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Clarify standards (16.11.09)

This is a brief response to the comments made by the Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula.His statements reinforce our concerns that confusing and inflammatory rhetoric from senior politicians is increasing the likelihood that ...

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Too much force in SAPS? (14.11.09)

Consider a scenario of a trigger-happy police force getting out of hand before crime does.Many a South African is somewhat scared of this happening, said crime expert Johan Burger this week."One almost wants to ...

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Insecurity in the forces (13.11.09)

By ILHAM RAWOOT, SELLO S ALCOCK AND MONAKO DIBETLE The police are dealing with mixed messages from their superiors, write Ilham Rawoot, Sello S Alcock and Monako Dibetle What the experts saySouth Africa's police officers ...

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Experts: Be afraid of police force (11.11.09)

Consider a scenario of a trigger-happy police force getting out of hand before crime does.    Many a South African is somewhat scared of this happening, Johan Burger, of the Pretoria-based Institute of Security ...

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"Shoot the bastards" – Fikile Mbalula (12.11.09)

Sapa Deputy minister of police says "we cannot say to South Africans, despair" over crime CAPE TOWN (Sapa) - It is unavoidable that innocent civilians will get shot in the crossfire between police ...

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Südafrikas Polizei verliert die Kontrolle (12.11.09)

Wenige Monate vor der Fußball-WM in Südafrika liefern sich kriminelle Banden in den Städten offene Kämpfe. Die überforderte Staatsmacht versucht, ihr Versagen mit Härte zu kaschieren. In Johannesburg wurde ein dreijähriger Junge ...

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Challenge to pardon process (12.11.09)

CONSTITUTIONAL Court judges reserved judgment in a case involving an Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) member who wants to be pardoned for a violent political offence.This was following lengthy discussions yesterday which centred around ...

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