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The Border Management Authority: tasked with securing SA’s borders

buy this article By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos provided by BMA The increasing risk of organised cross-border crimes, along with the illicit movement of people and goods, is becoming a substantial and growing concern in South Africa, resulting in adverse social and economic consequences for the nation. Recognising the urgent need for intervention, the Border Management Authority …

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The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly – Director of Public Prosecutions Cape Town

Pollex May 24 / By Sarptyd

buy this article By Brig Dirk Lambrechts Questions:Pollex received two totally different and unrelated questions from two different and unrelated readers. Question 1 from Reader no 1:Reader no 1 refers Pollex to the Cape Town High Court judgment in the matter of S v Jantjies Case No CC 42/20, High Court, Cape Town dated 6 …

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Private Fingerprint Experts

Pollex September 2023 / By Sarptyd

Buy this article QuestionOne of Servamus’s readers, who is a private investigator, reminds us that “a lot of the times a SAPS fingerprint expert takes a long while to report at a crime scene”. Accordingly, our reader wants to know whether an SAPS fingerprint expert is the only authorised person who may dust for, and …

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Judicial Notice

Pollex September 2023 / By Sarptyd

Buy this article QuestionA reader refers Pollex to the Constitutional Court (“the Concourt”) judgment of AK v Minister of Police [2022] ZACC 14 (CC), and 2023 (1) SACR 113 (CC). This is the case in which Ms AK claimed damages (Afrikaans: “skadevergoeding”) from the SAPS in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), in that the SAPS failed …

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Illegal sand mining: Damaging, dangerous and costly

Servamus September / By Sarptyd

buy this article Article by Kotie Geldenhuys Rugged dirt tracks criss-cross the sandy river embankment where indigenous shrubs once adorned the area. As the handler manoeuvres the excavator back onto the riverbank, it leaks hydraulic oil which leaves an unsightly trail while the air is filled with dirt and the smell of diesel smoke. The …

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Rangers: Willing to die in the name of conservation

Servamus September / By Sarptyd

buy this article Article by Kotie Geldenhuys While many people may associate rangers with serene landscapes and wildlife observation, the reality is that their job can be extremely dangerous. Being a ranger is a highly challenging job that requires a lot of dedication, courage and love for nature and wildlife. Rangers play a critical role …

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Pangolins: The world’s most trafficked mammal

Servamus September / By Sarptyd

buy this article Article by Kotie GeldenhuysSelected photos provided by Prof Ray Jansen The gentle, dragon-like pangolin, searching for juicy termites, is totally unaware of the approaching danger. Out of nowhere two greedy hands grab the scaly body, put the terrified pangolin in a bag and carry it to a hut where the next stage …

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Corruption: A threat to our wildlife

Servamus September / By Sarptyd

buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Corruption allows organised crime to function and flourish and wildlife crime, specifically the illegal wildlife trade, is no exception. The illegal wildlife trade is a highly profitable illicit business where corruption plays a significant role in enabling criminal networks to perpetrate, conceal and evade prosecution for their crimes. Corruption …

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Strong, impressive and innovative SAPS witnesses – S v Akhona Ntombana

Pollex October 2023 / By Sarptyd

Buy this article Case law:There are still strong, impressive and innovative SAPS witnesses – S v Akhona Ntombana, case no 54/2022, circuit court sitting at the town of Komani (previously Queenstown), dated 29 November 2022 (ECG) Mr Akhona Ntombana (hereinafter referred to as the “rapist”), appeared before the circuit court* (“the court”) sitting at Komani, …

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A bizarre case – S v Mashaba, High Court, Mbombela ref no R29/2022 dated 8 December 2022 (MB)

Pollex October 2023 / By Sarptyd

Buy this article In the words of the High Court (sitting as a review court) in Mbombela in Mpumalanga, this is “a bizarre case” (Afrikaans: ” ‘n bisarre saak”). It can best be described by reading the verbatim (word for word) judgment of the Mbombela review court, namely in paragraphs [1] to [6], where the …

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