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PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma and his government's much-publicised efforts to amend the country's laws to allow police to use deadly force when arresting criminals could be "much ado about nothing". Experts suggest the ...

By Keith Ross South Africa's history of violence and its ongoing social ills have left many people emotionally scarred and some of them - now emotionally blunted - have turned to crime. Many ...

The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation has warned that the use of heavy-handed tactics by police, during the questioning of suspects, may backfire.It is alleged that 14 members of the ...

Letters to the editor, Business Day 28 September 2009. The opening paragraph of your report on the latest crime statistics refers to business robberies, house robberies and car hijackings stating that these ...

By 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 ...

By Yugendree Naidoo The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has warned that society needs to be wary of the middle class dictating which crimes are prioritised by the police. ...

By Caiphus Kgosana There were 24 836 cases of rape reported in the country in the past year. Crime statistics released yesterday show that reported sexual offences increased by 10 percent, but the ...