QUARTERLY STATISTICS Reduction in murder and sexual crimes tempered by a slew of less impressive statistics 3 min 4 By Bheki C. Simelane
BLUE LIGHT BULLIES Bheki Cele defends SAPS in Parliament while assault case against Paul Mashatile's protectors continues 4 min 4 By Michelle Banda
TRANSPORT STRIFE AFTERMATH Western Cape counts cost of taxi war as ordinary citizens left reeling from Santaco-DA-ANC political crossfire 9 min 28 By Velani Ludidi and Queenin Masuabi
LETTER FROM THE DM168 EDITOR A bit of circumspection from all sides is perhaps what was needed to defuse the Santaco taxi strike 5 min 13 By Heather Robertson
ANALYSIS Microcosm of a fractured society — taxi operators’ strike is not a simple black and white issue 5 min 27 By Stephen Grootes
TRANSPORT STRIFE Officials play blame game over Western Cape taxi strike as commuters suffer 5 min 6 By Suné Payne
ISS TODAY OP-ED SA new police watchdog bill risks seriously weakening rule of law 4 min 3 By David Bruce
TRANSPORT STRIKE Forget about swiping for Uber or Bolt — e-hailing services have joined Cape Town's taxi strike action 6 min 14 By Velani Ludidi, Samane Jnr Marks & Jim Mohlala
COMMUNITY IN CRISIS ‘There is shooting every night’ — Terrified Riverlea residents vow to continue protests until police act against zama zamas 4 min 0 By Bheki C. Simelane
TRIBUTE Thuli Madonsela salutes ‘Courageous investigator’ Advocate Stoffel Fourie, who has died at 63 2 min 5 By Marianne Thamm
POWER STRUGGLE OP-ED Unlike secession, devolution of some powers to Western Cape is constitutionally possible 6 min 2 By Pierre de Vos
SAPS IN CRISIS ANALYSIS SA Police Service faces mounting accusations of failing to guard ex-cops ‘under threat’ 6 min 5 By Caryn Dolley
SAPS IN CRISIS Security breaches on the increase as manhunt shuffles along following assault on Pretoria SAPS building 3 min 8 By Samane Jnr Marks
POWER BRIEF Ramokgopa blames ‘perfect storm’ for bumped-up blackouts, but says ‘lessons’ were learnt – here they are 4 min 29 By Victoria O’Regan
AGE OF THE ASSASSIN 'You are on your own’ - Former Hawks officer claims SAPS threw him to the dogs after his father’s assassination 7 min 2 By Vincent Cruywagen
SAPS IN CRISIS Unlicensed to kill: police corruption, inefficiencies and outdated systems hobble SA gun control 7 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
LETTER FROM THE DM168 EDITOR NPA and police need to step up – for the sake of the innocents wrongfully jailed or killed by unlicensed guns 4 min 0 By Heather Robertson
SAPS IN CRISIS SA’s ‘dire’ gun controls are uniting opposition firearm groups – dealers’ association speaks out 4 min 9 By Caryn Dolley
