A total of 10 086 South African Police Service (SAPS) members have been charged for serious criminal offences between 2013 and 2021. These offenses include: murder, rape and assault with the intent to commit grievous bodily harm. Only 50 of these, more than 10 000 members, have been formally suspended
Action Society supports calls for Cele to be fired with these 10 reasons Action Society supports current Cape Town mayor, Dan Plato’s, call for Police Minister, Bheki Cele to be fired. “We echo Plato’s words that South Africa deserves a police minister who cares about making the lives of South
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
“Is the SAPS above the law?”, is the simple question posed by Action Society’s Ian Cameron as Minister of police, Bheki Cele confirmed recently that more than 10 000 police officers, who are supposed to protect the public and uphold the constitution and the law, have been charged with murder,
“Federal police in South Africa and specifically the Western Cape is the answer to restore accountability and improve service delivery by the broken law-enforcement body that we know as the South African Police Service”, said Ian Cameron of Action Society. Action Society fully supports Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde’s, suggestion
Women, not only in Gauteng but also the rest of South Africa should arm themselves as government continually fails in protecting them. In Gauteng alone, more than 20 000 schedule 8 offenders were released since 2016 without DNA samples being submitted. This means that the very same murderers and rapists
The new crime statistics released by the South African Police Services (SAPS) today, revealed a disturbing increase of 72.4% in rape cases. A total of 10 006 rape cases were reported between April and June 2021. This is a shocking increase of 4 000 cases compared to the same period
“Bheki Cele and KZN premier Zikalala are both using the conflict in Phoenix as a scapegoat to hide their own incompetence. It is simple, Cele’s head must roll, as he, and the South African Police Service (SAPS) continue to fail South Africans,” said Ian Cameron of Action Society shortly after
Die drukgroep Action Society se die blaam vir die geweld en bloedvergieting in Phoenix,noordwes van Durban, moet op Bheki Cele, polisieminister, gepak word. Lees meer: https://www.netwerk24.com/Nuus/Politiek/phoenix-cele-se-kop-moet-rol-se-drukgroep-20210803
Civil society group Action Society is calling for Police Minister Bheki Cele to resign over his failure to deal with the DNA backlogs at SAPS forensic Science labs. Get the full story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zxEIKcKhs
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