Action Society this past week celebrated the success of two cases it had been overseeing. Yamkela Sikhafungana’s attacker was found guilty and sentenced for severely beating her in July last year. Her then-boyfriend, Silulami Madikizela, locked her up and attacked her because she had visited a friend’s place and wanted
“The DNA backlog – which has not been cleared as the Minister of Police and Presidency would lead us to believe – and the delay in activating the Convicted Offenders Bill (CO Bill) directly impacts and escalates crime in the country,” said Ian Cameron, Director of Community Safety at Action
Three children have been left motherless after their father slit their mother, Nadia Lotz’s throat. According to reports, the 32-year-old Nadia from Strand in the Western Cape was in the passenger seat while her friend was driving. The boyfriend was seated in the back, leaned forward and slit her throat.
“What will it take for the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, to realise that provincial police cannot function properly when he is holding the reigns on a national level?” said Tshepi Mmekwa, Action Centre coordinator at Action Society. “The spate of shootings in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is a direct result of
Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola and Police Minister Bheki Cele should be held accountable for the Thabo Bester matter along with the relevant incompetent commissioners. If a skills audit is not done among senior managers of the relevant departments, and the G4S group is not held accountable, far worse will
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has a duty to investigate and act on the incidents of intimidation during Nehawu’s strike, which was finally stopped by a court order. But, the SAPS should have intervened and arrested the union leader for inciting violence before it got out of control. “Why
Most South African parents feel that South Africa is unsafe for their children and fear that they could be kidnapped. Action Society’s latest police trust indicator survey – Are your children safe in South Africa? – thus far revealed that 98,3% of South Africans feel it is unsafe for their
Action Society is not only dismayed by the findings of the SAPS Internal Audit on the irregularities in Project 10 000 Recruitment Process but also about the acute shortage of trainers. The revelation that some individuals are appointed irregularly is a grave concern. Furthermore, the admission to the Portfolio Committee
More than 200 000 people have now signed Action Society’s petition to have Bheki Cele removed as Minister of Police. The civil rights organisation and police watchdog has been campaigning for the sacking of the incompetent minister for quite some time, but for some reason and despite his long list of
“I ask, what is justice? Yes, a criminal is off the street, but we sit with the hurt and pain. I still have to work, so he has food behind bars and a good night’s rest while we have sleepless nights crying because we lost Aaliyah brutally. I will never
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.
