Ipid Act News Today

Arrests would yield more information and further arrests, says security analyst.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate says it has started investigating the killings of suspects in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, allegedly by police.

A state witness says one of the five men charged with Senzo Meyiwa's murder was unwilling to officially report his assault allegations.

In 2016, the Constitutional Court charged Parliament to amend the Ipid Act – which it did in 2020. For nearly two years, Ipid was rendered rudderless, having two acting executive directors appointed by the minister. 

Proposed changes to the Ipid Act would increase the oversight body’s vulnerability to political interference and manipulation. 

The Ipid Amendment Bill provides a more transparent and open process for the appointment of the body's executive director.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate says it has not fully assessed the African Transformation Movement's request to probe the conduct of the police after the theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has been asked to probe claims the police helped cover up the theft of a large amount of foreign currency from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm.

While Charl Kinnear, decorated lieutenant-colonel in the Anti-Gang Unit was brazenly assassinated after his protection was removed in 2019, his boss, former national police commissioner Khehla Sitole, has walked away from accounting for his role in the preventable tragedy.

Ipid is turning up the heat on Khehla Sitole, lodging a second criminal complaint for alleged non-cooperation with an investigation into the murder of Charl Kinnear.