Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)
IPID Stands by Phala Phala Findings as Political Pressure Mounts
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has reaffirmed its findings into the conduct of senior…
Phala Phala Probe Pressure Builds on President Cyril Ramaphosa
ActionSA has formally approached the Public Protector, calling for the reopening of the Phala Phala…
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 criminal justice system opened in Pretoria on Wednesday with dramatic testimony from KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi, who has served in the South African Police Service (SAPS) for decades, became the first senior witness to take the stand before Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. His evidence set the tone for what promises to be one of the most consequential inquiries into policing and governance…
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 Unit (CPU) at Eldorado Park Police Station. The constable is accused of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and contravening Sections 29(1) and 33(3) of the IPID Act by failing to report a crime. The charges stem from events tied to the December homicide of Gauteng Crime Warden Chesnay Kepler, allegedly slain by her boyfriend, Constable Mandla Buthelezi, using his service pistol. The newly…
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…
‘Mashatile’s VIP Protectors Learned from National Assembly Bullies’
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has likened the incident in which Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s security detail assaulted motorists on the N1 highway in Johannesburg to the actions of parliamentary police officers who have unleashed violence on opposition members in the past. Malema was speaking during a media briefing held at Uncle Tom’s Hall in Soweto earlier today. He was speaking in reference to the assault that took place on the N1 over the weekend, where motorists who…
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)…