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Vukani Mde
Vukani Mde is a founder and partner at LEFTHOOK, a Johannesburg-based research and strategy consultancy.
No justice yet for Viwe Dalingozi
The wheels of justice rolled once more in the murder case against the boyfriend who allegedly set her on fire — only for it to be postponed again
The war on women doesn’t stop
The murder of Precious Ramabulana was brutal and shocking, but it is not unique. This is us now
Witnesses could help get justice for Viwe
After initially overlooking key witnesses in one of the most horrific murder cases in South Africa, the state has brought them in to speak up
Viwe Dalingozi burned to death. Will she get justice?
In the first part of a series, the Mail & Guardian tells the story of her violent death, a botched investigation and her family’s quest for justice
A necessary bitter aloe to swallow
Tito Mboweni’s budget could pit the ANC against significant members of its constituency
Ramaphosa searches for a little light
He needs to keep the power on to woo voters with the ANC’s achievements since 1994
Forget Sona, the main act is May
Popular support is crucial for the president in this election. If the ANC loses seats, Ramaphosa is in peril; if the party gains voters, he’s safe
We colluded in our land dispossession
Like Lekota, Agrizzi has revealed a dreadful truth — we gave away the state for measly trinkets
Pro-Cyril voting advice panics DA
Instead of trying to reap voters from an imagined ANC split, it should look to young voters instead
Cheated, we turn to a superhero
South Africa has descended into a hell and we are pinning our hopes on Shamila Batohi to rescue us
ANC misses chance to tell its own story
The party should have placed itself first in the queue to give evidence at the Zondo commission
Cyril can’t lose the wicked trio – yet
The president needs to consolidate his position and can only make his moves after the 2019 elections
Cosatu must introspect and fix itself, fast
The labour federation is a victim of the impasse in the grand post-apartheid South African project
Coalition crash leaves DA cornered
The party has a lot to do after the spectacular failure of its much-vaunted strategy to govern
Panicky EFF sinks into gutter of racism
Moves to right the state capture ship have taken the wind out of its sails, so it wreaks havoc elsewhere