The proposals of the SAPS to ban the right of private ownership of firearms for self-defense are still in an early stage. It will most likely be drafted in 2019 after a general election. One can speculate that this will be an important step in expropriation without compensation. The following article was posted on the..
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Self-Defence Gun Ban – The ANC Government Wants You Murdered
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Welcome to the new South-Africa where crime is increasing and faith in cops decreasing
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The general level of crime as estimated by the Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) has been declining during the past five years, but increased in 2016/17 and 2017/18, Stats SA said in a statement on Thursday. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke released the annual survey in Pretoria on Thursday morning. According to the statement, household crimes increased..
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Suspects dressed in SAPS uniforms robbed woman of bank cards and cash and rapes her repeatedly
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George police opened a case of rape after a 51-year-old woman from George was allegedly overpowered by sever unknown suspects dressed in SAPS uniforms at Hoogekraal on Saturday, 22 September. The victim alleges that four men, who she believe was policemen had detained her during the night, raped her after 19:00. She was on her..
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Police gun found in farm attacker’s possession
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A robber whom was shot earlier in the North West in a farm attack, had a stolen police firearm with him. Lieutenant Colonel. Adele Myburgh, North West police spokesperson, confirmed this on Friday and said police were investigating the circumstances surrounding the gun’s theft. The gun was found at the robber who was involved in..
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Elderly farmer gets into shoot-out with police, is shot dead
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The 80 year old farmer allegedly opened fire on the police after a violent dispute about some goats. A shoot-out occurred on Monday morning between an elderly farmer and police in the Bergville area in KwaZulu-Natal, reports the Ladysmith Gazette. Heavily armed police officers, together with an SAPS hostage negotiator, entered the farm just outside..
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Critical Crime Intelligence systems under threat of shutdown
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Two separate suppliers have threatened to switch off critical IT systems at the police’s Crime Intelligence Division, putting the country’s security at risk.
Both i-View Integrated Systems which runs the Daedalus Encryption Service and Investigative Software Solutions (ISS) which runs the VA-Amis proprietary solution, have threatened to switch off their systems over alleged no payment. This could leave Crime Intelligence unable to perform critical functions
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Police apparently knew about attack on bus
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Police apparently had ample warning of the petrol bomb attack on a bus which led to the death of several mine workers in Limpopo this week, as several trucks have suffered similar attacks in recent months.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) yesterday called for the police to take action against the violent attacks in Burgersfort, Limpopo, which resulted in the death of six mineworkers, who succumbed to the blaze
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Policeman promoted 7 years after death
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A police officer who died almost eight years ago in a gruesome helicopter accident with seven colleagues has taught the police a lesson from his grave when his family won a battle for his promotion.
Tinus Gouws, who was a pilot in the air wing of the SA Police Service (SAPS), was promoted from warrant officer to captain and his family received back pay as part of a settlement with the police.
He was with his colleagues on their way to Emalahleni, formerly Witbank, responding to an armed robbery, at the time of the accident in 2010. The helicopter crashed in the veld and everybody on board was killed.
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Ncobo killings victim speaks out
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A police officer who survived this week’s attack on the Ngcobo Police Station in the Eastern Cape has described how he had to crawl on the ground to escape a volley of rifle fire that met him when he arrived to help his slain colleagues.
When the officer and a colleague, who were called as back-up from a nearby police station, arrived at 23:00 on Tuesday, the station was a “war zone” as between 15 and 20 armed attackers opened fire on them with automatic rifles.
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Police commended for swift action on Ngcobo police station killing
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JOHANNESBURG – The police ministry has commended the police for their swift action following the Ngcobo police station killings saying the multi-disciplinary team cannot be faulted.
The police’s task team shot and killed seven armed suspects and arrested another 10.
They are suspected to be part of a cult.
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Ramaphosa’s ‘new dawn’ threatened by political interference in law enforcement agencies – EFF
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Durban – Political interference in the country’s law enforcement agencies is the greatest counter-argument to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a “new dawn”, the Economic Freedom Fighters said on Friday.
“It is the greatest threat to our democracy at the moment,” party spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi told the Moerane Commission sitting in Mayville, Durban.
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Community and police joins hands after brutal murder of fifteen year old girl
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Community and police joined hands against the brutal murder and rape of a 15 year old girl in Motherwell.
This follows after the body of 15 year old Ntombikayise Socenywa was found on Saturday, 10 February 2018 at 13:00. Her naked body was found wrapped in plastic in a drain in an open field in NU5, Motherwell. A post mortem revealed that she was raped and strangled.
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Political interference and incompetence in police is the cause of poor leadership – ISS
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There is large-scale inappropriate political interference in the police, which leads to a poor selection of leaders, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said on Tuesday. Head of the governance, crime and justice division at the ISS, Gareth Newham, told News24 that leaders in the police were being appointed despite their inability to do the..
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Politicians stifle murder investigations
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The investigation into the murder of former ANC Youth League secretary general Sindiso Magaqa has stalled and may never yield results, say highly placed intelligence sources, with one explaining that politicians have issued instructions to stop the inquiry. “The people who were involved are known and there is little police can do about it. We..
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Grace Mugabe hands herself over to SAPS after assault allegations.
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Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that Grace Mugabe has handed herself over to local police after she was accused of beating a Joburg model with an extension cord. The Zimbabwean ruling party has taken to twitter to provide an alternative version of the alleged assault. They say it was the model who assaulted Mugabe,..
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