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Son relives how Metro cop mom was 'killed' by SAPS officer

Moments before a policeman shot and killed a metro cop at her house, he allegedly first slapped the deceased's 80-year-old mother.

Mthimkhulu , Limpopo , South-africa , Phaladi-shuping , Police-investigative-directorate-ipid , Independent-police-investigative-directorate , Nombulelo-mthimkhulu , Yolo , Son , Home , Nombulelo , Metro

SAPS relocation practices place young officers' lives at risk

Young police recruits may unknowingly find themselves living with dangerous criminals for the first few months of their employment due to one major oversight in the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) relocation practices: any officer can be assigned to any region in SA at any time.

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'Police will continue to push back hard on criminality': Cele

Police minister Bheki Cele on Sunday said police remain unapologetic in their aggressive and decisive response to crime.

Bheki-cele , Police , Response , Crime , Makhado-limpopo , Cit , Timeslive , Murder , Saps , Reaking-news , Eneral

'Crime intelligence revival paying off in police work'

Crime intelligence-led operations have led to the arrest of more than 3,700 suspects for serious and violent crimes, including murder, extortion and kidnapping over the past 11 months.

Bheki-cele , Kzn-cpf , Saps , Jean-steyn , Mpho-matlala , Police-and-prisons-civil-rights-union , Jabulani-mabena , Asset-forfeiture-unit , Sa , Kzn , South-africa

Speaker about to find out who talked

The Sunday Times understands the more than 10 witnesses Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula may not contact as part of her bail conditions include confidantes and individuals who worked in her office in the department of defence.

South-africa , Rorisang-kgosana , Nosiviwe-mapisa-nqakula , Sabelo-skiti , Investigating-directorate , World-war , Sunday-times , Comment-policy , Nombasa-ntsondwa-ndhlovu , Ndhlovu , Henry-mamothame

Nelson Mandela Bay police forced to patrol in unsafe 'caskets on wheels'

The wheels are coming off for the police in Nelson Mandela Bay as some are having to patrol in unserviced vehicles with smooth tyres.

Brandon-nel , Nelson-mandela-bay , Comment-policy , Police-officers , Police , Priscilla-naidu , Bheki-cele , Gqeberha , Richard-mamabolo , Andrew-whitfield , Yusuf-abramjee

SAPS emergency line leaves Nelson Mandela Bay residents hanging

Nearly 60,000 phone calls made to the emergency line 10111 were dropped during the 2023/2024 financial year.

Bhisho , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Xolile-nqatha , Ntsikelelo-qoyo , Nelson-mandela-bay , Comment-policy , Phone-calls , Mec , Emergency-line , Saps

Some of Fort Hare's latest detainees had been on suspension

At least four of the 15 people arrested in connection with murders and attempted murders at the University of Fort Hare had been placed on suspension by the university since 2022.

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Nelson Mandela Bay businessman murdered over weekend of tragedies

The murder of well-known Motherwell businessman Philasande “Coke” Jakavula has sent shockwaves across Nelson Mandela Bay.

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EDITORIAL| Time for courts to lock criminals away and show no leniency

We, as a people, also need to look into the mirror and ask ourselves why we allow anger to get the better of us so easily and why human life has become so cheap.

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