EDITORIAL | The police’s job is to maintain peace, not commit violence

There should be a clearly articulated crowd-management doctrine to guide police

01 August 2022 - 21:00

Another service delivery protest, this time in Thembisa on Gauteng’s East Rand, on Monday claimed the lives of two people, allegedly shot dead in crossfire with Ekurhuleni metro cops. ..

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