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Only 0.1% of police officers checked for sexual offences
National
/ 3 June 2025

Only 0.1% of police officers checked for sexual offences

The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes

By Umamah Bakharia
Amplify children’s voices to overcome violence in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 20 February 2025

Amplify children’s voices to overcome violence in South Africa

We urgently need more interventions to protect children and address the root causes of violence in the country

By Yeukai Chideya
‘First They Came’: Global rise of authoritarianism is everyone’s fight for rights
Thought Leader
/ 19 February 2025

‘First They Came’: Global rise of authoritarianism is everyone’s fight for rights

If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere

By Sibahle Zuma
Here’s where women in SA are most likely to be murdered
Health
/ 10 October 2024

Here’s where women in SA are most likely to be murdered

Seven women are killed in the country each day and nearly six in 10 of such murders are at the hand of an intimate partner

By Linda Pretorius
Savage Beauty back with a vengeance
Friday
/ 29 July 2024

Savage Beauty back with a vengeance

The second season of the series offers an expanded cast and more corporate dark deeds

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
M&G 200 Young South African Didi Lekganyane stabbed to death
National
/ 15 July 2024

M&G 200 Young South African Didi Lekganyane stabbed to death

Police have confirmed that Lekganyane’s boyfriend will be charged with murder

By Umamah Bakharia
Abahlali baseMjondolo’s elections choice comes from no choice
Opinion
/ 1 May 2024

Abahlali baseMjondolo’s elections choice comes from no choice

The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land

By S’bu Zikode
Closure elusive as AKA’s murder remains unsolved
Friday
/ 9 February 2024

Closure elusive as AKA’s murder remains unsolved

From his chart-topping hits to his outspoken advocacy, AKA left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape

By Lesego Chepape
State opposes bail for student who allegedly killed Kirsten Kluyts
Education
/ 28 November 2023

State opposes bail for student who allegedly killed Kirsten Kluyts

The Johannesburg teacher was found raped and murdered in Parkmore in October

By Umamah Bakharia
The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 4 – What about a conviction?
National
/ 26 October 2023

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 4 – What about a conviction?

In this fourth episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we go back to the communal garden one last time to reflect on everything that has happened. We seek out experts to try and explain the violence and confront a person from the past who has a different version of events.

By Paul McNally
The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 3 – It’s a Dirty War
National
/ 19 October 2023

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 3 – It’s a Dirty War

In this third episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we are struck by incredible tragedy, but everyone involved pulls together, gets sensible and builds a strategy so they can win.

By Paul McNally
The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 2 – Gathering the testimonies
National
/ 12 October 2023

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 2 – Gathering the testimonies

In this second episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we get deeper into the work of Mbale Kubheka, the determined attorney who is working to get a conviction for the assassination of Ayanda Ngila.

By Paul McNally
Uyinene Mrwetyana’s family want Post Office transformed into “a place of healing”
National
/ 28 August 2023

Uyinene Mrwetyana’s family want Post Office transformed into “a place of healing”

Hundreds marched to the Clareinch post office in Claremont to commemorate four years since her rape and murder

By Qaqamba Falithenjwa
SAPS evidence management under the spotlight in Meyiwa murder trial
National
/ 21 August 2023

SAPS evidence management under the spotlight in Meyiwa murder trial

The forensics investigator at the murder scene said he did not collect all DNA evidence as the people in the house were considered victims of an intrusion, not suspects

By Tunicia Phillips
Rapper AKA shooting confirmed, family ask for space
National
/ 11 February 2023

Rapper AKA shooting confirmed, family ask for space

Police say Kiernan Jarryd Forbes and a friend died in a hail of bullets outside a popular Durban restaurant

By Paddy Harper
Edwin Chiloba: Gay, proud, murdered
Africa
/ 28 January 2023

Edwin Chiloba: Gay, proud, murdered

The body of the Kenyan fashion designer and gay rights activist was found stuffed in a box on the roadside. He had been suffocated to death

By Rael Ombuor
State wants 225 years for repeat offender found guilty of murdering Tazné van Wyk
National
/ 19 January 2023

State wants 225 years for repeat offender found guilty of murdering Tazné van Wyk

Defence counsel for Moyhdian Pangkaeker tells the Western Cape high court one or more life sentences would be like a death sentence, asks for 30 years

By Eunice Masson
Public artists strive to redeem Joburg’s blighted inner city
Opinion
/ 8 January 2023

Public artists strive to redeem Joburg’s blighted inner city

A public art team aims to roll back the squalor and spiritual deformity of downtown Johannesburg. Its latest project looks for meaning in a senseless murder

By Drew Forrest
Forensic anthropologists can help the state deal with the escalating numbers of unidentified bodies
Opinion
/ 12 December 2022

Forensic anthropologists can help the state deal with the escalating numbers of unidentified bodies

Without government support, recognition and policy, the forensic anthropologist’s contribution is limited

By Victoria Gibbon
Khayelitsha mass killings: Retaliation attacks ended in multiple murders
National
/ 30 November 2022

Khayelitsha mass killings: Retaliation attacks ended in multiple murders

The case of alleged kingpin Yanga Nyalara and his co-accused is set for pre-trial in the Western Cape high court in March 2023

By Eunice Masson
The right to die, warts and all
Friday
/ 28 October 2022

The right to die, warts and all

The activist professor’s second book explores the unvarnished truth behind assisted death

By Rithuli Orleyn
Victim’s DNA speaks beyond the grave: Court finds accused guilty of Tazné van Wyk murder
National
/ 26 October 2022

Victim’s DNA speaks beyond the grave: Court finds accused guilty of Tazné van Wyk murder

Moyhdian Pangkaeker found guilty on 21 charges including rape, murder and kidnapping of the eight year old girl

By Eunice Masson
South African men’s mental health is a life-and-death issue
Opinion
/ 19 October 2022

South African men’s mental health is a life-and-death issue

Our men are in turmoil and our women are in danger

By Zoya Pon
Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists
National
/ 10 October 2022

Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists

Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”

By Eunice Masson
Tazné van Wyk murder trial concludes, judgment expected next month
National
/ 12 September 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder trial concludes, judgment expected next month

Man accused of the rape and murder of the young girl still maintains his innocence

By Eunice Masson
Calls for Zimbabwe to deal with atrocities and intimidation before 2023 elections
Africa
/ 2 September 2022

Calls for Zimbabwe to deal with atrocities and intimidation before 2023 elections

Continuing murders, detention and intimidation will result in elections not being free and fair

By Marko Phiri
Tazné van Wyk murder accused sticks to claim of kidnap by four foreigners
National
/ 23 August 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder accused sticks to claim of kidnap by four foreigners

The state tells Moyhdian Pangkaeker that he is a dangerous person, and that he killed and raped the child

By Eunice Masson
South Africa’s murder rate up 11.5% in the first quarter of 2022
National
/ 19 August 2022

South Africa’s murder rate up 11.5% in the first quarter of 2022

In the same period 9 516 rape cases were opened with the South African Police Service

By Sonri Naidoo
Clare: The terror of the mundane
Friday
/ 1 August 2022

Clare: The terror of the mundane

Christopher Clark’s debut book, Clare: The killing of a gentle activist’ explores the context of the murder of an activist in KwaZulu-Natal

By Rithuli Orleyn
Mass shootings in South Africa are often over group turf: how to stop the cycle of reprisals
National
/ 19 July 2022

Mass shootings in South Africa are often over group turf: how to stop the cycle of reprisals

The killings made international headlines and were shocking even in South Africa, a society with one of the highest murder rates in the world

By Guy Lamb
Behind South Africa’s mass killings
National
/ 15 July 2022

Behind South Africa’s mass killings

Police will struggle to solve murders and massacres, as well as other crimes, because of corruption, shoddy management, low level officers being promoted and internal divisions in the police service

By Lyse Comins
Tazné van Wyk murder trial: twin sister of accused brought in as state witness
National
/ 19 May 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder trial: twin sister of accused brought in as state witness

Murder accused’s twin sister tells court of interacting with the accused two days after the deceased went missing

By Eunice Masson
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