Security analysts believe there is an urgent need for proper police command and control if incidents such as the one that happened in Ficksburg in the Free State last Wednesday are to be avoided. Activist ...
Read MoreArresting a Few Policemen will not Solve South Africa`s Violent Policing Problem (19.04.11)
The brutal death of unarmed protestor and father of two, Andries Tatane, at the hands of the South African police in Ficksburg on 13 April would have gone largely unnoticed except that it was captured ...
Read MoreBy Leon Engelbrecht Six Free State public order policemen have found the hard way just how thin the blue line of the law is. Two stand accused of murdering Fouriesburg protester Andries Tatane and four ...
Read MoreWhat thoughts and considerations went through editors’ minds when they chose to put the horrific images of the beating and subsequent death of Andries Tatane on television and on front pages? With violence a national ...
Read MoreBy Harriet Mclea TENSIONS are expected to flare when six policemen accused of assaulting and killing Ficksburg protester Andries Tatane appear in court today. Thousands of angry community members are said to be preparing to ...
Read MorePress Statement: Police brutality televised last night was not an isolated incident (14.04.11)
14 April 2011 Press Statement Police brutality televised last night was not an isolated incident The incident of police brutality reported on SABC television on Wednesday which resulted in the death of Andries Tatane raises ...
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