Security sector vaccination programme rolls out with SAPS
Government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme reached a milestone on Monday, with government rolling out the inoculation of the security sector. Police…
Firearms Amendment Bill strengthening gun control legislation, says Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele has expressed satisfaction at the thousands of submissions already made to the Firearms Control Amendment Bill,…
Cele orders probe into Zandspruit police response
Police Minister Bheki Cele has ordered a thorough investigation into the police’s response to the Zandspruit vigilantism incident, that claimed…
Police top brass strategy to curb violent crimes
With the country’s high murder rate continuing to be of concern, Police Minister Bheki Cele says provincial commissioners now meet…
Aggravated robberies increased by 5%
Aggravated robberies such ascarjacking increased by almost 5%, in the first three months of 2021, the latest crime statistics have…
Cele bemoans growing prevalence of community violence
Police Minister Bheki Cele has bemoaned the prevalence of violence in South African communities, saying this phenomenon was growing to…
Cele slams sexual crimes as “simply shameful”
The scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and children has once again reared its ugly head in the country’s…
Contact crime shows decrease, while murder still on the rise
While the South African Police Service (SAPS) recorded significant declines in contact crimes, murder and attempted murder increased in this…
24 police officers killed in first three months of 2021
Police Minister Bheki Cele has decried the callous murder of 24 police officers in the country in the first three…
SAPS forensic laboratories clearing backlog, says Cele
The case backlog experienced at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Science Laboratories has begun to clear, Police Minister…