Old solutions won’t fix South
Africa’s deteriorating police service

The recent SONA suggests that the country’s
leaders lack a clear overall plan to improve policing.

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Upgrading the
police toolbox

The wealth of information captured by
South African police says little about
what police do and if it’s working.

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Why police should focus
on street robberies

In what is a largely ignored problem in South
Africa, many street robbers graduate
to car hijacking and home robbery.

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Independence will sharpen the
teeth of SA’s Special Investigating Unit

As South Africa’s premier anti-corruption
body dedicated to tackling graft,
the SIU needs boosting.

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ISS Live: Is South Africa’s
anti-corruption system improving?

This seminar video assesses the contribution
of key anti-corruption bodies and how
to improve their effectiveness.

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Launch: Anti-corruption portal

This new tool for civil society and other stakeholders aims
to improve understanding of corruption in South Africa
and efforts by the state to tackle it.

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Better police use of data
could cut South Africa’s crime

A new report finds concerning flaws in
point-level police data from areas
with high rates of violence.

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South Africa’s Hawks
are preparing to fly

Much work is happening behind
the scenes to undo the damage
of corruption and state capture.

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ISS Today: Xenophobia, like racism,
must be treated as a crime

Persecuting foreigners is contrary to SA’s
constitutional promise that the country
belongs to all who live in it.

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Press release: Policing alone cannot
solve South Africa’s violence

Effective criminal justice is necessary
but not sufficient to reverse trends
reflected in the latest police statistics.

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Infographics: Murder and robbery
on the rise in SA

Police crime statistics released today
show a worrying continuation of the
seven-year trend.

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South Africa’s problems are
not caused by foreigners

Concrete measures to strengthen the
rule of law are necessary to prevent
outbreaks of public violence.

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Accountability for corruption
The low rate of dismissals for financial misconduct taken in national and provincial government departments is worrying.
9 Things SA could have bought with the R500 Bn
President Cyril Ramaphosa stated on 19 October 2019 at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London that State Capture possibly cost the country more than R500bn.
Transparency International Corruption Perception Index
South Africa’s score and position (rank) on the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index over the last two decades.
What the billions of rand’s lost to state capture could have bought
Substantial and urgent changes to the criminal justice system could have been made with the billions lost to the state capture project.
South Africans experiences of corruption in the public sector
In South Africa, bribery is one of the main forms of corruption in which ordinary people are likely to come into contact with in their interactions with government officials.
National Prosecuting Authority: Convictions for corruption
The number of government officials convicted for offences related to corruption.
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