EDITORIAL | Why are police who have done the crime still being employed by SAPS?

More than five thousand cops have been arrested since 2019 for various crimes — 3,981 of these members are still employed by police service

22 May 2024 - 21:28

An Eastern Cape police officer who beat up, shot at and attempted to run over his wife in a car was on Wednesday given two options — serve out a three-year jail sentence or pay a R3,000 fine for his crimes...

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