Human Rights

Officers have made more than 3 000 arrests over a six-month period; but a number of policing challenges remain, prompting ramped up education and awareness, particularly around smash and grab incidents. The City’s Metro Police Department has seen a 59%…

Continued efforts to deal with the scourge of gang violence on the Cape Flats has resulted in the sentencing of four people who were involved in violent crimes in Ravensmead, Western Cape.The accused were sentenced in the Western Cape High Court on cha…

GQEBERHA – Police and communities in Nelson Mandela Bay remain committed to ensuring that the people in the metro are and feel safe. In the last three days from 25 January 2023 to 27 January 2023, four firearms were seized and suspects arrested.On 25 J…

Gqeberha K9 unit continue in their efforts in clamping down on criminals targeting vehicles within Humewood policing precinct.On Wednesday 25 January 2023 at approximately 08:25 they received and followed up on information of suspects jumping over the …

MPUMALANGA – The Secunda based Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team together with Crime Intelligence and Secunda K9 unit conducted an intelligence driven operation which resulted in the recovery of several firearms and an arrest of a 63 yea…

Police Ministry and SAPS management descend on Port Edward KZN following murder of SAPS officer and familyAs the Police Ministry continues to call for the harshest sentences for the murderers of the country’s police officers, Police Minister, General B…

WESTERN CAPE – Concerted efforts by police in the Western Cape to eradicate substance abuse which remains a contributing factor to serious and violent crimes as well as gender based violence and femicide, led to the arrest of seven suspects and the con…