JOHANNESBURG — A South African top security official accused the police minister and a deputy national commissioner of colluding with crime syndicates, sparking public uproar.

During the worst days of apartheid, South Africa’s white-led police force terrorized Black people with a brutal interrogation tactic that involved suffocating them, often with plastic bags ...

The South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals (SACOFF), which represents nearly 20,000 churches and 225 organizations nationwide, called for a National Day of Prayer on Wednesday, July 23 ...

A version of this article appears in print on July 14, 2025, Section A, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: Ramaphosa Suspends South Africa’s Minister of Police.