Ipid
WC MEC Fritz welcomes Ipid probe into use of water cannons on Sassa applicants
Last month, police used water cannons on disability grant applicants at the Bellville Sassa office in Cape Town, in a bid to enforce COVID-19 safety protocols.
Last month, police used water cannons against disability grant applicants in an effort to separate people and to adhere to safety protocols.
People, among them senior citizens who'd been queuing Outside Social Security Agency offices in January, were left drenched.
Ipid said all it knew was that he was unwell, but a full explanation was given to the judge.
Ipid said that it had managed to identify the duo who were seen in video footage as well as the police officers involved.
The directorate said the victims of apparent police brutality had opened a case at the Worcester police station.
The officer allegedly fired one shot at the man during a confrontation, who was then taken to a nearby clinic before later succumbing to his injury.
Michael Zonke is said to have visited the woman earlier this week at her home where he is accused of raping her.
It’s understood the 27-year-old cop from the Katlehong police station assaulted his girlfriend on Sunday and took her to a field where he threatened to kill her with a pistol and three knives.
Wisani Chabani is one of two police officers who allegedly shot dead Samantha Radebe earlier this year during a shootout with criminals in Alexander.
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said at the time, officers were investigating several allegations including claims of rape against Bushiri.
Twenty-four-year-old Azuri Muhuli and 26-year-old Bushambela Yakobo said they were detained, beaten, and then released without charge on 16 October.
Deputy National Police Commissioner Bonang Mgwenya is one of 13 people accused of swindling the police out of millions of rands over a tender to supply emergency warning equipment.
The 24-hour hotline will allow South Africans to report police officers found committing crimes in real time.
Details around the crime are still sketchy, but the woman is said to have been attacked at the KwaMakhuta station late last month.
A Laingville community leader has told Eyewitness News that residents are up in arms, accusing the municipality of lying to them about issues of land and housing in the West Coast town.
While details around the suspect’s arrest were still unclear, it is understood the officer was arrested on Saturday after Ipid received a report of his alleged involvement.
It's understood that 30-year-old Leroy Oliphant was in the custody of the SAPS' anti-gang unit at the time of his passing.
Leo Williams (9) died after he was hit in the head by a rubber bullet as police clashed with demonstrators during a service delivery protest in the Laingville community last month.