The involvement of the South African Police Service in Serious and Violent Crime in South Africa - Marius roodt

Creating such pressure is also one of the most effective means by which South Africa can support the efforts of hard-working and committed members of the police service.’ What we wrote in 2015 is still true today – criminals are still active in the SAPS and the police forces of the various metropolitan municipalities. [...] Although, in general, crime rates have fallen from the peaks of the mid-1990s and the early years of this century, the trends over the past five years are not promising. [...] Mr Zikode said that the police in the province Broken Blue l ine 3 11 simply followed orders from politicians, and that they had no qualms about killing a member of the public to protect the interests of the politicians. [...] An unlicensed firearm and ammunition were found in the home of one of the policemen, while the other policeman was found in possession of duplicate dockets from a police station in Schoemansdal, a town in Limpopo. [...] The policeman and his accomplice were arrested in Delft in Cape Town, after their vehicle was stopped and searched, following a description of the vehicle given to the police by the shopkeeper.