Dossier
police corruption
Coverage of police corruption in the Nexus archive.
- How a former 'street kid' is key to South Africa's police corruption inquiry
Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala is set to appear at the Madlanga Commission, which is investigating police corruption in South Africa. He grew up hustling to make a living.
- Top South African police officer survives assassination attempt
A top South African police officer, Maj-Gen Feroz Khan, survived an assassination attempt. He was scheduled to testify before an inquiry into police corruption.
- Mass shootings in South Africa’s poorest areas are a symptom of organized crime and police failures
A mass shooting in Johannesburg's informal settlement killed 12 and injured 15, linked to organized crime gangs exploiting police failures and poor security in impoverished areas. South Africa's president deployed the army to combat crime, while police corruption and collusion with syndicates have led to arrests of senior officers.