The narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to only look into dodgy lottery grants has hobbled the SIU, despite it having applied for…
The province’s economy has struggled amid infrastructure and governance failures
Priority must be given to crime detection and intelligence work, not just visible policing
Hiring 10 000 new recruits annually will not solve the crime crisis because of poor training and policing, as well as rampant corruption
Police will struggle to solve murders and massacres, as well as other crimes, because of corruption, shoddy management, low level officers being promoted and internal divisions…
Climate projections show that the eThekwini metro will receive more rain by 2050 that could fall in brief periods
State security and the SAPS are on high alert as vigilante group gain momentum, but police concede they do not have the resources to stop Operation Dudula form stoking xenophobia
The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill
A rhino-poaching suspect, who recently escaped from police custody, has been identified as a criminal who was serving multiple life sentences when he broke out of prison last year
South Africa’s urban areas are urban heat islands and heat waves will intensify the distress
Only 16% of losses in South Africa from weather-related disasters in the past four decades were covered by insurers, leaving governments and communities unable to build back
A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources
Jakkie Cilliers’s book about igniting a growth revolution in Africa has some timely lessons as we seek ways to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19
The aspirant prosecutors programme, on hold for years because of lack of funds, has started up again, creating a pool of future prosecutors
South Africa is a water stressed country but crisis point can be avoided
A report highlights inconsistencies that demand that the police should scrutinise their actions
New details about the infamous ‘Scene 2’ have emerged a day shy of the sixth anniversary of the Marikana massacre
Rival political factions fighting for state power may be behind the recent spate of break-ins and fires at key government institutions
The defining characteristic of Zuma’s tenure has been his ability to cloak his private and personal interests in a bigger ideological framework
Foreign trawlers invading South Africa’s oceans costs the economy R60bn a year because it can’t afford to patrol and control its resources.
