The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in Limpopo has demonstrated accountability by arresting two sergeants from the Mogwadi Police Station for the assault and subsequent death of Mr. Lucky Tshikhwama while in police custody on June 6, 2023. The officers, aged 38 and 49, were arrested on charges of murder, assault GBH, and defeating the course of justice.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in Gauteng investigated a case of kidnapping and rape involving two police constables attached to the Springs police station in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. The incident occurred on August 21, 2016, when the constables took a 43yearold female complainant with them to the police station while attending to a disturbance complaint.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in Gauteng has achieved a significant win by successfully prosecuting a corrupt police officer for drug dealing. On May 16, 2023, Sergeant Vinesh Naidoo, a member of the OR Tambo International Airport Vispol Division, was sentenced in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court.