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The number of girls, boys and women who are being killed daily is on the increase. The police’s head of crime research and statistics, Major General Norman Sekhukhune, said this when the South African Police Service released the Crime Statistics for the 2017/18 financial year in Parliament on Tuesday. Gender-based violence, as well as violence against

Nyanga township in the Western Cape still has the highest murder rate, while Johannesburg Central police station tops the list of the top 30 police stations when it comes to the number of contact crimes reported over the past year.  This is according to the annual crime statistics, which were presented to Members of Parliament on

The murder of police officers should be regarded as a treasonous act as it is an attack on the state, says Police Minister Bheki Cele. Cele made the remarks at the SAPS National Commemoration Day of the 28 police officers and one reservist who died in the line of duty during the 2017/18 financial year. The event,

The Portfolio Committee on Police has welcomed the announcement by the Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation(DPCI), Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya, to appoint a team which will fast-track investigations with regards to the allegations of state capture. The Chairperson of the committee, Francois Beukman, said that the pro-active steps taken by Lieutenant-General Lebeya is necessary