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A police officer is on his fifth day of cross-examination in the murder trial of former North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe and five other officers.
The officers are on trial for murder and attempted murder following events on 13 August 2012 in Marikana.
Defence lawyer are comparing the sequence of events he had given in a witness statement, to evidence he gave in court.
The murder trial of former North West deputy police commissioner Major General William Mpembe and his five co-accused continued in the North West High Court in Mahikeng on Monday when defence advocate Kobus Burger continued with his cross-examination of Sergeant Benjamin Mahume.
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The DA proposed to cut funding from the police VIP protection unit and give it to visible policing.
Visible policing was cut by R4 billion, but VIP protection received an increase.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police s budget would decrease at an average annual rate of 0.8%.
Cut funding from the police s VIP protection unit and give it to visible policing - this is the DA s recommendation as the thin blue line will get even thinner due to budget cuts.
Police Minister Bheki Cele presented the police, civilian secretariat and Independent Police Investigative Directorate s (IPID) budgets to a virtual mini-plenary of the National Assembly on Thursday.
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Welkom cop accused of murdering wife arrested The constable was taken into custody on Tuesday following Monday night s attack. FILE: His slain wife was a sergeant in the SAPS. Picture: Twitter/@SAPoliceService.
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CAPE TOWN - A police officer has been arrested in Welkom, in the Free State, for allegedly killing his wife.
The constable was taken into custody on Tuesday following Monday night s attack.
He had two firearms in his possession - one was unlicensed.
His slain wife was a sergeant in the SAPS.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (Ipid) Ndileka Cola said: “It is alleged the couple went to drop their 17-month-old baby at the deceased’s mother’s house and they left together. The body of the woman was found lying on the road and the police were called to the scene. They found the deceased still in her pyjamas, with a gunshot wound and all her valuable b
A police officer in South Africa has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife.
The Welkom constable in the Free State, was taken into custody on Tuesday following Monday night’s attack.
He had two firearms in his possession – one was unlicensed.
His slain wife was a sergeant in the South Africa Police Service (SAPS).
The Independent Police Investigative Directorateâs (Ipid) Ndileka Cola said: âIt is alleged the couple went to drop their 17-month-old baby at the deceasedâs motherâs house and they left together. The body of the woman was found lying on the road and the police were called to the scene. They found the deceased still in her pyjamas, with a gunshot wound and all her valuable belongings with her.â