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The ZACP says Minister Bheki Cele’s proposed amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations (2002) regarding firearms and uniforms used by the security industry are problematic.
With South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration over, the focus now turns to who he will appoint to his new cabinet.
If the current discredited Public Protector and the police can’t/won’t investigate and parliament’s relevant portfolio committee and the NPA remain eerily silent, where else must the buck stop?
Judging by the trend on social media, forensic sleuth and giant-slayer, Paul O’Sullivan’s latest battle with his old arch enemy, now Police Minister, Bheki Cele, (plus most ANC MP’s), is elevating him to superhero status.
High levels of violence are a structural feature of South African society. Restructuring the entire set-up is required to fix it.
This analysis should become a case study of how a misguided interpretation of stats can result in a skewed picture of what’s really happening.
While the murder rate in South Africa is still dramatically down from where it was in 1995, under the Zuma years, the figures have been steadily climbing.
South Africa’s police has asked Interpol to help investigate financial wrongdoing at Steinhoff International after the global retailer reported a hole in its accounts and the share price collapsed.
In this hard-hitting, sobering reprise of how effectively the Ramaphosa government has dealt with endemic corruption, Paul Hoffman, provides a welcome wake up call.
Crime and corruption are two of the biggest challenges facing South Africa today, and no one knows them like investigative journalist Mandy Wiener. But despite her experience of the seamier side of life in South Africa, Wiener is refreshingly optimistic.