Leadership integrity and the crisis in South Africa’s policing
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The South African Police Service (SAPS) is in crisis – ‘finish and klaar.’ The quoted words were infamously used by
Jackie Selebi, the longest-serving post-apartheid SAPS national commissioner who was convicted and imprisoned for corruption in 2010.
The family of Mthokozisi Ntumba, who was killed by police during a student protest last week, says the arrest of four policemen connected to his death is the first step towards justice but only conviction will bring them closure.
Communicare claims police did nothing to stop illegal occupation in Brooklyn
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Cape Town - The management of social housing giant Communicare is preparing to lodge a complaint with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) after it accused the Maitland police of doing nothing to prevent illegal occupiers who “hijacked” its units at Goedehoop Rental Complex in Brooklyn over the weekend.
Communicare spokesperson Megan Lennart said: “We complained to the cluster commander and we are preparing an affidavit to IPID.”
The complaint to the cluster commander appears to have had an effect, as yesterday afternoon Lennart said: “After the cluster commander’s intervention, SAPS Maitland are now co-operating with Communicare.”
According to Zim, four police officers arrested Mohale on 2 November 2019 for dealing in dagga, before raiding his home without a search warrant. Itâs further alleged one of the arresting warrant officers made racial slurs when addressing Mohale before he was detained inside a dog cage at the back of a police van.
Despite the arrest and raid, the applicant was released from prison two days after the incident and to date, the matter has not been placed on a court roll. Zim, says the dignity of his client was violated when racial slurs were directed at him. Furthermore, his placement inside a dog cage dehumanised him and âcaused him suffering, pain and traumaâ.