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Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said the third death warning she recently received while on her way to parliament was the tipping point behind her decision to quit her job.

Numsa concerned about staff safety after spokesperson Hlubi-Majola resigns because of death threats

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa did not say whether it had opened a case with the police

Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said the third death warning she recently received while on her way to parliament was the tipping point behind her decision to quit her job.

This is the third time my life has been threatened, Numsa spokesperson says as she quits

Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said she had received one of the death threats while travelling to parliament

Kenyan whistleblower Nelson Amenya. (Alain
Jocard/AFP)

Kenyan whistleblower faces lawsuit, death threats after exposing $2bn airport deal

President William Ruto scrapped the deal because of public outcry following Nelson Amenya’s exposé

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has asked the electoral court to hear oral evidence in its application to have the results of last year’s national and provincial elections set aside.
(Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge

Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute

Abdishakur Mire

Getting the story in Somalia can be a deadly affair for journalists

Abdallae Ahmed Mumin recalls being shot at and threatened in the line of duty. He escaped with his life, but not all his peers were so lucky.

Amadiba Crisis Committee co-founder Nonhle Mbuthuma. (Madelene Cronjé)

Xolobeni activist receives death threat

In an environment where activism against mining is becoming increasingly deadly, Nonhle Mbuthuma’s life may be at risk

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa (C) arrives at a regional trial court in Manila to post bail on February 14, 2019. – Ressa was freed on bail on February 14 following an arrest that sparked international censure and allegations she is being targeted over her news site’s criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte. (Noel Celis / AFP)

Book extract: Media critique is not a crime

Journalists need to value criticism of their work to the same degree they value press freedom, argues Julie Reid in this extract from ‘Tell Our Story: Multiplying Voices in the…

Varsity head gets death threats after announcing fraud probe

The vice-chancellor had promised to rid the Vaal University of Technology of corruption

‘Sisulu is a favourite for the position of deputy because of the support she generated at the elective conference

ANC dissenters ‘face death threats’

Explosive claims have emerged of planned hits and that an internal coup was afoot.

End of an era for the turbulent Amazon’s priests

They avoid taking buses, make sure friends know their schedules, and rarely go out when it’s dark.