Die Suid-Afrikaanse minister van polisie, Bheki Cele, het planne om ‘n digitale vuurwapenpermitstelsel in te stel in ‘n poging om ongeregistreerde vuurwapens uit die strate te hou. Ian Cameron van die burgerregte-groep Action Society, het oor die digitalisering van die vuurwapenregister gesê die polisie moet eerder van die reeds beskikbare
Police Minister Bheki Cele has spoken of plans to digitise the registration of firearms. Cele says police have been struggling to keep unregistered firearms out of the hands of criminals but civil rights organisation, Action Society, argues police wouldn’t be facing this dilemma if they were making use of the
Civil rights organisation Action Society decried the violent attack, saying that increased community mobilisation and positive youth influences were “desperately needed” to combat crimes against women. Spokesperson, Kelly Baloyi said: She said society should “deal with the root causes of why the youth is involved in these horrific crimes” and
Last week, an audit by the Hawks at Norwood police station revealed that at least 158 firearms were stolen from the evidence storeroom last year. For more on this issue, Action Society’s Ian Cameron spoke to #Newzroom405’s Duduzile Ramela.
Civil rights group Action Society has announced that it has lodged a complaint with the Public Protector (PP) against the SAPS and considering other legal options as the backlog of unprocessed DNA tests approaches the 200,000 mark. The group has since accused the police service of misleading Parliament and South African citizens.
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