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26 May 2013
                       
 
 
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22 May 2013
 
 
DA: Statement by the Debbie Schafer, Shadow Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, calls Private Members Bill limiting President’s powers regarding Head of SIU (22/05/2013)
STATEMENT
Under the Zuma presidency, South Africa’s justice system has been significantly politicised in an effort to protect his own interests and those of the ANC. This is not only a threat to our...
 
 
DA: Statement by Debbie Schafer, Democratic Alliance Shadow Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, on submitting a Private Members Bill limiting the President’s powers regarding the Head of SIU (2013/05/22)
STATEMENT
Under the Zuma presidency, South Africa’s justice system has been significantly politicised in an effort to protect his own interests and those of the ANC. This is not only a threat to our...
 
 
26 Apr 2013
 
DLF: Statement by the Democratic Left Front, non-sectarian and non-authoritarian anti-capitalist front, on Freedom Day (26/04/2013)
STATEMENT
The Democratic Left Front (DLF) will join millions of people in South Africa and elsewhere in the world in observing April 27th, Freedom Day, as symbolising an important turning point in the...
 
 
12 Apr 2013
 
The Tatane case raises hard questions for South Africa`s National Prosecuting Authority
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Following the acquittal of seven police officials accused of killing community activist Andries Tatane in April 2011, the South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been on the...
 
 
03 Apr 2013
 
NPA: Statement by the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa, on the outcome of the Andries Tatane case (03/04/2013)
STATEMENT
The NPA has taken note of the judgment and based on the challenges we experienced during the trial we accept it. The NPA would have hoped for an outcome that would not leave such deep...
 
 
COPE: Statement by the Congress of the People, on the Andries Tatane case (03/04/2013)
STATEMENT
The Congress of the People (COPE) find judgment on the trial of Andries Tatane disappointing and a clear indication that the South African judicial system and criminal investigation system needs...
 
 
DA: Statement by Debbie Schafer, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, on the incompetence in the criminal justice system (03/04/2013)
STATEMENT
Today’s media briefing by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on the acquittal of seven police officers accused of the murder of Andries Tatane is welcome, as the matter has, quite rightly,...
 
 
28 Mar 2013
 
DA: Statement by Patricia Kopane, DA Leader in the Free State, on the State’s failure to secure any convictions for the murder of Andries Tatane (28/03/2013)
STATEMENT
The state’s failure to secure any convictions for the murder of Andries Tatane signals a sad day for the people of the Free State and for South Africa. The National Prosecuting Authority’s...
 
 
22 Mar 2013
 
Blaming militarisation for police brutality is aiming at the wrong target
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The death of Mozambican taxi driver Mido Macia after being dragged behind a police van in Daveyton has again focused attention on the problem of police brutality. Questions are being asked about...
 
 
04 Mar 2013
 
DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard, DA Shadow Minister of Police, states that President Zuma must establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into police brutality (03/03/2013)
STATEMENT
The response by the government and the SAPS has not been good enough. Where is the plan to deal with this problem? Why did the despicable murder of Andries Tatane, and the images of miners being...
 
 
14 Feb 2013
 
Between a rock and a hard place: Policing public violence in South Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Shortly after the powerful National Executive Council (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) ended its first meeting of 2013, Secretary General Gwede Mantashe held a media conference to...
 
 
05 Feb 2013
 
IFP: Statement by Phendulani Biyase, IFP Spokesperson on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, declares that long-term water solutions are needed for dry municipalities (05/02/2013)
STATEMENT
The IFP calls on government to provide a long term and permanent water solution for areas such as Clocolan and Marquard under Setsoto Municipality in the Free State, whose residents are constantly...
 
 
10 Nov 2012
 
SA: Statement by the Democratic Left Front, salutes the Marikana and all fighting mineworkers (10/11/2012)
STATEMENT
I stand before you not as an individual; not as a ‘messiah’ but as member of a fighting socialist collective. A committed member of the Democratic Left Front (DLF); a new anti-capitalist...
 
 
01 Nov 2012
 
SA: Statement by the Portfolio Committee on Police, welcomes the South African Human Rights Commission report into the death of Andries Tatane (01/11/2012)
STATEMENT
“The increase in public unrest incidents is a cause for definite concern. These incidents increased from 971 in 2010/11 to 1 194 in 2011/12, which resulted mainly from factors such as labour...
 
 
31 Oct 2012
 
SA: Statement by Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, regarding the SAHRC Report on the killing of Andries Tatane (31/10/2012)
STATEMENT
The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) welcomes the Report of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) into the killing of Andries Tatane during a service delivery...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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