Police
Mystery surrounds 'bodies in blankets' found under bridge in Parow
Police are appealing for the public's help to identify two victims found under a bridge in Parow on Monday.
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Why a failing police force has created an 'open season' for criminality in SA
Lester Kiewit speaks to Master of Arts degree in Conflict, Security and Development holder at the School of Global Studies in Sussex University, Ziyanda Stuurman, about SA's criminality crisis in the wake of the string of mass shootings plaguing the country.
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Most kidnappings are robberies, not trafficking - UCT expert
Lester Kiewit chats to Dr Simon Howell from the Centre for Criminology at the University of Cape Town about the kidnapping phenomenon in South Africa
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Police Minister Bheki Cele says extra support will assist in fighting crime
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that resources would be made available to recruit and train an additional 12,000 new police personnel.
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Eswatini deploys army to quell school democracy protests
Primary and high school students in Africa's last absolute monarchy, formerly known as Swaziland, have been boycotting classes and staging low-key protests for the past month.
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Gunmen kill police inspector in southeast Nigeria
In the attack on Sunday, gunmen ambushed a police patrol in the commercial town of Onitsha in Anambra state and opened fire, state police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu said in a statement.
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Tanzania arrests opposition protesters as court hearing postponed
Mbowe and other officials from the main opposition party Chadema were arrested last month ahead of a planned conference to demand constitutional reform.
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Police deployed to various parts of CT after 8 taxi operators killed in attacks
The Western Cape Transport Department said that the violence was apparently between rival taxi association bodies, Cata and Codeta.
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Lying to the police about being kidnapped could see you spend 20 years in jail
But what consequences could people face for lying about crimes in a country where violence is a common occurrence?
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Elsies River police launch manhunt for gunmen after three people shot
Two men were killed during the incident on Saturday, while a woman was left wounded and transported to a medical facility.
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Police investigate officer who was filmed fighting with taxi driver
The constable is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent driving.
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Limpopo SAPS launch manhunt for inmate who escaped after murdering officer
Nyandzani Muvhuso is accused of stabbing the 57-year-old warrant officer several times before making a run out of the facility in Matule outside Thohoyandou in the Vhembe District.
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AfriForum, Solidarity: Malema needs to be prosecuted for comments about police
The groups laid a criminal complaint against Malema for the comments he made at a rally in the Free State on Sunday.
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Oregon police face off with far-left protesters
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office cited 'widespread violence' in the city's downtown area, including glass bottles thrown at police who advanced on demonstrators.
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Police warn people not to spread fake news about human trafficking, kidnappings
The police's Mathapelo Peters said that these messages spread unnecessary panic among communities.
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Orange Farm residents want woman found with murdered kids' clothes questioned
The children, aged six and eight, were last seen walking home from a hair salon on Friday night.
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Belarus police violently detain women protesters
Ahead of a massive protest expected on Sunday, columns of female protesters gathered in central Minsk for a peaceful women's protest.
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EC police welcome life sentence to man who murdered woman on maternity leave
Sizwe Jika (28) was sentenced in the Port Elizabeth High Court this week for Kelly Bain’s murder in 2018.
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Eldorado Park residents want total overhaul of local police station
Julies was shot and killed just outside his home on Wednesday night allegedly by the police.
