insert_link Business / Economics South Africa’s security forces once brutally entrenched apartheid. It’s been a rocky road to reform By Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria One of the important tasks that faced South Africa’s democratic government after 1994 was to reform the apartheid-era security apparatus. The African National Congress (ANC), which was voted into power, had a laudable vision in the 1990s for reforming the police, military and intelligence services. Determined that South Africans would never again be subject to the brutality of the security forces, […] today22 April, 2024
insert_link World German police target China-linked human smuggling gang Dawn raids have taken place across Germany, with police saying they busted a people smuggling ring. From Berlin, Trent Murray has the details. today17 April, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Omukainhu atwa nombele fiyo omefyo omukainhu mukwao koTjiwarongo. Omukainhu womido dili 50 okwa xulifila ponele yomanwino mo mudingonoko wa Otjiwarongo onghela, konima eshi taku tiwa okwa tuwa nombele lwoikando ihapu komukainhu mukwao. Olopota yapitifwa kopolifi moshitopolwa mwaningilwa oshiningwanima oyati, na kufya okwa tongololwa nedina kutya oye Teresia Ames. Oo eli omukomesho wopolifi elilepo oshikondo sho ipambele yoshiwana moshitopolwa sha Otjozondjupa Inspector Maureen Mbeha, mee nghundafana odo aninga no Nampa nena okwati, omukainhu eli omufeekelwa womido dili 41 okwa […] today16 April, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Omunangeshefa adja mu limwe lomepata lovananghono moSA, ota ulike ena ekwatafano medipao la AKA no la shiivika nawa mo South Africa, okwa lopotwa ena ekwa tafano ne dipao lomushikingalo kwali moshilongo osho AKA. AKA oo edina laye lolela olo Kiernan Forbes, opamwe na kaume kaye , Tibz Motsoane, ova yashelwe okufya pondje yo restaurant tai hangwa mo Durban mo 10 February 2023. Oshikundaneki sho BBC osha lopota kutya, Omukanda oo wa yandjwa komangu oku dja komunambelewa woku konaakona oimbuluma owa popya kutya, ehangano lomunangeshefa […] today28 March, 2024
insert_link Africa Zimbabwe police rescue children from alleged cult farm Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested the suspected leader of a religious cult in a village in northern Mashonaland West province and rescued dozens of women and children. The BBC reports that Ishmael Chokurongerwa, who leads the Gore Jena Penyeranyika sect was arrested alongside seven other senior members of the cult on Tuesday. Police said most of the 251 children found at farm in Nyabira, about 34km north-west of […] today14 March, 2024
insert_link Africa Corrupt, brutal and unprofessional? Africa-wide survey of police finds diverging patterns By Matthias Krönke, University of Cape Town and Thomas Isbell, University of Cape Town Africans generally have a low regard for the quality of policing on the continent. Perceptions of police misconduct, corruption and brutality are widespread, according to a new survey by Afrobarometer. The independent research network surveyed 39 countries between 2021 and 2023. Our survey offers new evidence of how Africans experience and assess their […] today14 March, 2024
Africa Corrupt, brutal and unprofessional? Africa-wide survey of police finds diverging patterns today13 March, 2024
insert_link South Africa Public Works to investigate mismanagement of police headquarters One of the bathrooms at the building used by SAPS at the Telkom Tower complex in Pretoria. Photo supplied The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has launched an internal investigation into the mismanagement of the Telkom Towers complex, the headquarters of the South African Police Service (SAPS), as well as other properties owned by the department in Pretoria’s city centre. This was revealed by the newly appointed head of […] today6 March, 2024
insert_link South Africa At least 22 people arrested during student protests in Bloemfontein Police disperse protesting students at Bloemfontein’s Central University of Technology (CUT) with stun grenades on Monday. Photos: Becker Semela By Becker Semela via GroundUp Lectures at the Central University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein were suspended on Tuesday morning as a protest by students entered its third day. Since Friday, the situation outside the main campus has been tense with students protesting over lack of funding for food, housing and study […] today5 March, 2024
