The South African Police Service is an unprofessional, moribund, corrupt, incompetent and inward-looking organisation – a reality that can be squarely blamed on the people who are meant to lead this organisation in their task to protect all citizens against illegal acts and to serve the commu.
While the Zondo Commission is useful for uncovering why an event or particular outcome occurred, it cannot really be used to hold individuals accountable. Were the commission to attempt the macro task of uncovering the root causes of State Capture, it would need to begin with a simple question:.
Ben Winks is an independent advocate specialising in constitutional and international law, and a visiting researcher at the University of Johannesburg.
Ten years ago, South Africans watched in horror as major news outlets broadcast blow-by-blow footage of the brutal killing of Andries Tatane. The 33-year-old maths and science teacher from Ficksburg in the Free State had been leading a peaceful community protest against water shortages and other government failures.
We watched him being pummelled with batons by half a dozen armoured policemen and shot in the chest from less than 2m away with a shotgun round of rubber pellets. We then watched him bleed, stumble, collapse and take his last breath. He left behind a wife, two children and a community clamouring for answers and accountability.
The use of water cannon by police on a Sassa grants queue in Bellville in January, and Ipid’s investigation results, illustrate the urgency with which we must move to develop a comprehensive legal instrument on the use of force. We need a law that will embody the universally recognised princi.
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