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Kenya to probe Al Jazeera on death squad story

The Kenyan government said Tuesday it has ordered an investigation with a view to prosecuting the makers of an Al-Jazeera documentary which appeared to show Kenya officials admitting that police assassinate suspects in operations planned at the highest level of government. The Interior Security Ministry’s Twitter account said the “timing[…]

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Police probe ‘granny assault’ video

A video showing a Cape Town grandmother being assaulted, allegedly by police, was being investigated, Western Cape police said on Wednesday. “We have started with our investigation. I can’t say much at this stage, except to condemn the action,” said Colonel Tembinkosi Kinana. The video has been watched almost 2000[…]

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Delft victim found alive

The victim of an alleged mob justice attack in Delft has been found, the City of Cape Town said on Thursday. “The City of Cape Town… has tracked down the victim of an assault captured on video, which also featured three law enforcement officers,” the city’s executive director for safety[…]

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No record of Delft killing: Police

The victim of an alleged mob justice attack in Delft, Cape Town, did not succumb to his injuries, Western Cape police said on Thursday. “This office has no record of a fatality in this regard, and also no record that the victim reported a case,” Lt-Col Andre Traut said. “We[…]

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CTown officers suspended for alleged inaction

The three Cape Town officers suspended for doing nothing while Delft residents assaulted and killed a man were not part of the metro police, the city said on Wednesday. “No they are not metro police officers, they are law enforcement officers,” executive director for safety and security Richard Bosman said[…]

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WCape men held for perlemoen possession

Three men were arrested in separate incidents in the Western Cape for the possession of perlemoen (abalone) worth about R690,000, police said on Wednesday. A 19-year-old man and a 37-year-old man were arrested on Wednesday morning in Lwandle, Strand, for possession of 2545 units of perlemoen with an estimated street[…]

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Parow cops in court for alleged corruption

Ten Western Cape police officials, based at the Parow police station in Cape Town, appeared in the Bellville District Court on Monday.The officials, who were arrested at the weekend, face eight charges of corruption each, with the amounts involved totalling in excess of R10,000. State advocate Max Orban, of the[…]

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We have the right man: Police

Police on Monday said they were confident the man arrested in connection with the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa played a part in the crime. “We are confident he is linked to the crime and he will be charged with murder and robbery,” divisional commissioner of detective services,[…]

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Corrupt police official jailed

A police constable was jailed for eight years by a Cape Town court on Thursday for twice accepting bribes as inducements to obtain the drug “tik”. Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court Magistrate Sabrina Sonnenberg also declared Ricardo Abrahams, 34, a father of two, unfit to possess a firearm. A young[…]

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