Ahead of the Madlanga Commission’s recommendations, Parliament should carefully review South Africa’s capacity to investigate and prosecute serious crime. For most of the post-apartheid period, there has been an ongoing debate in South Africa, sometimes extending to bitter political contestation, about how criminal justice agencies could better tackle serious crime. A key issue is how…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk describes a deadly shooting in Krakow that killed six people and wounded 15 as an act of ‘terrorism’. Three more bodies, believed to be members of the suspect’s family, were found at his home. Published On 8 Nov 20268 Nov 2026 Share Polish PM calls deadly Krakow shooting an act…
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has mobilized Customs intelligence officials from 24 African countries to strengthen regional cooperation against transnational crime, as authorities warn that criminal networks are increasingly exploiting weak border controls and intelligence gaps to facilitate smuggling, illicit trade and other cross-border offences. The initiative is taking place as Liberia hosts the 17th…
Man spreads flammable liquid in a room with 13 children while holding a lighter as police try to negotiate. Published On 10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026 Brazilian police have rescued 13 children who had been taken hostage at a kindergarten in the southern city of Curitiba after killing the suspect, who threatened to set fire…
Mexico is investigating a viral video said to show mercenaries chanting drug cartel slogans in Ukraine. President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the inquiry. Mexico previously warned Kyiv cartel members were joining its International Legion to gain drone warfare experience. Published On 9 Oct 20269 Oct 2026 Share Mexico investigates video said to show cartel members fighting…
A woman’s murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa is a “heinous crime,” Japan’s premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage. Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-run and drunk-driving incidents by U.S. personnel have long sparked protests on the island, which bears a disproportionate burden…
Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the exploitation of natural resources, a new UN report launched on Wednesday revealed. The study, Crime and Justice in a Changing World, by the UN Interregional Crime…
Jordan’s King Abdullah II decried Israeli settler incursions in the occupied West Bank as a strategy of ‘forced displacement’ that should be considered a war crime. Published On 22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026 Share ‘War crime’: Jordan’s king slams Israeli West Bank expansion on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Sitting in her Vienna office ahead of a pivotal UN gathering in Abu Dhabi, Monica Juma is focused on a simple reality: crime has evolved faster than many of the institutions designed to combat it. Criminal networks now move money, goods and information across borders at lightning speed, exploiting everything from new technologies to global…
Advocate Andy Mothibi, national director of public prosecutions at the National Prosecuting Authority. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has admitted that criminal syndicates now rely on digital platforms, complex financial structures and cross-border networks. It says South Africa’s crime-fighting strategy must focus on disrupting entire criminal systems, rather than simply accumulating case numbers. Speaking at…
