By Ragheema Mclean The Elsies River Community has witnessed an increase in crime, with a recent report indicating a spat of violence between members of the community and local police force resulting in the death of a teenager. At least three other civilians were wounded in the unrest on Sunday[…]
LOCAL The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has arrested seven Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) officers on charges of murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice. The five constables and two inspectors are expected to make their first appearance at the Tsakane magistrate’s court on Monday. “It is[…]
LOCAL One third of the 662 cases referred to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) for investigation in the Western Cape in the 2021/22 financial year required action to be taken against police for incidents including deaths in custody, alleged assaults and rape. While most (447) cases required no further[…]
LOCAL The Hawks says it is currently handling about 22 000 cases of more than half a million charges with a monetary value of more than R1.5 trillion. The national head of the Hawks, Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya, says these cases involve approximately 23 000 suspects of which 12 360 have[…]
LOCAL Two Fish Hoek police officers who were recorded seemingly assaulting an unarmed man in the Western Cape town will appear in court on September 30, said the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) on Tuesday. “The officers were seen in a social media post at the weekend assaulting a member[…]
LOCAL The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is investigating an incident between Fish Hoek police officers and a civilian. Police confirmed that both parties opened assault cases against each other. Videos of this weekends’ altercation have gone viral on social media. According to Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa,[…]
There is a strong police presence at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court where four police officers are expected to appear on Wednesday. They were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Mthokozisi Ntumba. He was killed during student protests last week, just after leaving a clinic. The Independent Police Investigative[…]
Police are probing the contents of a video circulating on social media showing two men being assaulted in the presence of officers in Delft on the Cape Flats. One of the men died while the other sustained serious injuries. The video shows two naked men being assaulted by community members[…]
A Hanover Park family are distraught after their 38-year-old father was killed at the hands of police in circumstances that remain uncertain. According to eyewitness reports, 38-year-old Marlin Fuller was outside of his home in Cascade court when South African Police Service (SAPS) members on patrol asked everyone to drop[…]
Investigations by IPID (independent Police Investigative Directorate) has led to the arrest of five police officers at Vredenburg on the Cape West Coast on murder charges. The officers allegedly assaulted, Jason Heyns, last month during an arrest. IPID spokesperson, Ndelika Cola, says the officer took Heyns to the Vredenburg Hospital[…]
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