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Ashraf Hendricks, GroundUp Limpopo police appointed a high-ranking officer to investigate why Seshego police released a man on a warning.This after EFF leader Julius Malema stepped in and claimed the person had raped his teen relative and that police mishandled the case.Police said the person was initially arrested for abduction instead of rape, which angered…

The killing of George Floyd in the US and the subsequent protests it has sparked have seen South Africans turning the spotlight on the deaths of Collins Khosa and others during the lockdown.Experts have weighed in, saying while there are similarities between these killings, the context in which they happened is slightly different - mainly…

Tina Joemat-Pettersson. (Netwerk24) President Cyril Ramaphosa enacted the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Bill.This bill removes the power to fire IPID's head from the Minister of Police, and gives it to the Portfolio Committee on Police.This amendment was required by a Constitutional Court ruling. The independence of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has been strengthened after…

South African Police Service. (Gallo Images, Brenton Geach) Police headquarters in Pretoria was temporarily closed after an employee tested positive on Wednesday.More officers have been ordered not to report for work on Thursday and to work from home.Those who had direct or indirect contact with the employee will be screened or tested. The national police headquarters…

Elma Robyn Montsumi. (Sweat.org.za) The Independent Police Investigative Directorate says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a sex worker while in police custody in Cape Town in April. Robyn Montsumi seemingly hanged herself in her cell after being in custody for several days on a drug charge. Social justice organisations are calling for an investigation…