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Shattering the cycle: Confronting the crisis of gender-based violence
With a woman murdered every three hours in South Africa, the tragic discoveries in Ekurhuleni highlight the urgent need to dismantle systemic failures and confront the…
Brown Mogotsi’s fourth bail bid postponed until 11 September
Alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi's fourth bail bid has been postponed to 11 September following his testimony denying state claims that he planned to escape from holding…
Brown Mogotsi allegedly planned to disguise himself as a correctional officer and escape
The state has alleged that self-described political fixer Brown Mogotsi planned to disguise himself as a correctional officer to escape from the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court…
Matlala threatens to walk out of Madlanga as lead counsel falls ill
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has threatened to approach the courts to halt his testimony before the Madlanga Commission after his senior counsel, Annalise van den Heever, fell ill and…
The ‘Othered’ red herring of false narrative
A debate on xenophobia in South Africa highlights the debunking of a bogus statistic claiming international migrants commit 60% of crimes. Experts reveal that migrant crime rates…