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2021/07/04 South African Police Service Pretoria:  On Monday 05 July 2021, the South African Police Service (SAPS) will kick-off its vaccination roll out programme to start the inoculation of the country’s police officers. Police Minister, General Bheki Cele together with the Acting Minister of Health, Mmamoloko Kubayi and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Khehla Sitole will lead the SAPS COVID-19 vaccination launch. Minister Cele and General Sitole will form part of the first group of police officers and SAPS personnel, who will be vaccinated on...

OPINION: The policing crisis is but one manifestation of a criminal justice system which is near to broken. If priority is not given to fixing it, the consequences for democracy will be dire, writes Mary de Haas.

By Okkie Terblanche* The DA can reveal that the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, is trying to enforce his will on the National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, in the appointment of senior managers in key positions within the South African Police Service (SAPS). In a letter the DA has seen, Minister Cele berates General Sitole for not submitting the new candidates they had agreed upon in a 15 April 2021 meeting and not reversing the appointments. While regulations do allow for approval of appointments by the Minister, this letter seems to be about more than ticking bureaucratic boxe...

Khehla Sitole quiet as cops are being slaughtered, says police union Share Johannesburg - Police unions have expressed concern over “senseless” police killings after a series of murders were reported. In the past 10 days, six police officers have been killed, which has led to the police ministry calling for communities to intensify their fight against crime. In the Western Cape, two police officers suffered gunshot wounds to their heads while on routine crime-prevention duties in the early hours of Monday morning. Last week, in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, two police officers, Sergea...

SAPS must arrest ‘Sjambok Cop’ Immediately Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by The Democratic Alliance (DA) is disgusted by the behaviour of a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) captured on video beating a man with a sjambok, allegedly for not wearing a mask. The horrific vide...