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Mzwandile Petros

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Name: Mzwandile Petros

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Public protests: Gautengs rising pressure cooker

This week, Gauteng Commissioner of Police Mzwandile Petros announced that 560 protests had taken place in Gauteng between 1 April and 10 May this year. Petros warned that his charges did not have the resources to adequately police these protests. State ... [Published Daily Maverick - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mzwandile Petros, protest, Siyabonga Cwele, Police, PETER ALEXANDER

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 8 reports

Inequality linked to violent protests

Govan Whittles | JOHANNESBURG - The Congress of the South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) Gauteng Secretary Phutas Tseki on Tuesday said the number of protests in the province was increasing due to the income gap between rich and poor.On Monday, Gauteng ... [Published Eye Witness News - May 14 2013]

Entities: protest, Inequality, Mzwandile Petros

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Sex-act cop relieved of duties

THE BOKSBURG North policewoman caught on camera earlier this month performing a sexual act on a man has been relieved of her duties pending an internal police investigation.Gauteng provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Mzwandile Petros said this ... [Published Security.co.za - May 14 2013]

Entities: Mzwandile Petros, Boksburg, Police Officer, Police

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Police deployed to Mooiplaas

JOHANNESBURG - Police have been deployed to the Mooiplaas area in Centurion, Pretoria, following an alleged incident of mob justice that left a 14-month-old toddler dead and its mother injured.The toddler was killed after a warning shot, allegedly fired ... [Published Eye Witness News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Mzwandile Petros, Police, Pretoria, Johannesburg

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

SAPU wants Police women comment withdrawn

The (SAPU) has given Gauteng Police Chief Mzwandile Petros seven days to withdraw a statement he made about women in the police force.During a press briefing this week to announce the appointment of station commanders, he said women often prevent themselves ... [Published SABC - May 11 2013]

Entities: Mzwandile Petros, Police, Appointed

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 2 reports

Filmed officers suspended

A policeman filmed taking a bribe and a policewoman caught on camera performing a sexual act will be suspended, Gauteng police said on Friday. "The content of the video is very disturbing and has warranted the management to take immediate action in terms ... [Published The New Age Online - May 10 2013]

Entities: Mzwandile Petros, Boksburg, Police Officer

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Petros must apologise - union

The SA Policing Union on Friday demanded an apology from Gauteng police chief Lt-Gen Mzwandile Petros for purported sexist remarks."To say women have themselves to blame for not being promoted because they are concentrating on their husbands and children ... [Published iafrica.com - May 10 2013]

Entities: Mzwandile Petros, Neville Malila, Sexism, Appointed

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 3 reports

New commanders to keep crime in check

Johannesburg - Several Gauteng police stations have new commanders to help fight the scourge of crime in the province.Gauteng provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Mzwandile Petros announced the names of the 14 at the provincial headquarters in Parktown ... [Published South Africa Star - May 10 2013]

Entities: Mzwandile Petros, Crime, Corruption

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

SAPS: Mdluli on the rise again, while rumours of the coming purge persist

A fierce battle for superiority is being fought behind the scenes in the top echelon of the South African Police Service as the crown prince, and suspended spy boss Lieutenant General Richard Mdluli, is waiting in the wings to make his comeback as President ... [Published Daily Maverick - May 06 2013]

Entities: Mzwandile Petros, Crime, Jacob Zuma

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Zuma visits PTA police station

PRETORIA - President Jacob Zuma on Friday made an unannounced visit to the Sunnyside police station in Pretoria.He inspected the facilities and spoke to senior police officials.Sunnyside, which is one of the most densely populated parts of the capital ... [Published Eye Witness News - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Jacob Zuma, Pretoria, Mzwandile Petros, Drugs

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Officers whipped us with sjamboks, then took us home

‘Officers whipped us with sjamboks, then took us home’TWO KEMPTON Park men picked up by police officers say they were taken to the station, whipped with sjamboks, and driven back home.No charges were laid against Selwyn Afrikander, 23, and his friend, ... [Published Security.co.za - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Police, Mzwandile Petros, Assault, Johan Burger

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Premier warns of serial killer

Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has warned that a serial killer was active in the province.The warning came after 72-year-old Francinah Mopelong was found murdered in her Mabopane home, north of Pretoria. Two other elderly female victims were found ... [Published iafrica.com - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: serial murderer, Nomvula Mokonyane, Mzwandile Petros

Quotes

...Lt-General Mzwandile Petros said there was no space for corrupt police officials in the service and they would be arrested without hesitation. "the message was clear since 2010: if you are corrupt, leave the service or you will be arrested, but leaving the service will also not stop us from arresting you." Petros said since September 2010 more than 990 police officers had been arrested for corruption and other related crimes in the province, and that 469...

Filmed officers suspended [Published The New Age Online - May 10 2013]

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Public protests: Gautengs rising pressure cooker [Published Daily Maverick - May 16 2013]
Inequality linked to violent protests [Published Eye Witness News - May 14 2013]
Sex-act cop relieved of duties [Published Security.co.za - May 14 2013]
Violent protests ‘drain police resources’ [Published BDlive - May 14 2013]
'Consolidated protests can destabilise GP' [Published Eye Witness News - May 14 2013]
Protests strain police resources [Published The New Age Online - May 13 2013]
Police deployed to Mooiplaas [Published Eye Witness News - May 13 2013]
Petros determined to clamp down on drunk drivin... [Published BDlive - May 13 2013]
Two Gauteng police officers suspended for corru... [Published SAnews.gov.za - May 13 2013]
Gauteng Police commissioner denies sexist comments [Published SABC - May 13 2013]
Violent protests on the rise [Published Eye Witness News - May 13 2013]
Top cop a ‘law unto himself’ [Published IOL - May 13 2013]
SAPU wants Police women comment withdrawn [Published SABC - May 11 2013]
Petros must apologise - union [Published iafrica.com - May 10 2013]
Filmed officers suspended [Published The New Age Online - May 10 2013]
Cops in ‘bribe video’ suspended [Published South Africa Post - May 10 2013]
New commanders to keep crime in check [Published South Africa Star - May 10 2013]
Fourteen new station commanders appointed in Ga... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 10 2013]
Big shuffle for Gauteng police [Published Eye Witness News - May 09 2013]
SAPS: Mdluli on the rise again, while rumours o... [Published Daily Maverick - May 06 2013]
Zuma visits PTA police station [Published Eye Witness News - Apr 19 2013]
'Blame apartheid for abuse' [Published Times Live South Africa - Apr 16 2013]
Turning homes into safe havens [Published SAnews.gov.za - Apr 16 2013]
Police brutality: No silver bullet for costly c... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - Apr 15 2013]
Officers whipped us with sjamboks, then took us... [Published Security.co.za - Apr 12 2013]
Breakdown in command a problem in police force [Published Security.co.za - Apr 12 2013]
Premier warns of serial killer [Published iafrica.com - Apr 12 2013]
More blood flows in Muldersdrift [Published South Africa Star - Jan 25 2013]
Crime drop ‘due to hard work’ [Published South Africa Star - Nov 07 2012]
The unsolved case of missing Mbali [Published South Africa Star - Nov 02 2012]