PART ONE
MAKHUDU SEFARA | Emboldened police using force against gangs or trigger-happy bandits
Expecting police to resolve crime without a concomitant focus on socioeconomic factors is to kick the can down the road and hope for the best
06 April 2024 - 14:36
When police shot dead bands of criminals in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal, members of the community, at their wits’ end because of terror unleashed by small-town gangs, cheered them on...
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