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23 May 2013
                       
 
 
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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...
 
 
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...
 
 
18 Mar 2013
 
 
 
Roots of the crisis facing the South African police
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The recent death of Mozambican taxi driver Mido Macia at the hands of police officials has once again turned the world’s attention to police brutality in South Africa. This incident only became a...
 
 
14 Feb 2013
 
 
 
Corruption in the defence sector to get greater attention
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Most countries want to believe that they can rely on their military to secure their sovereignty and protect them from foreign threats. However, what is often not fully appreciated is how this...
 
 
03 Dec 2012
 
Will any of the current South African opposition parties rule South Africa one day?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
South African opposition parties have been in a triumphant mood this week as they have claimed two ‘victories’ over the African National Congress (ANC). First the High Court judgement...
 
 
17 Oct 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – October 17, 2012.
PODCAST
The Engineering Council of South Africa (or ECSA) will within 60 days finalise an investigation into whether On-Point Engineering CEO Lesiba Gwangwa had breached its code of conduct in relation to...
 
 
16 Oct 2012
 
More policemen not the answer – ISS
POLICE
The country needs fewer, better paid police officers to fight crime effectively, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said on Tuesday. Swelling police numbers over the past few years was not...
 
 
08 Oct 2012
 
What to do About the Steady Erosion of the Rule of Law in South Africa?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Following an eight-year legal battle, in April 2009 the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced that it was ‘neither possible nor desirable for the NPA to continue with the prosecution of...
 
 
28 Sep 2012
 
 
 
Violent protests muscled in on the 2012 South African crime statistics
VIDEO
A confident table of politicians and police leaders faced the media in parliament on Thursday, 20 September 2012. The annual release of the crime statistics is a big media event and these officials...
 
 
25 Sep 2012
 
 
 
Violent Protests Muscled in on the 2012 South African Crime Statistics
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
A confident table of politicians and police leaders faced the media in parliament on Thursday, 20 September 2012. The annual release of the crime statistics is a big media event and these officials...
 
 
20 Sep 2012
 
Business robberies in SA grow by 7.5%
CRIME STATS
Business robberies in South Africa increased by 7.5% in the 2011/12 financial year to a ratio of 31.5, from 29.3 in the previous year, with mostly small- to medium-sized businesses targeted, the...
 
 
30 Jul 2012
 
Growing Calls for Inquiries Into Policing in South Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Recent events in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape have highlighted how the failures in the criminal justice system in general, and policing in particular, can have serious consequences. The most...
 
 
28 Jun 2012
 
 
 
In South Africa the Rule of Law Does not Apply to the Political Elite
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
There is little disagreement that corruption is a serious problem facing South Africa. Unfortunately, various indicators suggest that the problem is getting worse. The annual Transparency...
 
 
25 Jun 2012
 
Tackling Denial is the First Step in Dealing With JMPD Corruption
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
It is now well recognised internationally that corruption is an occupational hazard facing all policing agencies. As far back as 1978 renowned policing academic Lawrence Sherman boldly stated that...
 
 
12 Jun 2012
 
Strengthening Legislation for a South African Anti-Corruption Agency
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
South Africa is one step closer to having an independent agency that should be able to investigate and act against high-level corruption. On 17 May the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police,...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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