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  • Prevention is key to protecting our homes from fire. In this month’s Community Safety Tips published from p52 in Servamus: September 2021, we share information about the common causes of fire and what you have to do in case of fire.

  • It can be a headache for authorities to identify the bodies of deceased persons. article published from p22 in Servamus: September 2021 provides valuable information on how forensic science and databases can be used in the identification process.

  • With their keen sense of smell, biological body-fluid detection dogs play a vital role at rape and murder crime scenes. Our article published from p18 in Servamus: September 2021 explains their training, work and successes along with their human partners.

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- S v Kubheka and Another (200/2020) [2021] ZASCA 25 (24 March 2021) (SCA)

In Ask Pollex in Servamus: May 2016 and February 2018, Pollex discussed the meaning of remote jamming*, as well as whether a security officer, duly registered with PSiRA* may arrest an offender without a warrant for remote jamming-related offences.

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- S v Melvino White Case No CA & R08/2021, 20 January 2021 (ECG)

Introduction
Mr Melvino White, the accused, appeared before the regional court in East London (“the trial court”) charged with a contravention of section 55(a) (see infra), read together with section 3 (see infra) of the Criminal Law (Sexual and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007) (hereinafter referred to as Act 32 of 2007).

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- De Klerk v Minister of Police 2020(1) SACR 1 (CC)

The applicant, Mr Bryan James de Klerk instituted a delictual claim against the Minister of Police in the Pretoria High Court for damages arising from his arrest and detention by a SAPS member. The presiding single judge, however, held that the arrest and subsequent detention were lawful whereupon the claim (by De Klerk) was dismissed. Refer to De Klerk v Minister of Police (77688/2014) [2016] ZAGPPHC 827 (9 September 2016)(GP).

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During the week of 29 March 2021, most of the South African news media carried particulars of what Pollex calls the “White River incident”.

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Servamus - September 2021

Sharing information about crime on social media needs to be done responsibly
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The relatives of a Pietermaritzburg couple, who were shot dead in their bakkie on Old Greytown Road in March 2021, were angry when a young, close relative discovered a video making rounds on social media platforms showing the grisly scene.
By Kotie Geldenhuys
The media and its role in reporting on crime
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These days the media is able to cover almost every aspect of the criminal justice system, from the bloody crime scene and the arrest of the perpetrator, to the trial and eventually the sentencing of the perpetrator.
By Kotie Geldenhuys
Picking up the pieces – The impact of crime scenes on police members
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Blood dripping from stairs like waterfalls and maimed bodies; decomposed bodies covered with maggots; small children crying out in pain after being raped by someone they trus-ted; and women with bruised faces and bodies who shamefully try to hide their pain and humiliation are just a few scenarios that police members come across when they are called to a crime scene.
By Kotie Geldenhuys
Cold cases, cold justice
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One of the most familiar cold cases, which still boggles South Africans’ minds after all these years, is the Gert van Rooyen and Joey Haarhoff case, when at least six young girls mysteriously disappeared in the late 1980s.
By Kotie Geldenhuys
Newsflash

Pollex - September 2021

The Correctional Services Amendment Act 7 of 2021
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Act 7 of 2021 supra appears in English and Afrikaans in Government Gazette No 44650 dated 1 June 2021. It amends the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998.
Border Management Authority Act 2 of 2020
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This Act 2 of 2020 is discussed comprehensively in Ask Pollex in Servamus: October 2020.
Automatic review by a High Court of criminal proceedings held before certain specified magistrates
Read More - S v Josephs 2021(1) SACR 450 (WCC)
Relevant legislation Section 302 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (“the CPA”) provides as follows:
Again the difference between section 2(1)(e) and section 2(1)(f) of POCA
Read More - S v Tiry and Eight Others 2021(1) SACR 349 (SCA)
Factual background The principal complainants in this matter are Sasol and Engen who are producers of petroleum products.

Letters - September 2021

80 is the “new 60”
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When police members turn 60, they are legally obliged to go on pension. Yet, that does not mean that they are "old".
“Thank you officer”
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Pollex noticed the following two letters in the regional newspaper Tyger Burger, dated 2 June 2021, which circulates in the Northern Suburbs in the Cape Peninsula.
September Magazine Cover

Servamus' Mission

Servamus is a community-based safety and security magazine for both members of the community as well as safety and security practitioners with the aim of increasing knowledge and sharing information, dedicated to improving their expertise, professionalism and service delivery standards. It promotes sound crime management practices, freedom of speech, education, training, information sharing and a networking platform.