Cele.
The police will...
SAPS training another 10 000 recruits this year
Police Minister Bheki Cele has noted that in addition to the 10 000 new recruits trained last year, another 10 000 are undergoing training...
ISS: ANC call for more police won’t solve South Africa’s crime...
The ‘fight against crime and corruption’ is one of the African National Congress’ (ANC) six priorities for 2023, according to the ruling party’s 8...
SAPS gets new helicopter
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has taken delivery of a new H125 helicopter from Airbus Helicopters, and is using it for visible policing...
Female constable becomes first woman to complete Special Task Force Selection...
A 31-year-old police constable has become the first woman to complete the South African Police Service (SAPS) Special Task Force (STF) Selection Training Programme...
ISS: Are South Africa’s police jumping the gun on new technologies?
Emerging technologies are seen as critical tools for making South Africa safer. This includes a rise in spending on city surveillance systems (including CCTV...
ISS: Ntumba verdict continues South Africa’s police impunity trend
Tuesday’s acquittal of the four South African Police Service (SAPS) members charged with killing Mthokozisi Ntumba was met with widespread shock. Ntumba, 35, died...
Additional funds for anti-gang units, high-crime police stations
Police Minister, Bheki Cele, says anti-gang units and police stations that fall within provinces that rank the highest in terms of reported crimes have...
ISS: New SA police chief’s main test is winning public trust
South Africa’s new national commissioner of police, General Fannie Masemola is by all accounts a competent career professional. When he took office on 1...
South Africans have low trust in their police – here’s why
The legitimacy of legal authorities is recognised globally as crucial for the state’s ability to function in a justifiable and effective manner. This applies,...
ISS: More questions than answers in South Africa’s latest victim survey?
South Africa’s 2020/21 Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) was published last month. Although its accuracy was affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the findings on...
KZN SAPS operations nab 8 600 suspects in February
A series of multidisciplinary operations targeting individual crimes on specific days of the week saw police in KwaZulu-Natal nab over 8 000 suspects, as...
12 000 officers to beef up police ranks
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is on a recruitment drive, which is expected to boost the service with at least 12 000 more...
President terminates employment of General Sitole
President Cyril Ramaphosa has, by mutual agreement, terminated the employment contract of the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Khehla...
Cabinet commends officers for intercepting Rosettenville suspects
Cabinet has, at its meeting in Cape Town on Wednesday, commended the multi-disciplinary team of law enforcement agencies that intercepted a gang of heavily...
ISS: Thousands of new SA police recruits may yield little benefit
Over the past year, concerns have been raised about the decline in the number of police in South Africa. Due to budgetary restrictions, last...
ISS: South Africa needs less nationally-focused policing responses
The annual crime statistics for 2020-21, released by Police Minister Bheki Cele in December, showed drops in virtually all types of violent crime. Most...
SAPS resumes 2019/2020 police training programme
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has taken a decision to resume the 2019/2020 Basic Police Learning Development Programme (BLDP) intake.
SAPS on Friday said...
Police activate 72-hour plan after officer killed, two injured
Gauteng Police have launched the 72-hour activation plan after a police officer was killed and two others wounded in the last 24 hours.
In a...
Moti bothers reunite with their family
The four Moti brothers who were abducted in Limpopo in October, have been reunited with their family, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said.
In...
Specialised team established to investigate political violence in Tshwane
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has established a specialised team that will investigate politically related violence that has in recent times plagued Tshwane...
ISS: Smuggled explosives keep illegal mining syndicates in business
To block organised crime and protect South Africans from dangerous blasts, explosives trafficking must be stopped.
Acting on a tip-off, a South African Police Service...
SAPS use of deadly force needs addressing – expert report
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has a myriad of issues. The recent July unrest exposed its ability to respond and effectively deal with...
Two appear in court for fraud over military pension scam
Two suspects have appeared in the Paarl Magistrate’s court today on fraud charges.
According to the South African Police Service, various retired South African Defence...
Internal SAPS probe into deadly cash in transit heist
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has opened an urgent internal investigation into allegations of theft of firearms by police members at the Norwood...
SAPS highlights reform process as it seeks to better resource its...
Significant cuts in the police budget over the past few years and other challenges have sparked a review of the organizational structure of the...
SAPS restructuring amid budget cuts and other challenges
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has outlined a long list of challenges to Parliament, including budget cuts, civil unrest, corruption and attacks on...
SAPS making progress in addressing KZN violence
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has made significant progress in dissecting the causes and effects of the recent wanton destruction of infrastructure and...
Cops who rape are rarely disciplined, GroundUp says
South African Police Service (SAPS) members have been accused of nearly 1 000 rapes since 2012, according to data from the Independent Police Investigative...
SAPS destroys 24 901 firearms
The South African Police Service (SAPS) on Thursday destroyed 24 901 firearms, which include firearms voluntarily handed over during the previous two firearm amnesty...
ISS: South Africa needs a murder reduction strategy
The latest trends suggest a violent future for the country, which still has no national plan to tackle murder.
Despite a year of lockdown restrictions,...
MEC condemns Zandspruit mob justice incident
Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko, has condemned a mob justice incident that claimed the lives of four people and injured five others...
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...
SAPS forensic laboratories clearing backlog, says Cele
The case backlog experienced at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Science Laboratories has begun to clear, Police Minister Bheki Cele has told...
Three to appear in court over R5.5 m drug bust
Two men and a woman are expected to appear in court on Wednesday after they were caught in possession of drugs estimates to be...
Police commended for handling of Mthatha protest
National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, has commended the Public Order Police (POP) unit attached to the Qonce policing precinct for the manner in...
Less than half of SAPS aircraft are operational
Of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Air Wing’s 34 aircraft, only 15 are operational and the rest are undergoing maintenance or grounded after...
Police deny reports regarding shooting a female protestor
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has denied shooting and wounding a person during the ongoing student protests in Johannesburg on Monday.
In a statement,...
ISS: Leadership integrity and the crisis in South Africa’s policing
Long-standing abuses in the appointment of leaders are at the heart of the country’s failing police service.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is in...
Turnaround plan to tackle high crime rate
The South African Police Service (SAPS) management will urgently execute a turnaround plan in four of the country’s provinces with worryingly high crime rates.
Police...
Cash-in-transit heist suspects shot dead
Four suspects have been shot dead and two rifles and a pistol have been recovered by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS)...
Eight-year sentence for Crusaders’ terrorist activities
The two members of the “Crusaders” right-wing organisation have been sentenced in the Middelburg Regional Court for contravention of Protection of Constitutional Democracy against...
North West constable nabbed for drunk driving
South African Police Service (SAPS) management has expressed dismay at the behaviour of a constable stationed at Wolmaransstad in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District,...
W Cape deals with reports of gang-related extortion
The Western Cape is working with the police and other law enforcement agencies to address the issue of extortion involving gangs.
The Department of Community...
