You were trying to steal a car, and it was going well, right up until Santa Claus came hurtling towards you with a pair of handcuffs.
The killing of Nathaniel Julies, allegedly at the hands of a police officer, has caught the attention of the BBC.
In KZN this past the weekend, a couple arrived at their matric farewell in a police vehicle, escorted by six police officers. Is this a good use of state resources?
An audit conducted before January 2010 had found that an alarming number of police officers have a criminal record. The results were read out by SAPS acting deputy national commissioner for human resource development Nkrumah Mazibuko and to MP’s disbelief.