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Suspended Deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya. Photo: X
ACCOUNTABILITY

Shadrack Sibiya denies any links to alleged Mchunu middleman Brown Mogotsi

The deputy national commissioner said he doubts the authenticity of WhatsApp messages allegedly implicating him

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
5 min read
Dr Sabine Grein, a biochemist at Germany’s State Office of Criminal Investigation. (Photo: Frank Molter/dpa)
ADEBOLA OLABOREDE

Forensic science: The danger of relying on a single piece of evidence

Is the evidence used to convict criminals always based on sufficient facts or data? Leletu Tonisi from the Wits Justice Project examines some of the flaws in the system

  • Leletu Tonisi
9 min read
Don Steenkamp
EVIDENCE

Contractual spat puts justice system in peril

A tech company is holding the justice system to "ransom"

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
EGYPT

Racism is behind outlandish theories about Africa’s ancient architecture

The belief that ancient Egyptians needed help from supernatural beings to built the Giza pyramids relies on racism and colonial attitudes

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read