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MARIANNE MERTEN: Year-end reckoning for a criminal justice system in disarray
Public trust dwindles as the SAPS faces unresolved criminal dockets and lost firearms
MARIANNE MERTEN: G20 talkshop will pass, but accountability battle remains in SA
The G20 summit in Johannesburg is overshadowed by accountability developments in SA
MARIANNE MERTEN: Madlanga commission can’t ignore the collapse of intelligence and policing oversight
The Madlanga probe faces challenges over the collapse of policing oversight
MARIANNE MERTEN: Will the Madlanga commission and parliamentary proceedings finally fix policing?
Ongoing inquiries into the criminal justice system show entrenched political interference and corruption, hindering necessary reforms for a professional and accountable police service.
MARIANNE MERTEN: The police’s unfinished democratic transition
Leadership of the South African Police Service (SAPS) remains influenced by individuals whose careers began during the apartheid era, resisting democratic reforms to maintain power and resources.
MARIANNE MERTEN: Doubling down on protocol as progress remains elusive
SA’s sense of exceptionalism on global stage hard to fathom amid reputational damage from crime, graft and government incapacity
MARIANNE MERTEN: Nehawu is unravelling by resignation
Exits show the union’s parliamentary branch power plays and factionalism echo SA political dynamics
MARIANNE MERTEN: Hobbled foreign minister leaves SA largely invisible abroad
Lamola reduced to lame duck amid tainted global reputation and policy muddle
MARIANNE MERTEN: National dialogue and convention risk being yet another political performance
Honesty and accountability about various aspects of this conversation, including the costs and funding, are needed
MARIANNE MERTEN: The real threat amid ministerial mumblings of coups d’état
New national security-motivated legislation on interception has been announced to replace Rica
