SAPS failures lead to dismissal of GBV cases
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Over the past five years, courts across South Africa have dismissed numerous gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide cases due to missing dockets mishandled by the South African Police Service (SAPS). Authorities are still struggling to identify the exact points of failure in the process, from the initial report to ensuring that dockets are available for prosecution. Lisha Stevens, a representative of the National Shelter Movement of South […]
