President Cyril Ramaphosa should look closer to home if he is looking to charge someone with “war crimes”, according to Action Society. While Ramaphosa is looking to lay charges of war crimes in the Israel/Palestine unrest, he is missing the war going on in his backyard and the person that
Lihle Zenzile’s parents have been waiting for more than nine months for the killer of their daughter to be sentenced as the plea negotiations continue to drag on. According to Action Society’s Kaylynn Palm, this case has been marred by excuses, negligence and other delay tactics. The case will be
The man who repeatedly beat and assaulted Janelle Laattoe and two other women over the course of three years, appeared before the Blue Downs Magistrates Court in Cape Town on Wednesday, where the case was postponed to 22 January 2024 for plea and trial. He was charged in 2019 but
Action Society handed over 53 pairs of new vellies to the valiant Lentegeur East Neighbourhood Watch members to celebrate their exemplary battle against gangsterism. Their bravery in the face of daily peril has inspired Action Society for many years. “Usually, when I share stories from the Cape Flats, it is
While Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Minister of Police Bheki Cele’s territory marking about the illegal “AmaPanya Greenbeans” (Gauteng’s crime prevention wardens) is heating up, criminals are still having the time of their lives in South Africa. “To our minds, this is nothing more than pot and kettle calling between
Action Society has thrown its weight behind efforts to ensure that Stephan Pretorius is denied bail. The monster from Pretoria North set his wife, 42-year-old Charlene Pretorius, alight in front of their teenage daughter on 27 May this year. He watched her burn before fleeing the scene while his parents
The Action Society team supported 21 victims of sexual assault and rape and the families of two murder victims in court this week. MURDERED: CLEO DIKO(3 November 2023, Mitchell’s Plain Magistrates Court) The Mithcell’s Plain Magistrates Court postponed the case against Sandile Jegwa, the 38-year-old man accused of murdering 34-year-old
The #BlueLightMafia eight’s internal disciplinary hearing has been scheduled at last, with witnesses called to testify between 21 and 24 November, while their criminal trial date has been set for 6 to 10 May 2024. Action Society criticised the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) lack of urgency in the matter.
Action Society will attend a crucial court appearance in the Mietjie Ontong murder case at the Wellington Magistrates Court today. The two men (aged 22 and 26) accused of killing the 63-year-old in October applied for bail and bail arguments were concluded on 1 November. Today is judgement day. “It
The South African Police Service (SAPS) management in the Western Cape hasn’t done anything to tackle the communication system crisis that is leaving critical first response units in SAPS, like the anti-gang units and the Flying Squad, exposed and isolated in their efforts to protect the vulnerable in the raging
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.
