CPFs are increasingly providing direct support to police operations, which could erode their civilian oversight function.
Despite a deep crisis, police leaders show no sign of acting on the many official recommendations available to them.
Long-standing abuses in the appointment of leaders are at the heart of the country’s failing police service.
Why did some police officials blatantly disregard the fundamental liberties protected by South Africa’s constitution?
South Africa faces hard times with crime levels likely to increase and even surpass pre-lockdown levels.
Rapid steps taken in SA to combat the coronavirus didn’t allow sufficient planning or training of security forces.
The recent SONA suggests that the country’s leaders lack a clear overall plan to improve policing.
Much work is happening behind the scenes to undo the damage of corruption and state capture.
Called in to support the Western Cape police, the impact of the military deployment must be assessed.
The South African police have a positive duty to act against crime even when a complainant is absent.
Rather than fixing its deep management crisis, the SAPS is putting politics above the safety of South Africans.
Trafficking in persons doesn’t lend itself to a simplistic counting of cases – the country needs better data.
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