“Since the Human Rights Commission began its investigation into farm murders, several more farmers have been killed – the latest being the 72 year old Willie van Rensburg of Odendaalsrus. We call on the commission to urgently finalise its report, so that the government will…
In a joint operation, the South African Police Service's National Crime Intelligence Division and the South African Revenue Service's Customs and Excise department took yet another giant leap towards combatting rhino poaching in South Africa. The team arrested two Vietnamese men who are believed to…
Pretoria - Since the 20th of 0ctober 2014 the prosecution team, Adv Gerrie Nel and Adv Andrea Johnson, have been hard at work studying the judgement, researching and also consulting with legal experts with the view to establish whether or not there are sufficient grounds…
CDP congratulates farmers for preventing farm murder suspects from getting away. “The Christian Democratic Party (CDP) finds it unacceptable that those who clearly acted in self-defence should now have a sword of a murder charge hanging over their heads, until such time as the prosecuting…
Pretoria - Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year. Pistorius was also sentenced to three years, suspended for five years, for firing a pistol under a table…
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal is shocked by the actions of a mob of community members at Copesville in Pietermaritzburg where two men suspected of housebreaking were attacked and burnt to death. "We do not condone vigilantism and would urge people to work with the police…
Pretoria: Today, the Acting National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Major General Yoliswa Siyotula, applauded the Organised Crime Unit of the Hawks in Mpumalanga for securing two convictions against two rhino poachers. Yesterday, the White River Periodical Court handed down an eight-year…
Police chief shocks with remarks on farm murders - CDP The Christian Democratic Party (CDP) expressed concern with police chief Riah Phiyega’s statement made during the Human Rights Commission’s enquiry into farm murders, that no distinction can be drawn between a murder in a shebeen…
Nouer samewerking tussen die openbare sektor - die polisie - en die privaatsektor – die landbouers en plaaswerkers - is die enigste manier hoe plaasmoorde en veiligheid in die landelike gebiede verbeter sal kan word. In hierdie opsig moet lesse uit die verlede geneem word…
The IFP Women's Brigade calls on government to ensure that older people's rights are upheld and defended as we commemorate the International Day of Older Persons. "Older people's rights must be upheld and defended. They must be protected from discrimination and abuse. We condemn in…