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In what ways did the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the illegal drug trade? We explore how traders changed their modi operandi in an article published from p14 in Servamus: June 2022.
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Dogs are known for their excellent sense of smell. Read our article published from p30 in Servamus: June 2022 about how a South African company has trained dogs to also detect COVID-19.
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The floods of April 2022 caused havoc and death in KwaZulu-Natal. Fortunately, hundreds of search and rescue specialists used their skills to help search for those who were in need. Refer to an article published from p36 in Servamus: June 2022.
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Newly appointed commissioner of the National Planning Commission (NPC)
By Annalise Kempen
“In 2030, people living in South Africa feel safe at home, at school and at work, and they enjoy a community life free of fear. Women walk freely in the streets and children play safely outside. The police service is well-resourced and professional, staffed by highly skilled officers who value their work, serve the community, safeguard lives and property without discrimination, protect the peaceful against violence, and respect the rights to equality and justice.” - This is the often-quoted introduction of Chapter 12: Building Safer Communities of the National Development Plan Vision 2030.
By Kotie Geldenhuys
It is the duty of SAPS officials to serve and protect the citizens of the country. But policing is a risky job and we easily forget that police officials are also human and often find themselves in situations where they too become victims of violence. Interestingly, there is a lot of research about crime committed by police officials, but not that much about police officials who have become victims of crime.
By Kotie Geldenhuys
Selected photos by Ashraf Hendricks/ GroundUp
One recent criminal case against officials of the police that rocked the boat was the murder of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies, in Eldorado Park on 26 August 2020 - the teenager had Down's syndrome. Within a week after the incident, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) arrested three police officials and charged them with murder, accessory to murder and defeating the ends of justice. The case is still on trial. This case raised questions such as why some police officials are so brutal and how many children are victims of police brutality?
Read more: Police brutality: When children are killed at the hands of police officials
Compiled by Kotie Geldenhuys
“I am the victim of a grave miscarriage of justice, I was falsely accused, arrested on 9 November 1995, denied bail, then tried and convicted for the murder of my husband, Mandla Anthony Aarif Fakude,” said Amy Fakude from Ekurhuleni after spending 15 years behind bars (Naidu, 2020). Amy is one of many people who went through the trauma of being falsely accused, prosecuted and convicted for a crime they did not commit.
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