For almost 18 months, three members of trade union Solidarity halted the promotion of more than a thousand police officers after questioning the rationale behind them. The members complained that they were being discriminated against and wanted the methodology used to be changed. “On 28 February 2013, Solidarity launched an[…]
The South African government is facing a storm of criticism over the choice of water cannons used by the South African Police Services (SAPS) to curb local protest action. On Sunday, the City Press newspaper reported that water cannons used on demonstrators during the recent wave of #FeesMustFall protests may[…]
The Metro Police’s specialised Gang and Drug Unit has yielded positive results in areas like Hanover Park and Ottery in recent months, part of a City of Cape Town-led clampdown on gang activity on the most crime-ridden communities across the city. Hanover Park and Ottery in particular have experienced an[…]
By Nabila Ismail – The Media Review Network (MRN) notes with great disgust and disappointment the South African Police Services (SAPS) purchase and use of riot-controlling (water cannons) vehicles from the Zionist Apartheid State of Israel. According to weekend newspaper reports the vehicles used by SAPS during the #FeesMustFall campaign[…]
More than 1 000 police officers would receive promotions in the new financial year and their salaries would be back-paid to 2013, acting national commissioner Lieutenant-General Kgomotso Phahlane said on Tuesday. He said this came after an agreement was reached with labour union Solidarity, after numerous court challenges around affirmative[…]
No arrests have yet been made in connection with a bust that resulted in the seizure of military gear, Nazi flags, guns and ammunition in Bothasig on Friday. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said on Monday that there were no new developments to report. “The case is still under[…]
The community of Mitchells Plain today witnessed the launch of the Justice of the Peace and the Commissioners of Oaths (JOCOP) forum. This initiative was started in partnership with the SAPS in Mitchells Plain in order to allow members of the forum to assist the community of Mitchell’s plain without[…]
An agreement has finally been reached between traders and the South African Police Services (SAPS) that will ensure the provision of security for the Somerset West Night Market over the coming festive season. As a result, the respective parties have agreed to host the popular Festival under the Lights from[…]
The South African Police Services (SAPS) in the Western Cape are hoping to crackdown on gang-related activity across the Cape Flats during the festive season period, with the police force’s Operation Combat initiative set to cut the supply lines of illegal firearms and drugs. Much of the focus will be[…]
The South African Police Services (SAPS) has reaffirmed that it will enforce arrest warrants issued by Turkish authorities against four Israeli commanders. The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) previously questioned the legitimacy of media reports the local police force would act upon the warrants, issued in relation to the now[…]
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