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Attorney Chinette Gallichan was shot in broad daylight outside the offices of the Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in the Johannesburg CBD
ANTON DU PLESSIS

Chinette Gallichan killed in Johannesburg CBD: ‘attack on rule of law’

Labour lawyer Chinette Gallichan was fatally shot outside the CCMA offices in Johannesburg CBD. Civil society groups say the attack represents a threat to South Africa’s rule of…

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son, was arrested for attempted murder on Thursday after a shooting at his Hyde Park residence
BELLARMINE MUGABE

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son arrested for attempted murder

Police will investigate the circumstances that led to the shooting

  • Mandisa Makgakga
2 min read
Screenshots: Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana in court after they were caught in Tanzania. Photos: Netflix
BONNIE AND CLYDE

Nothing new under the sun in Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester

Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester retells a scandal already splashed across headlines — but does it add insight or merely feed obsession?

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
6 min read
suicide as the fourth Death by suicide is the fourth highest cause of death among men aged 15 to 24 in South Africa. Graphic: John McCann/M&G
ARTICLE

Act now to deal with the masculinity and mental health crisis in South Africa

More men than women take their own lives, murder rate of men is also higher, men take the lives of others and gender-based violence is rife

  • Siphelele Nguse
5 min read
The National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) is still in a “legislative review process” after its release was halted in February to address the confidentiality and disclosure clauses that prevent public access, the ministry of justice and constitutional development said
BOSA

National Register for Sex Offenders still in legislative process, justice department says

The register is inaccessible to the public because of legal issues such as defamation, vigilantism and wrongful listings, despite pressure for transparency

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read
Build One South Africa (Bosa) has condemned the South African Police Service (SAPS) for what it describes as “dangerous negligence” after a revelation that less than 0.14% of police officers have been screened against the National Register for Sex Offenders (Photo by Gallo Images / Phill Magakoe)
BOSA

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

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read
Too many children in South Africa are raped, murdered or assaulted every day.
ASSAULT

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

  • Yeukai Chideya
6 min read
US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
CLIMATE CHANGE

‘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

  • Sibahle Zuma
6 min read
The lived reality for women in South Africa is they get turned away at our police stations. They are told that domestic violence is a family matter. They are sent from one office to another. If they do actually get someone willing to open their case, the case files disappear into delay
EASTERN CAPE

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

  • Linda Pretorius
9 min read
Heart of stone: Dumisani Mbebe plays Don Bhengu in season two of the TV series Savage Beauty. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix
AMBITION

Savage Beauty back with a vengeance

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

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
5 min read
ARTICLE

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

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

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

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

  • S’bu Zikode
8 min read
Enduring legacy: Rapper AKA, who was gunned down in Durban a year ago. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Getty Images
AKA

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

  • Lesego Chepape
2 min read
KIRSTEN KLUYTS

State opposes bail for student who allegedly killed Kirsten Kluyts

The Johannesburg teacher was found raped and murdered in Parkmore in October This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail &…

  • Umamah Bakharia
1 min read
The Last Afternoon In The Garden | This is a four-part podcast series produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio.
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

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…

  • Paul McNally
2 min read