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South Africa's law enforcement faces mounting scrutiny as wrongful arrest claims cost taxpayers R620 million in 2024/25, while a KZN police task team was disbanded without performance evaluation, exposing systemic accountability failures.

While Nigerian security agencies report successes in anti-kidnapping and drug enforcement operations, South African police face parliamentary investigation over sexual misconduct allegations involving 97 officers.

While murder rates show modest decline, Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee rejects celebration as Gauteng records highest contact crimes and Cape Town grapples with child gang recruitment crisis.