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Murder

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
Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder hurts oppressed people
Analysis
/ 16 May 2022

Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder hurts oppressed people

The journalist is among more than 50 reporters who have died at the hands of the Israeli regime and is remembered for bravely giving a voice to Palestinians

By Imraan Buccus
Johannesburg’s electricity infrastructure under siege from murderous criminals
National
/ 7 April 2022

Johannesburg’s electricity infrastructure under siege from murderous criminals

South Africa must deal with the economic sabotage that is keeping the country in the dark

By Michael Sun
Phoenix hearings lay bare tensions between Black and Indian residents
National
/ 20 November 2021

Phoenix hearings lay bare tensions between Black and Indian residents

Indian residents deny ‘massacre’ label; black survivors claim violence and orchestration

By Eunice Masson and Emsie Ferreira
Almost 10 000 rapes occurred in July, August and September, quarterly crime stats show
National
/ 19 November 2021

Almost 10 000 rapes occurred in July, August and September, quarterly crime stats show

In the three-month period 6 163 murders occurred, a 20.7% increase from the same period last year, and 9 556 rapes were reported, a rise of 7.1%. The number of sexual offences was 11 964, up 4.7%

By Anathi Madubela
‘Gross human rights abuses’ in Eswatini
Africa
/ 13 November 2021

‘Gross human rights abuses’ in Eswatini

Civil society has called for an investigation into King Mswati’s alleged crimes against humanity

By Zweli Martin Dlamini
FW de Klerk ‘eroded his stature and became a small man’
Politics
/ 11 November 2021

FW de Klerk ‘eroded his stature and became a small man’

Mixed reactions from South Africans as apartheid’s last president, FW de Klerk, dies after battling with cancer

By Eunice Masson
Agnes Tirop’s blossoming cut short by brutal murder
Sport
/ 20 October 2021

Agnes Tirop’s blossoming cut short by brutal murder

Like so many victims of domestic and gender-based violence, the star Kenyan road runner was killed in her home, robbing her of what seemed like a rosy future in world athletics

By Bonface Osano
Eyewitness in Nathaniel Julies murder trial fails to identify shooter
National
/ 13 October 2021

Eyewitness in Nathaniel Julies murder trial fails to identify shooter

‘He was eating something. Then we heard a gunshot go off.’ This is what Tahira Kaldine testified in court on Wednesday at the Nathaniel Julies murder trial

By Tunicia Phillips
Murder-accused MEC Mandla Msibi asked to step aside
Politics
/ 13 October 2021

Murder-accused MEC Mandla Msibi asked to step aside

During a media briefing on Tuesday, Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane told journalists that she had fired MEC Mandla Msibi with immediate effect

By Lizeka Tandwa
Petition opposes parole for Carl Schoombie’s killer
National
/ 7 October 2021

Petition opposes parole for Carl Schoombie’s killer

Family of Cape man who was beaten to death fights Juane Jacobs’s claim that he needs medical parole

By Eunice Masson
Police pursuing ‘specific lead’ in Khayelitsha triple murder
National
/ 1 October 2021

Police pursuing ‘specific lead’ in Khayelitsha triple murder

Suspects still at large following the execution-style killing of three women aged 17, 20 and 21

By Eunice Masson
Triple murder in Khayelitsha investigated by police
National
/ 28 September 2021

Triple murder in Khayelitsha investigated by police

Three young women have been shot dead execution-style in one of Cape Town’s gang-riddled communities

By Eunice Masson
Court hears how alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack intimidated investigators in top cop murder case
National
/ 3 September 2021

Court hears how alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack intimidated investigators in top cop murder case

About 24 police officers were sent to protect the team investigating murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear

By Eunice Masson
Marikana court case back to haunt Ramaphosa
National
/ 3 September 2021

Marikana court case back to haunt Ramaphosa

Lawyers seeking R1-billion in damages allege President Cyril Ramaphosa’s phone calls and emails in 2012 set the stage for the unlawful killing of 34 miners

By Athandiwe Saba
April-June 2021 crime states: Double-figure rise attributed to low levels during hard lockdown in 2020
National
/ 20 August 2021

April-June 2021 crime states: Double-figure rise attributed to low levels during hard lockdown in 2020

The rise in crime levels is reduced to single-figures when compared with stats for 2019

By Eunice Masson
Time in Marikana has stood still
National
/ 16 August 2021

Time in Marikana has stood still

In Nkaneng the memory of the 44 people murdered will not leave the community

By Tunicia Phillips
No justice left behind after the Marikana massacre
National
/ 12 August 2021

No justice left behind after the Marikana massacre

Close to a decade after the Marikana massacre, President Cyril Ramaphosa has not visited the survivors as he promised to do, judges have acquitted police officers, children can’t get jobs and lawlessness reigns

By Niren Tolsi
Editorial: Marikana must haunt us
Editorial
/ 12 August 2021

Editorial: Marikana must haunt us

The blight on our past and our future must haunt us as much as it haunts the victims left behind

By Editorial
Riots leave the dead unburied and the living at risk
National
/ 31 July 2021

Riots leave the dead unburied and the living at risk

Crematoriums, funeral parlours and cemeteries were forced to close, leaving the families of those who died during the unrest to live with their bodies.

By Chris Makhaye
Cape Flats gangsters, children die in fight over turf
National
/ 24 July 2021

Cape Flats gangsters, children die in fight over turf

Extortion rackets are part of a corrupt system that includes religious leaders, councillors, police and syndicates

By Eunice Masson
Modack’s defence to ask for indulgence as bail application continues
National
/ 13 July 2021

Modack’s defence to ask for indulgence as bail application continues

Last month state prosecutor Greg Wolmarans accused defence lawyers of being ambivalent in presenting their bail application

By Eunice Masson
Hate killings of black lesbians in South Africa: 2008 to 2018
National
/ 8 July 2021

Hate killings of black lesbians in South Africa: 2008 to 2018

The second part of an edited extract from Femicide in South Africa (Kwela) by Nechama Brodie lists the names of black lesbians who were murdered, allegedly because of their sexual orientation

By Nechama Brodie
Modack and his co-accused fail to have charges dropped
National
/ 29 June 2021

Modack and his co-accused fail to have charges dropped

As Nafiz Modack and his co-accused wait to hear if they will be granted bail, the court dismissed another application to drop certain charges against them.

By Eunice Masson
Modack defence tries ‘back door’ to pull evidence from state
National
/ 25 June 2021

Modack defence tries ‘back door’ to pull evidence from state

The businessman and alleged underworld figure claims he is ‘severely prejudiced’ by his ‘lack of knowledge’ of the charges against him

By Eunice Masson
Bail hearing of alleged crime boss Modack begins in Cape Town
National
/ 24 June 2021

Bail hearing of alleged crime boss Modack begins in Cape Town

The state alleges Modack ‘managed’ illegal operations between October 2019 and September 2020

By Eunice Masson
Court refused murder-accused Kilian’s application for particulars, bail dates are set
National
/ 14 June 2021

Court refused murder-accused Kilian’s application for particulars, bail dates are set

Zane Kilian has been denied further information into the charges against him, which include murder, unlawful interception of communications and fraud

By Eunice Masson
Court dismisses bail appeal of murder accused Zane Kilian
National
/ 24 May 2021

Court dismisses bail appeal of murder accused Zane Kilian

Judge says appellant’s evidence ‘riddled with improbabilities and untruths’ and defence failed to prove any exceptional circumstances that would allow bail under schedule six charges

By Eunice Masson
Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town
National
/ 16 May 2021

Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town

Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.

By Eunice Masson
Drugs and alcohol abuse rage in crime stats
National
/ 14 May 2021

Drugs and alcohol abuse rage in crime stats

Substance abuse has emerged as a reason for the spike in crimes during the first quarter of 2021.

By Khaya Koko
Modack charged with Kinnear murder
National
/ 14 May 2021

Modack charged with Kinnear murder

Nafiz Modack is the second person to be charged with killing Charl Kinnear and five others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, among 61 other charges

By Eunice Masson
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