In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
In December, it will be a year since Nhlalayenza Ndlovu was gunned down in front of his wife and children
A total of 131 assassinations in 2023 were related to organised crime, the minibus taxi industry, political assassinations and personal killings
Umlazi branch secretary Thulani Shusha was gunned down on his way home from an ANC meeting on Saturday
The governing party will call off political activities in areas of KwaZulu-Natal where threats are detected ahead of time
The brutal murder of an Eastern Cape ANC member puts political killings in the province, and in the country, into sharp focus just before the local government elections
Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one
In this extract from journalist Mandy Wiener’s latest book she examines the death of ANC Youth League member Sindiso Magaqa in KwaZulu-Natal
The vote is meant to be a rare democratic transition of power in the nuclear-armed country
Ironically, they ignore ample research about how protests turn violent when policing escalates.
The likelihood of being offed, especially if it’s linked to politics and power, is pretty high.
Personal rivalry, divisions in the ruling party and a failing economy heighten the election contest.
Analysts say moving officers into violence hot spots is not enough to help the province quash its history of politically related conflict.
A Cabinet meeting this week turned ugly as Zimbabwean ministers laid into each other over claims of violent attacks against opponents.
The recent spate of political violence and police raids on civil society organisations cast doubt on the credibility of Zimbabwe’s imminent elections.
A new code of conduct for Zimbabwe’s political parties will bar perpetrators of political violence from taking part in electoral processes.
The Inkatha Freedom Party and the National Freedom Party have been engaging in talks in order to quell the violence between their supporters.
Two explosions ripped through a rally against a proposed new constitution for Kenya being held in Nairobi on Sunday, killing at least five people.
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/ 23 February 2010
Constitutional Court upholds decision interdicting president from granting pardons to perpetrators of political violence without consulting victims.
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/ 22 February 2010
Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi families, mostly children, and beheaded some of the 11 victims on Monday.
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/ 7 September 2009
As many as 320 000 people in the north of the country have been displaced by the LRA as it extends its abduction and terror raids.
Five more people have been arrested for the murder of an African National Congress supporter and the attempted murder of six others in KwaZulu-Natal.
Donors want the Zimbabwe government to stop land seizures, writes Jason Moyo.
Madagascan security forces attempted to arrest opposition leader Andry Rajoelina on Friday, heightening tensions between police and protesters.
Police killings during the post-election violence in January 2008 and a counter-insurgency campaign have been criticised by human rights groups.
Last weekend’s events of violence in KwaZulu-Natal highlighted the schizophrenia plaguing the IFP.
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/ 6 February 2009
In South Africa, we fire nobody, leading to a culture of deep intolerance and impunity.
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/ 3 February 2009
The ANC believes it is too early to contemplate sending the army into KZN, where there are renewed hostilities between the ruling party and the IFP.
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/ 3 February 2009
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday laid the blame for violence in northern KwaZulu-Natal at the feet of the Inkatha Freedom Party.
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/ 27 January 2009
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday said it was extremely concerned by attempts to cripple the party in the run-up to the general elections.
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/ 25 November 2008
KZN ANC provincial secretary: Lekota’s continued criticism of the ANC ”makes it difficult for us to appeal for discipline from the people”.
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/ 23 October 2008
The DA has called on the Independent Electoral Commission to act and quell political violence and intimidation, the party said on Thursday.