Bail application proceedings into murder-accused Zane Kilian are expected to resume today after many delays last year.
On Ace Magashule’s watch, speaking out has cost more than a few whistleblowers their lives
The former Security Branch officer is asking the SCA for a permanent stay of appeal in the prosecution of the murder of Ahmed Timol in 1971
Last week Fikile Ntshangase was gunned down as activists fight mining company Tendele’s expansions. Community members tell the M&G about the ‘kill lists’ and the dread they live with every day
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Backlogs, booze, testicular cancer — all factors blamed for the apparent ineptitude or unwillingness to tackle a pandemic that is silently killing women all over the country.
‘These Are Not Gentle People’ is an account, by Andrew Harding, the BBC correspondent in South Africa, of a murder in Parys, in the Free State, and what happened next. This extract is the book’s first chapter
The wheels of justice rolled once more in the murder case against the boyfriend who allegedly set her on fire — only for it to be postponed again
The singer was a political activist, using his music to advocate for the rights of the Oromo
The slain dancer and choreographer was so much more than an internationally celebrated artist. They were also a proud queer rights activist and a beloved child and friend
What does the decade-old “Congo-case,” involving two Norwegian mercenaries, tell us about residue coloniality in Scandinavia?
The problem is that men see a break-up as a challenge to their masculinity and would rather get even than get over it
Aviwe Wellem’s violent death shook a village in the Eastern Cape, but the DNA results are still not back and no one has been arrested.
Ahmed Divela was one of Ghana’s most fearless investigative journalists. This edited excerpt about his killing is from Faces of Assassination
Ongoing hate speech, whether in person, among people or on social media, that is directed at vulnerable groups can lead to violence and death
Doccie Who Killed Malcolm X? has led to a belated reopening of his murder investigation
Strong policies are not enough – we need secure physical spaces and societal mobilisation
We face a current crisis unlike any other in
history — this one affects everyone everywhere
The man who beat Danel Rooskrans to death is behind bars, but that doesn’t change the pain and rage her loved ones are left with.
Men must foster a new humanity and women must go into combat mode
The man who beat Danel Rooskrans to death is behind bars, but that doesn’t change the pain and rage her loved ones are left with
Boys should be taught how to speak to and about women, because language informs mindsets
The Road Freight Association puts the cost of the ongoing attacks on trucks at about R1.2-billion with 1 200 vehicles and cargo destroyed
Status has become so important to us that our streets and malls are awash with counterfeit merchandise
In a blog post announcing the move, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince described the no-censorship site as "a cesspool of hate."
The Meyiwa family still has no answers, despite Senzo’s murder having been witnessed by a house full of people
Authorities are accused of taking violent crime in the Western Cape’s rural areas more seriously than on the Cape Flats, writes Lester Kiewit
Residents say the police gunned down a man in broad daylight as he mourned his sibling, who had died just a week earlier
A statement by the State Department listed the 16 Saudi Individuals and said that they were party to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte will spend 18 and 23 years in jail for murdering a teenager who they claimed stole sunflowers from their farm
They were charged a day after Pete Mihalik was shot dead outside Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard school in Green Point
Former apartheid cop Joao Rodrigues is yet to face trial for his alleged role in the death of Ahmed Timol 47 years ago
Rodrigues appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice