Police
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...
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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.
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Stun grenades and rubber bullets - police clash with #ZimbabweanLivesMatter protesters
Not in my Name organisation and Zimbabwean citizens attempted to protest outside the Zimbabwean embassy in Pretoria in solidarity with the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter movement, but were forced to disperse by police with rubber bullets and stun grenades.
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Police probe murder of well-known musician on farm outside Worcester
Wynand Breedt was shot dead over the weekend.
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Atlanta police shooting of black man was a homicide, coroner says
Brooks’ fatal encounter with police came after an employee of a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta phoned authorities to say that someone had fallen asleep in his car in the restaurant’s drive-through lane.
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‘They don’t deserve to be in this organisation’ – Minister Cele on arrested SAPS members
Police Minister Bheki Cele addressed the media on Wednesday in KwaZulu-Natal, where he tackled the issue of police officers forming the bulk of public servants who had been arrested for breaching nationwide lockdown regulations. #CoronavirusSA #LockdownSA #SAPS
