Carolyn Raphaely

Senior Journalist at The Wits Justice Project, [email protected] Carolyn Raphaely has over 327 followers on Twitter.

Apartheid culture of police brutality still alive today

Analysis Carolyn Raphaely - 30 Jan 2014

The anniversary of the death of Neil Aggett is a poignant reminder that police brutality is still happening in post-apartheid South Africa.

Denying paraplegic bail is ‘torture’

Article Carolyn Raphaely - 19 Apr 2013

Doctor says keeping sickly awaiting-trial prisoner in jail is a denial of his constitutional rights. Carolyn Raphaely reports.

Paraplegic’s hellish ordeal in prison

Article Carolyn Raphaely - 8 Mar 2013

Unlike Oscar Pistorius, who awaits trial in luxury, paraplegic Ronnie Fakude had to share a cell with 87 men.

Toxic meltdown at forensic labs

Article Carolyn Raphaely - 18 Feb 2011

The country's top pathologists say laboratories are running on a backlog of up to 10 years, leaving the criminal justice system in the lurch.

Aunt queries postmortem report on boy

Article Carolyn Raphaely - 26 Nov 2010

More than four years after a 14-year-old boy allegedly used his trousers to hang himself in a police cell, the inquest into his death has begun.

Who killed Leon Booysen?

Article Carolyn Raphaely - 29 Oct 2010

The death of a teenager in police custody remains a mystery four years after he allegedly hanged himself.

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World Aids Day

special reports - 4 Dec 2020

Huge strides have been made, but the fight against HIV is far from over, and Covid-19 has disrupted testing and treatments

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How to get the most money for your old iPhone towards a new one

special reports - 4 Dec 2020

Cash in your old iPhone to upgrade to a new one or get a reduced rate on your monthly contract from your service provider

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Gender-Based Violence

special reports - 4 Dec 2020

In South Africa, women live in fear. It’s difficult to speak out against the patriarchal system, but many have done so, and continue to do so

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POWER Business #OnTheMoney talks to Risenga Maluleke, South African Statistician-General

special reports - 4 Dec 2020

If Stats SA is to really have timely data that’s accurate and remains relevant then we need to make sure that the institution is strengthened

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Dr Sumy Thomas: Deciphering the human puzzle, from the inside out

special reports - 4 Dec 2020

The Discovery Foundation MGH Fellowship Award recipient for 2020 will focus on internal medicine, particularly the endocrine system of patients affected by HIV

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Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

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Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

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Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story