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The article highlights the significant roles of police and prosecutors in several criminal investigations in South Africa. Topics discussed include the successful prosecution of Gerrit Brian Mienies for the rape of the deaf niece of his partner through the hard work of prosecutors Henley Sass and Friedle du Plessis, life incarceration of three murderers and robbers due to the effort of police officer Thethejane Legegeru, and sentencing of Frans Nongolo for a farm robbery.

The article features several police members and prosecutors and their efforts to pursue justice in South Africa. It mentions the sentence imposed on a man for the murder of his former partner. The imprisonment sentence received by Deon Andreas for raping a woman is attributed to the investigation conducted by sergeant Denzil Swarts. Investigating officer Isaac Ndlovu and the prosecuting team were commended for the sentence handed down to Karabo Bahurutshe for rape and murder.

The article presents a study which investigates whether the fear of being revictimized prevents rape victims to report their incidences to the South African Police Service in South Africa. In the course of the investigation, ten rape victims were interviewed by two counselors from Pietermaritzburg Rape Crisis Centre. Based on the data analysis of the information obtained from the interview, themes of uncaring attitude, intimidation and uncommunicativeness by police officials were noted. On the other hand, themes of anxiety, guilt and distrusts of rape victims were identified. Most of the rape victims claim that police officers were unsympathetic for their complains, and as a consequence, rape victims are hesitant to seek assistance from them in future rape incidence.