The drawn-out legal process in a Cape Town domestic violence case once again underscores how South Africa’s justice system continues
Action Society has been formally mandated by the family of 16-year-old Chanelle Plaatjies to oversee the criminal proceedings into her
Action Society calls on the Minister of Police to urgently assign full policing powers to municipalities that demonstrate the capacity,
Courtrooms across the Western Cape continue to echo with the names of women and children brutalised, murdered, and forgotten by
In 2024, South Africa recorded a staggering 26 232 murders – a death toll that surpasses the tragic number of
The legal team representing the #BlueLightMafia eight has opted to try and escape prosecution by bringing a Section 174 application
Police officers committing crimes have no place in the police force and should be removed from service without pay as
Finger-pointing and blame-shifting by politicians will not solve the horrendous administrative failures that let dangerous criminals walk free. This follows
Action Society is outraged by the news that Marius van der Westhuizen — the former police officer who cold-bloodedly murdered
As South Africa approaches the one-year anniversary of the Khayelitsha barbershop killings on 8 June, and the first anniversary of
At Action Society, we often see delays in the justice system.
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