NSMSA raises concern over electronically stored dockets going missing

A local organisation that aims to shelter women and children affected by gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa has raised concerns as police dockets continually go missing and cases cannot reach prosecution.The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) said missing dockets in the hands of the South African Police Service (SAPS) has resulted in courts across the country throwing out cases of GBV over the last five years.The organisation is calling for the records system to be tightened with digital efficiency to combat what it said was seemingly “deliberate sabotage of the…