POL3702 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 – DUE 28 August 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations.

POL3702 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 – DUE 28 August 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations. Ngobese is a communications officer at the Sunnyside police station in Gauteng. On Friday, 5 July 2023, five incidents of house robbery were reported to the police. Items such as laptops, televisions and expensive jewellery were taken. In one of the incidents, the neighbours mentioned that they had heard gunshots being fired, followed by sirens from the police vehicles. When the police arrived at the scene, they discovered two bodies, one of which is suspected to be the body of the suspect. The other body was that of the owner of the house that was robbed. He was a well-known politician and, as such, Sergeant Ngobese was summoned to the scene so that she would be able to report on the incident to the media. Sergeant Ngobese informed the media that two males between the ages of 40 and 50 had been found dead at the scene and she mentioned the names of the deceased. Additionally, Sergeant Ngobese confirmed the personal particulars of the fatally wounded suspect and that he was from Mamelodi Extension 5. Based on the scenario above: 1.1 Write the reasons why the media statement made by Sgt Ngobese should be based on the principle of equality and impartiality. (10) 1.2 In a table form