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DANGEROUS TACTICS: The number of people killed by police in the country last year was almost as high as during the year of the 1976 Soweto student uprising Police in South Africa shot ...

By David Smith Rise to highest toll for a decade comes as father blames Zuma rhetoric for death of daughter mistakenly shot by police Police in South Africa shot dead 556 people – including 32 ...

By Sello S Alcock Police shot dead more suspects in the year to April 2009 than in any other year over the past decade, according to the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD). ...

By Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur Time and again, well-meaning people have demanded the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to resolve the problems of alienation and insurgency in Balochistan, believing ...

By Yugendree Naidoo The middle class is more audible and has greater access to the media and we therefore need to guard against the wealthy dictating which crimes are prioritized by the police, ...

By Sello S Alcock President Jacob Zuma's statements this week to senior police leaders, on the legal position regarding the use of lethal force by police officers, compounded the "confusion" about aspects ...

By Bronwynne Staff Reporter Politicians who urge police to follow a shoot-to-kill policy are sending a mixed message which could have dangerous consequences, researchers have warned. This week, President Jacob Zuma said ...