“It is now not only the faulty legal system failing victims of violent crime, but also the lack of contingency leading to delayed, and in turn, denied justice,” said Kaylynn Palm, Action Centre coordinator at Action Society. The community of Mbekweni will have to wait another five months for answers
Non-profit organisation Action Society has dismissed the DNA backlog numbers provided by Police Minister Bheki Cele as misleading and not being an accurate reflection of the actual backlog faced. Read more https://www.dfa.co.za/south-african-news/polices-dna-backlog-numbers-are-misleading-says-action-society-5d7be00d-0a2f-4a9a-8e8a-872503a3890e/
Cape Town – Non-profit organisation Action Society has dismissed the DNA backlog numbers provided by Police Minister Bheki Cele as misleading and not being an accurate reflection of the backlog faced. Read more https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/dna-backlog-numbers-by-police-are-misleading-says-action-society-d57c4c0d-46cb-4ea6-bf8b-4d3798e8ea58
Pretoria – Outspoken civil rights organisation, Action Society has taken the bold step of training South African women to defend themselves, using firearms, amidst unprecedented levels of violence against women and children, and femicide. Read more https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/fighting-fire-with-fire-women-trained-to-use-firearms-to-fight-gbv-f994fe6b-148e-49f0-b124-c99b06e95b18
Ten women are murdered in South Africa daily. In addition, more than 150 women are seriously assaulted every day. These statistics increase every year. “Every one of us must stand up and take a stance against gender-based violence,” said Tshepi Mmekwa, Action Centre coordinator at Action Society. “Do not wait
Action Society is wary of Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo’s appointment. Read more https://www.citizen.co.za/news/saps-crime-intelligence-head-puppet/
The South African Police Service is not unfixable, but fixing the SAPS alone is certainly not the only solution, as the deterioration is so severe and fast that we need alternatives to keep the ship afloat. Devolution is such an alternative, writes Ian Cameron. Read more https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/columnists/guestcolumn/opinion-ian-cameron-lost-faith-in-the-saps-makes-devolution-an-attractive-option-20221212
Cape Town – Mzansi has commended a police officer who shot and injured a suspected hijacker on the Buccleach Interchange in Gauteng on Sunday. Read more https://www.africaninsider.com/news/watch-love-this-good-work-saps-mzansi-reacts-to-police-officer-shooting-and-wounding-hijacker/
Watch the viral videos of a police officer shooting a hijacker recently in a foiled robbery on Buccleuch Interchange in Gauteng. Read more https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/watch-hijacker-shot-foiled-robbery-buccleuch-interchange-breaking-news-11-december-2022/
Cape Town — Desperate residents of Kannaland Municipality, who are already weathering a lack of service delivery due to political instability, have had their water cut off intermittently over the last week. Read more https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/garden-route-considers-drought-declaration-as-kannaland-taps-run-dry-6aa51f11-dcce-49bc-8c17-c406b618bace
Action Society acts in the interest of the public through active advocacy for policy change. We work within the community to fight for a reformed justice system, holding government accountable for failing to protect South African citizens.
