In a letter written on Thursday – the day Police Minister Fikile Mbalula ordered Phahlane and Ipid boss Robert McBride to kiss and make up – Phahlane’s lawyers told Ipid he believed he was not being investigated by an “independent investigatory body”. The two have been at war for months[…]
Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan’s assistant has been released from custody, following a brief appearance in the High Court in Pretoria on Sunday night. Attorney Sarah Jane Trent was arrested on Friday afternoon. Her bail was expected to be set on Monday. In her affidavit, Trent claims she was taken by[…]
Acting police commissioner General Khomotso Phahlane is expected to make a warning statement on Wednesday, in relation to a charge of defeating the ends of justice after being summoned by police watchdog IPID. Following Jackie Selebi, Bheki Cele, and Riah Phiyega, Phahlane is the fourth consecutive top cop to be[…]
The family of a 37 year old man who died in police custody have hired a private forensic investigator to determine what caused their son’s death. Nadeem Khan was arrested last week on suspicion of trying to sell a stolen cell phone in the Rondebosch shopping hub. The Independent Police[…]
The family of a Cape Town man who died in police custody say they want answers from police as to why he was arrested. Speculation surrounding the death of 37-year-old Nadeem Khan has made headlines after he was arrested for allegedly trying to sell a stolen cell phone. Khan was[…]
The Constitutional Court is on Tuesday expected to hear suspended IPID boss Robert McBride’s challenge regarding Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s powers to suspend him. McBride does not think Nhleko was allowed to suspend him without consulting other members of Cabinet, in terms of the Constitution. As head of the Independent[…]
McDonald’s has confirmed that two people killed after their taxi was caught in the crossfire between police and suspected robbers on Monday were employees of the Kuils River franchise. The shooting follows a police shooting in Cape Town where a Nando’s employee was mistakenly killed on her way home from work,[…]
Although the High Court on Friday ruled that Police Minister Nathi Nhleko acted unlawfully in instigating a disciplinary hearing and suspending Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) boss Robert McBride, the decision would need to be validated by the Constitutional Court before he can return to work. Referring to her ruling[…]
The High Court in Pretoria is on Friday expected to hand down a judgment on Robert McBride’s constitutional challenge regarding Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s powers to suspend him. In August, McBride approached the court stating that did not think Nhleko was allowed to suspend him without consulting other members of[…]
Robert McBride is expected to start his constitutional challenge regarding Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s powers to suspend him in a case starting at the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. McBride does not think Nhleko was allowed to suspend him without consulting other members of Cabinet, in terms of the[…]
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