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Elsies River community struggles with Surge in Crime

By Ragheema Mclean The Elsies River Community has witnessed an increase in crime, with a recent report indicating a spat of violence between members of the community and local police force resulting in the death of a teenager. At least three other civilians were wounded in the unrest on Sunday evening (17 March). The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is currently probing violent clashes between police officers and Elsies River […]

19 March 2024

Local

Seven EMPD officers arrested for ‘murder, defeating the ends of justice’

LOCAL The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has arrested seven Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) officers on charges of murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice. The five constables and two inspectors are expected to make their first appearance at the Tsakane magistrate's court on Monday. “It is alleged the officers went into a shack in Langaville extension 6 on September 8, where they found four African males. […]

12 September 2022

Local

Ipid report flags ‘assault investigations’ at 70 police stations in Western Cape

LOCAL One third of the 662 cases referred to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) for investigation in the Western Cape in the 2021/22 financial year required action to be taken against police for incidents including deaths in custody, alleged assaults and rape. While most (447) cases required no further action, 160 of the 215 cases involving officers featured allegations of assault at 70 police stations in the province. There […]

5 September 2022

Local

Hawks probing cases worth R1.5 trillion

LOCAL The Hawks says it is currently handling about 22 000 cases of more than half a million charges with a monetary value of more than R1.5 trillion. The national head of the Hawks, Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya, says these cases involve approximately 23 000 suspects of which 12 360 have already been secured at court while 11 159 are still pending. He says of the cases under investigation, close to […]

24 August 2022

Local

Court date set for suspects involved in Fish Hoek altercation between police and civilian

LOCAL Two Fish Hoek police officers who were recorded seemingly assaulting an unarmed man in the Western Cape town will appear in court on September 30, said the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) on Tuesday. “The officers were seen in a social media post at the weekend assaulting a member of the public. They will face a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm,” said Ipid spokesperson […]

17 August 2022

Local

IPID investigates alleged assault by Fish Hoek police officers

LOCAL The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is investigating an incident between Fish Hoek police officers and a civilian. Police confirmed that both parties opened assault cases against each other. Videos of this weekends' altercation have gone viral on social media. According to Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa, the officers responded to a complaint about a missing individual in the area. Potelwa says a senior police official will […]

16 August 2022

Local

Heavy police presence as cops accused of shooting Ntumba appear in court

There is a strong police presence at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court where four police officers are expected to appear on Wednesday. They were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Mthokozisi Ntumba. He was killed during student protests last week, just after leaving a clinic. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) arrested the officers from the Public Order Policing (POP) unit on Monday. They are facing charges of murder, […]

17 March 2021

Local

Police investigate after video shows officials witness assault in Delft

Police are probing the contents of a video circulating on social media showing two men being assaulted in the presence of officers in Delft on the Cape Flats. One of the men died while the other sustained serious injuries. The video shows two naked men being assaulted by community members while the police stand by and watch. T he incident allegedly took place on the 25th of last month at […]

16 March 2021

News

Hanover park community heartbroken over killing of community worker by SAPS

A Hanover Park family are distraught after their 38-year-old father was killed at the hands of police in circumstances that remain uncertain. According to eyewitness reports, 38-year-old Marlin Fuller was outside of his home in Cascade court when South African Police Service (SAPS) members on patrol asked everyone to drop to the ground after which Fuller tried to explain he was overweight and could not get to the ground as […]

10 December 2020

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