Forensic Procedures News Today

Between October and December 2022, South Africa recorded an alarming 5 935 rape incidents, says Police Minister Bheki Cele.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the promulgation into law of the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act.  The Amendment Act is a welcome intervention that will further capacitate the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Correctional Services to collect buccal samples (DNA or saliva cotton swabs) from persons currently serving sentences for serious criminal offences (Schedule 8 offences under the Criminal Procedures Act).  Schedule 8 offences in...

The South African Police Service Minister Bheki Cele announced that the police have cleared its DNA backlog,

Once again, the 2022/23 third-quarter police crime statistics paint a bleak picture of the country’s rising crime rate.

A DNA sample linked a man to a previous gang rape in Diepsloot but the implementation of the DNA Bill will make crime fighting easier.

The DA is asking that you siign this petition demanding Ramaphosa to effect the following changes now – starting with firing Bheki Cele.

The Democratic Alliance has launched a petition calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Police Minister Bheki Cele.

It's crucial that Parliament adopts the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill. Kaylynn Palm explains why.



Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee on Wednesday unanimously adopted the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill, with the view that it will strengthen government’s fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and violent crimes in general.   Portfolio Committee chairperson Tina Joemat-Pettersson said the committee will recommend to the National Assembly to adopt the Bill.

After three years parliament was to, but did not, meet to approve an Amendment Bill for DNA samples to be taken from convicts.