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Police and pupils clashed at a school in Durban after a protest over a teacher testing positive at the school.The KwaZulu-Natal education department said an arrangement had been agreed on to separate and isolate exposed pupils.The department said the Community Safety MEC would investigate if there was any police heavy-handedness.A teacher testing positive for Covid-19…

South African Police Service. Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach Two KZN police stations have been closed after four officers tested positive for Covid-19.Both police stations are being decontaminated.Alternative sites close to the police stations are being used to offer services to the public.Two KwaZulu-Natal police stations have closed after four police officers tested positive for…

Police Minister Bheki Cele Police Minister Bheki Cele says SAPS may use deadly force to defend themselves and to protect innocent lives.He made these statements during a hybrid sitting of the NCOP, where he gave details of complaints against the police.Since the start of the lockdown, 49 cases of police brutality have been reported.The government…

By Michael Marshall Protesters at a demonstration against racismPaco Freire/SOPA Images/Sipa USA In some parts of the US, police kill black people at a rate six times higher than they kill white people. The differences are most stark in the northern Midwest, especially Chicago, and in north-eastern states like New York. Protest movements like Black…

On 13 June, staff allegedly closed the restaurant without knowing that David Weru was in the bathroom.His body was discovered the following Monday, 15 June, when the restaurant opened again.Police have since opened an inquest to determine the cause of death.Police have launched an inquest into the death of a 25-year-old man, whose body was…