# The Soil of Africa Civic Movement is calling for stronger police accountability after the Independent Police Investigating Directorate recorded five-thousand-259 alleged misconduct cases in 2025/26. These include 332 cases of gender-based violence and femicide. The movement says IPID’s independence must be protected and resources strengthened to ensure thorough investigations, particularly into rape, sexual violence and other serious abuses involving police members. It says the scale and nature of the reported cases reinforce the need for effective oversight, transparent investigations and appropriate consequences where wrongdoing is established.
Soil of Africa calls for stronger police accountability