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'Vigilantes are terrorising us' (18.03.10)

By Anele Mjekula and Genevieve Serra A Cape Town community gripped by fear of crime has taken to patrolling their streets with sticks and knives to protect residents. But the bold ...

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Concern over police 'deadly force' law (09.03.10)

By Christelle Terreblanche Legal and crime experts have expressed concern over the wording of a draft amendment to the law that could potentially result in making it easier for the police to ...

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Presidential pardons after Albutt (09.03.10)

The possibility of presidential pardons being granted for Schabir Shaik and Eugene de Kock is taken up in the Serjeant at the Bar column on the Mail & Guardian Online  site, with specific ...

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Shoot to kill: When is it reasonable? (05.03.10)

By Ilham Rawoot Crime experts have differed widely on proposed amendments to "shoot-to-kill" legislation, published for comment this week, with some seeing the potential changes creating much-needed clarity for police and ...

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Pardon me, Mr President (05.03.10)

The exercise of the presidential pardon promises to be a heavily contested political arena. For some time rumours have circulated about the possible pardon of Schabir Shaik and Eugene de Kock, whose very ...

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Shacks and shopping malls divide South Africa's murder capital (03.03.10)

DURBAN — Walter Masondo stands in his driveway, his grandchildren dashing around his legs, watching a steamroller lay asphalt at a township stadium remodeled as a training venue for the World Cup. The ...

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Community members start talking at the first Diepsloot community conversation

Social cohesion community conversation encourages community members to engage with one another. March 2, 2010 –The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) held its first Diepsloot township community conversation, after the xenophobic violence that rocked the ...

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