Officers from the Tshwane Metro Police Department were seen dragging and assaulting an unidentified man.
Head of eThekwini Metro Police, Steve Middleton, has announced a temporary ban on breathalyser tests for Durban’s motorists.
Every time there is a long weekend, or a public holiday somewhere in the mix, South Africa’s roads become increasingly dangerous. Behaviour like this doesn’t help, either.
Two metro police officers from the east of Johannesburg paired meat with cash as they took lunch one afternoon. And, of course, the whole thing was filmed.
There were fun and games happening up in Tshwane on Monday. They even had rubber bullets. But would we expect anything less from something involving the EFF?
It is a troubling reality when the very people who are supposed to be enforcing the laws and protecting citizens with said laws become abusive of their power. This clip and the attached story really shows how far some metro cops overstep the line.
The nightmare continues for commuters throughout the Cape Town metropolitan area, due to continued striking by Santaco (the SA National Taxi Council). Violence re-erupted overnight when a bus was set alight and cars were stoned. Police are monitoring the situation but it’s still very hard to catch a taxi.