Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)
Phala Phala Report Battle Reaches Parliament
Calls for accountability over the Phala Phala farm investigation have intensified after multiple political parties…
ActionSA Heads to Court to Unseal IPID’s Phala Phala Report
ActionSA has announced that it is preparing a legal challenge to force the unsealing of…
Evidence Leader Warns of Urgency as Madlanga Commission Kicks Off
The long-awaited Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption within South Africa’s…
Eldorado Park Police Station Rocked by Arrest Amid Mounting Police Misconduct Crisis
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has apprehended a 35-year-old constable from the Crime Prevention…
Crisis in Blue: South Africa’s Police Under Fire for Rising Criminality
South Africa’s police service is once again under the spotlight after a string of shocking arrests of officers accused of violent crimes — including murder. Civil society and crime experts warn that the growing pattern of police criminality is eroding public trust in law enforcement and deepening the country’s broader crime crisis. Mpumalanga Officers Face Murder Charges On Tuesday, the Evander Magistrates’ Court postponed the case against three Mpumalanga constables accused of the brutal killing of a motorist. Constables Simangele…
ActionSA Threatens Legal Action Over Delayed IPID Report on Phala Phala Probe
The national chairperson of ActionSA, Michael Beaumont, has warned that his party will take the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to court if it fails to meet its deadline to release a report on the conduct of the presidential protection unit during the Phala Phala probe. Beaumont said that after ActionSA’s initial application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) a month ago, IPID missed its first deadline and instead requested a 30-day extension. This follows ActionSA’s PAIA…
IPID Gives KZN Police Boss Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Days to Submit a Sworn Statement
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has given KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi until 19 March 2025 to submit a sworn statement regarding an investigation against him. Mkhwanazi is alleged to have defeated the ends of justice by preventing the arrest of a senior Westville prison official accused of selling drugs. The alleged incident took place in Richards Bay in 2023. The IPID also made a U-turn on its earlier statement that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu requested…
More Limpopo SAPS Top Brass Expected To Be Arrested For Corruption
More Limpopo police top brass face arrest in connection with the corruption case that saw three generals appearing in court yesterday, said the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). Spokesperson Robbie Raburabu told African Times that further arrests were expected after the trio was charged with corruption relating to the appointment of station commanders in 2016. Former Limpopo Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nneke Jim Ledwaba ( 62), Major General Nyikeni Jackson Baloyi ( 63), and Major General Hlakodi Christina Morakaladi (58)…