The South African Police Services (SAPS) confirmed this week that the Western Cape will not receive the amount of police recruits promised by police minister Bheki Cele. The province will only be receiving 1 118 new recruits during the course of the current financial year. “Action Society believes that the
Action Society has received a large number complaints from the public, that the more than 2 000 new South African Police Services (SAPS) recruits, are being subjected to horrendous conditions at their training facility in Kimberley, Northern Cape. From complaints it is understood, that these recruits have not had food for
Action Society has been appointed by the family of murdered British citizen, Christine Robinson, to conduct a watching brief on her murder trial, which is starting in the Polokwane High Court today. Christine Robinson, a retired teacher was raped and murdered by Andrew Ndlovu on her game lodge in Limpopo
“If General Masemola chooses to support the ANC political interference model in the SAPS and abide by everything Minister of Police, Bheki Cele says, thousands upon thousands more children will not only fall victim to sexual predators, but will become sexual predators too,” said Ian Cameron, Director of Community Safety
In 2021, public trust in the police dipped to a low of 27%. This appears to be linked to the July 2021 social unrest. Public confidence in the police is at its lowest in the Western Cape, trailing the national average by 7%. A recently released report by the Human
Action Society is pleased to see that good policework is paying off in Gauteng and hope that other provinces follow suit. According to a statement released by the South African Police Services (SAPS), the past weekend saw successful crime combatting as part of Gauteng SAPS’s “Operation O Kae Molao”. More
“Action Society strongly condemns the appointment of another ANC puppet in such a critical policing role,” said Ian Cameron, community safety director at Action Society, after the appointment of Lieutenant-General Fannie Masemola as the new National Commissioner of Police. After what seemed to be lengthy interviews behind closed doors with
The process to find the country’s next top cop is underway, and interviews began behind closed doors on Monday. News24’s Jeff Wicks reports that among the several top generals vying for command is Khehla Sitole’s deputy, Francinah Vuma. On 17 March president Ramaphosa told MPs in the National Assembly that
“The ANC has blood on its hands, the SAPS has been destroyed by cadre deployment and therefor the Portfolio committee in Police has little or no trust in SAPS to implement what is needed. It simply means thousands of innocent people will be denied justice, more children will be murdered,
The George Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual offences (FCS) unit, proved how effectively the police can fight back against violence against women and children. The FCS unit arrested 12 sex offenders between 23 and 25 March in George and surrounding Garden Route towns. “The dedication of this team has
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