This ISS Today was first published on 11 April 2012. Then on 7 May, Gareth Newham, Head of the ISS Crime and Justice programme, presented some hardhitting facts about the seriousness and implications of the `Mduli Saga` on Talk Radio 702`s John Robbie Show. Therefore we publish a podcast of the interview together with the ISS Today:

ISS Today by Gareth Newham, Head of the Crime and Justi... Read more

Gareth Newham,  Head of the Crime and Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria

If it was not already clear why a dedicated anti-corruption agency capable of tackling powerfully connected people had to be independent of the South African Police Service (SAPS), the recent, and indeed ongoing failures of police leadership over the past few years should put this into perspective. 

Chandré Gould, Senior Researcher, Crime and Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria

On Monday 23 April, South Africa’s Parliament will begin the process of developing a new law that has the potential to enhance SA’s ability to counter corruption.

From next week, the portfolio committee on police will hear submissions on the South African Police Service (S... Read more

Gareth Newham, Head of the Crime and Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria

For the past few weeks, South Africans have been subjected to a number of disturbing media reports alleging political interference to cover up corruption affecting the highest levels of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).  That these ongoing allegations have not bee... Read more

 Relationships can seldom survive failed expectations, and the greater the distance between what was expected and what comes to pass, the greater the feeling of betrayal. So too it is in the relationship between a government and its citizens. Ruling political parties are often stubbornly resilient to the consequences of failed expectations. However, after the Arab spring, and even the riot... Read more

In 1999 the President, Thabo Mbeki, announced the establishment of an investigative directorate of the National Prosecuting Authority, the Directorate of Special Operations. The unit, known as the Scorpions, was to investigate and prosecute cases of organised crime. The unit started operating in 2001.  In a 2004 monopgraph about the Scorpions Jean Redpath described the motivations fo... Read more

Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo, Researcher, Crime and Justice Division, ISS Pretoria

Should South Africans be worried about the double speak from the ANC concerning transformation of the judiciary? Speaking to journalists in parliament on 28 February 2012, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ), Jeff Radebe asserted that the government had no interest in reducing the powers... Read more

NO PLACE FOR COMPLACENCY, CORRUPTION AND CRIME WITHIN SAPS - WARNS MINISTER MTHETHWA
Compliance with systems, firm discipline and sound management must become daily norm
 
PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN – 29 February 2012.  “I wish to inform Parliament that in December 2011, on my instruction, a joint team from the Civilian Secretariat for Police and the South Africa... Read more

Gareth Newham and Lizette Lancaster, Head: Crime and Justice & Manager: Crime and Justice Hub, ISS Pretoria

Does hiring more police officers result in less crime? Or does more crime result in more police officers? The reasoning behind the first statement has guided South African policy makers for the past decade. The consequence of our policy choice has been the second. With falling... Read more

The national budget speech is available on http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2012/speech/speech.pdf

In essence, R 65 bn (6.8%) of the R1.06 trillion budget goes to SAPS. R17.9 bn are allocated to prisons and R15.1 bn to courts. R207.3 bn to education.