Khayelitsha Inquiry

Last year’s commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha heard horrifying evidence of just how badly the South African Police Service is failing township residents. Thanks to the release of her previously classified report, we now know how National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega responded to the commission’s recommendations: with denial and evasions. Local activists say they won’t back down on the matter, and Police Minister Nathi Nhleko may find himself in court yet again.