There is only one way to describe the second quarter of this year’s crime statistics: A bloodbath. And while Cele and his management seems content with 27 000 people dying in the slaughter house our country has become, it is ordinary South Africans who continue to fight for safer communities.
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
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
Today marks exactly two years since much-loved reverend, Liezel de Jager’s murder, but in the 730 days since her death, no arrests have been made. According to Action Society, there is only one answer that can explain the shockingly slow progress in this case and that is that the police
Action Society believes that Police Minister Bheki Cele is sending good police officers to their deaths in the Western Cape as many areas are consumed by gangsterism. Outnumbered, understaffed, and under-resourced, these brave officers don’t stand a chance in the worst affected areas such as Delft, Gugulethu, and Khayelitsha. Even
It has been more than a year since police minister Bheki Cele was filmed waving his finger at Ian Cameron while shouting at him to ‘shut up’ during a press conference in Imbizo. The fingers are now pointing back at Cele as he has been ordered, by parliament, to apologise
While criminal court is expected to drag on in the #BlueLightMafia case, Action Society announced that the legal team it appointed to assist the driver of the Volkswagen Polo who was seriously injured in the #BlueLightMafia attack, are ready to serve court papers on Police minister, Bheki Cele and the
The attackers in the viral #BlueLightMafia case is back in the Randburg Regional court today. According to Action Society, the public will follow the disciplinary action against the attackers and the way the court handles this case closely and that will direct their level of trust in police officers when
Action Society called for the immediate dismantlement of Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s so called Crime Prevention Wardens (CPW) initiative and a formal investigation into the unlawful way the unit was established, the negligent appointment process of the so called wardens, insufficient training and the shocking lack of oversight following various
The fourth suspect in the gang-rape of a deaf woman appeared before the Bishop Lavis Court today. Lily* was reportedly gang-raped by four men in Cape Town in December last year and Action Society has fought tooth and nail with the family since August to get to this point. The
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.
