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More boots have been put on the ground after more shootings occurred at the Cape Flats in the past week. (David Harrison/M&G)

Cape Flats shootings keep residents locked indoors for a second week

Two suspects have been arrested for attempted murder, and a key suspect for various shootings remains at large

Horse power: A cart speeds past a roadblock on day three of Operation Marikana on the Cape Flats. Photo: David Harrison

Inside Operation Marikana: Final day of the anti-crime mission

A joint operation between Cape Town’s law enforcement units and the South African Police Service sees multiple arrests

South African trained dogs sell for about R100 000 each outside the country. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Expertly trained police dogs in high demand locally and abroad

South African trained dogs sell for about R100 000 each outside the country

South African National Defence Force soldiers and South Africa Police Services (SAPS) members line up in front of the Phoenix Police Station in Durban, on July 21, 2021. File photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Security forces remain on alert as ‘national shutdown’ fails to materialise

Only a handful of attempts to blockade roads took place in response to Monday’s shutdown call

SAPS, Metro Police and City Police respond to a land invasion in Tafelsig.

Metro cops, SAPS clash over control

Tensions between the City of Cape Town and the police service over responsibilities mirrors the strain between national and local government

Milisuthando (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

What is normal in a big, bad world?

"I felt compassion for the fact that they are cops in Johannesburg and, to them, this is a normal way to treat another human".

Minister Patricia De Lille says government is capable of turning the tide.

Cape Town ANC branch to lay criminal charges against De Lille

On Tuesday morning, the Dullah Omar region’s Khaya Yozi confirmed he was on his way to the Cape Town Central police station to lodge the complaint.

The Facebook data breach involving the UK political consultancy

Big drop in cop killings, but SA still relatively dangerous for cops

SA remains a relatively dangerous country in which to serve as a police officer, despite a 52% drop in the rate of cop killings over the past decade.

Gauteng traffic police at a meeting on September 27 to discuss the way forward for a department on the brink of collapse.

​Gauteng’s stay-at-home traffic cops will get cars next year

But community safety MEC denies there is a vehicle shortage, while staff are allegedly threatened for speaking out.

A hearse carries Madiba on its way to Qunu

R1m for Tshwane cops’ EC beach bash

Metro officers were snubbed by the military at Nelson Mandela’s funeral in Qunu because of an apparent "lack of trust".

Tshwane digs deep for JZ’s road warriors

The city’s biking corps has been deployed to shore up the prestige of President Jacob Zuma and his deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe.

City of Tshwane denies approving R500k Zuma escort bill

Tshwane municipality has rejected a claim that it approved R500 000 to escort President Jacob Zuma despite not having enough funds to foot the bill.

Two Tshwane Metro cops arrested for armed robbery

Two Metro police officers in Tshwane have been arrested for robbing a motorist at gunpoint.

Most of us don’t have a clue what all the regulations and municipal by-laws are in the first place, so we walk around perpetually dazed and revert to obeying simpler, smaller rules to make ourselves feel virtuous. (M&G)

Metro cops evicted from OR Tambo after failing to pay rent

Ekurhuleni metro police have been evicted from their office at the OR Tambo International Airport for failure to pay rent, according to a report.

Protesters fire live ammunition in Tshwane

Protesters fired live ammunition at firemen, pelted police with stones and barricaded roads in Mamelodi East, the city of Tshwane said on Tuesday.

Road offenders will be arrested, not fined

Motorists caught committing certain traffic offences in Jo’burg would be arrested on the spot rather than fined, the metro police said on Monday.

Metro cops vow to continue illegal strike

Johannesburg metro police officers vowed to continue their strike on Monday despite the Labour Court declaring it illegal.

Metro cop’s god complex

The man at the centre of this week’s crippling strike by Johannesburg metro police, Chris Ngcobo, referred to himself as the ”god of the JMPD.

Metro strike: Samwu slams city’s response

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union has rejected what it termed the City of Johannesburg’s “half response” to their list of demands.

‘Police chief graft allegations not core to strike’

On Tuesday Jo’burg municipality spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane said calls to oust the city’s metro police chief were not central to strike talks.