It’s time to shut up, listen, think about the effect of your words and actions and continue washing like a madman
Multiple reports and videos are emerging of authorities abusing their power as they crack down on lockdown violations
Ramaphosa tells Parliament that the military deployment to curb Covid-19 will cost more than R600-million
Framing coronavirus as a security threat is not the only possible approach
Calls for ‘patriotic media’ in reporting on outbreak
They have not been diagnosed with the coronavirus and the health department says there’s no need for citizens to panic
The high court wants more details about the nature of the illness preventing the former president from appearing on corruption charges
As protestors pointed out earlier this year in countrywide demonstrations, GBV is an epidemic that needs to be addressed with great haste
Internal documents show that soldiers, meant to protect South Africa and keep the peace outside our borders, are sexually assaulting people
Gender-based violence and xenophobia need to be addressed through approaches that take account of people’s emotions and trauma
The president has directed the police minister to deploy another 1 000 troops in the Western Cape in the second wave of ‘Operation Lockdown’
Is the township safer five years after a commission of inquiry into policing issued recommendations on how to make it better?
The auditor general wants expenditure on the maintenance of aged military vehicles to be declared irregular spending
The Cape Flats needs positive peace, not just the enforced absence of violence — a lesson South Africa should’ve learnt from the past
Their plan to redraft procurement law to put it
in the defence force’s control has been scrapped
The charges against Major Fatima Isaacs are another example of how liberal democracies try to prescribe Muslim women’s dress code
Police Minister Bheki Cele made good on his week-old promise to send the SANDF to the Cape Flats to secure the area
Last week Police Minister Bheki Cele announced that President Ramaphosa had approved the deployment of military personnel to parts of Cape Town
Moving towards militarised policing in South Africa could prove to be a deadly mistake
Speaking at Alexandra Stadium on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents the area “is not a dumping ground”
Eskom says that South Africans will face load shedding all day on Monday because of a capacity shortage
A detour through John Matshikiza’s old M&G columns sparks memories of defiance
Some have criticised the South African National Defence Force showcase
‘I don’t feel safer knowing our military can blow algae to bits’
Beautiful voices, good laughs and sadness in this film, about religion, war and conscripts during apartheid
‘The DA is not the only political actor in the country that is using foreigners as a convenient scapegoat for our significant economic problems’
Police portfolio committee chair Francois Beukman says the arrest of an officer for the alleged theft of firearms highlights the need for audits
The judge ordered that they return to their homes or that the military provide alternative accommodation
‘Zwelithini has reacted with bluster and threats, seemingly ignoring the report’s contents that speak the words of people’
"We can still avoid day zero if everyone remains within the limit of 50 litres per person per day"
On Sunday, Rapport, sister publication of News24, reported that the Presidency had started to compose regulations for a state of emergency.
Sporadic gun battles in gang hotspots around the Cape Flats area have increased and prompted authorities to call for an army intervention