Cape Town - Cabinet has approved the long-awaited report on the study of the violent nature of crime in South Africa for tabling in Parliament. Briefing the media on Thursday on the outcomes ...
Read MoreBy FRANNY RABKIN TARGETS set by the government in the fight against crime will always be questionable, unless “a culture of integrity” is established in recording crime statistics , experts said yesterday. ...
Read MoreBy TARRYN HARBOUR Convicted criminals being considered for possible release from prison by President Jacob Zuma under a special dispensation for political offenders include five mass murderers who have no affiliation with ...
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Press Release: The South African Coalition for Transitional Justice Urges Further Efforts to Engage Victims of Pardon Applicants
The Department of Justice yesterday published the names of 149 convicted persons who have been recommended for a presidential pardon in terms of the Special Dispensation created by former President Mbeki in 2007. The crimes ...
Read MoreBy Bronwynne Jooste What the Jali Commission said: THE REPORT focuses attention on “the horrific scourge of sexual violence that plagues our prisons where appalling abuses and acts of sexual perversion are ...
Read MoreThe release of the 2009-10 crime statistics last week took place in a climate of public uncertainty in the wake of evidence of the widespread nonrecording of cases at police stations. Regrettably, ...
Read MorePolice Minister Nathi Mthethwa has said violent crime declined last year in SA, with murders down 8.6%. 'The murder figure fell below the 17 000 mark, compared to 26 877 in the 1995-1996fiscal ...
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