South african police service
Kagiso residents demand police visibility following protests over illegal miners
The residents say law enforcement has been lacking for a long time in the township.
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Mawela cautions South Africans against renting property to illegal immigrants
Police descended on Krugersdorp on Wednesday for a sting operation following the gang rape of eight women last week at a mine dump in the area.
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Zama zama clampdown: Gauteng SAPS destroy equipment found during sting operation
Gauteng Police Commissioner Elisas Mawela led a sting operation on Wednesday in West Village where 17 people were arrested for being in the country illegally.
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46 suspects arrested on West Rand in crackdown on illegal mining
One person has been fatally wounded in the sweep by law enforcement in various mining areas in the area.
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SA police under pressure to respond to violence, instability: ISS
Africa Melane spoke to the head of African Future and Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Jakkie Cilliers, about the state of the police in the country following the Tembisa protests.
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SAPS search for those responsible for looting of migrant-owned shops in Yeoville
Many were burnt and looted by what is believed to be the Dudula Movement.
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Mawela to present Gauteng's Q4 crime stats for 2021/22
Gauteng police commissioner Elias Mawela’s address will include an account of crimes committed between January and March.
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Senior EC official and two others arrested in connection with bribery claims
Officials says the accused were arrested in connection with allegations of a bribe connected to investigations into a furniture tender valued at R36 million.
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Man arrested in connection with New Somerset Hospital shooting appears in court
The man, who was a patient at New Somerset Hospital in Green Point, is accused of disarming a South African Police Service constable who was there guarding another patient.
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North West SAPS duo accused of rape granted R3,000 bail
Otshepeng Nkate and Lebogang Tladi allegedly raped a 20-year-old woman who had called for help from police during a domestic violence crime at her boyfriend's home in March.
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SAPS sting operation in Diepsloot nabs 27 undocumented migrants
These arrests take the number of people handcuffed in the area this week to over 50, while police continue to investigate the latest mob violence attack in which one man was killed.
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Masemola: Diepsloot talks will determine length of special forces' deployment
More than 30 members of the tactical response team, over 20 from public order policing and some officials from the national intervention unit have been stationed in Diepsloot since Wednesday night.
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SAPS to continue operations in Diesploot after two days of violent protests
Residents vented their anger on the streets after a spate of murders, with seven people killed just this past weekend alone.
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South Africans have low trust in their police. Here’s why
Recently, Defence Minister Thandi Modise lamented the low level of public trust in law enforcement agencies in the country.
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DBN cops arrest suspected undocumented migrants in surprise late-night raids
The eThekwini Municipality, along with the South African Police Service, raided buildings in the Durban city centre on 30 March 2022. At least five people were arrested for not having valid migration documentation.
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KZN SAPS seize hydroponic dagga worth R500k in 2 separate busts in DBN
In the first arrest a task team from phoenix received a tip-off about a shop in the area where hydroponic dagga was being sold.
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Police top brass host crime imbizo in Manenberg
Police top brass on Monday hosted a crime imbizo in one of Cape Town's deadliest suburbs Manenberg on Monday.
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Amnesty International weighs in on SA’s high crime rate
Police Minister Bheki cele released the third quarter crime statistics yesterday, which pointed to an 8.9 percent increase in murder between October and December 2021.
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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.
