The functionality and accessibility of the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) have once again come under the spotlight after Parliament invited the public to have its say on the amendment of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007.
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Over the weekend, Police Minister Bheki Cele visited several forensic laboratories and expressed concern over a backlog of about 240 000 DNA samples that needed to be analysed. Read more: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/2630131/dna-test-backlog-delaying-justice/
Despite a turnaround plan that the police implemented in March, the backlog in DNA cases continues to rise – standing at a whopping 237 631. Read more: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/saps-dna-backlog-grows-to-almost-240-000-cases-20210921
Advocacy group Action Society has appointed a legal team to conduct a watching brief on the case of Siphokazi Booi, 27, who was brutally killed in Mbekweni, Paarl. Read more: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/advocacy-group-keeping-close-watch-on-brutal-paarl-murder-case-194d960e-bfb2-4c8f-aea9-83268ef656f8
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