A rape suspect who was freed because of delays in DNA testing at the police National Forensic Science Laboratories (NFSL), raped and murdered an 11-year-old child nine months later. This emerged on Friday in a judgment handed down by KwaZulu-Natal judge Mohini Moodley, in which the rapist was convicted for
Following the President’s SONA 2022 address last week, it seems there is a lot of uneasiness within the top ranks of the South African Police Services (SAPS). This should come as no surprise, as Cele and Sitole have both completely failed in their mandates during their time in office. “Sitole
“The President has once again failed victims of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). His dedicated nine sentences about the GBVF pandemic that South Africa faces is nothing more than a repeat of last year’s lip service,” said Kelly Baloyi, spokesperson for Action Society. Between October 2020 and September 2021 over
“The 2021/22 financial year will most likely be remembered as a segment of time where the deadly damage caused by ANC cadre deployment in law-enforcement was exposed like never before” said Ian Cameron of Action Society. Cameron explained that the July 2021 riot report commissioned by President Cyril Ramaphosa, was
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