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State Of Emergency

‘We will extinguish the fires that are raging’- Ramaphosa
National
/ 16 July 2021

‘We will extinguish the fires that are raging’- Ramaphosa

There will be no state of emergency, but authorities are working to bring instigators of the week’s violence to book, the president said on Friday night

By Sarah Smit
Phase Two: looting was just the start say investigators and intelligence
National
/ 15 July 2021

Phase Two: looting was just the start say investigators and intelligence

‘A serious military operation is yet to come. Once you disrupt Soweto, you have the attention of the country and the world’

By Lizeka Tandwa, Paddy Harper, Khaya Koko and Emsie Ferreira
No plans for state of emergency, says security cluster
National
/ 13 July 2021

No plans for state of emergency, says security cluster

Police, State Security Agency were not ‘missing in action’, says Minister Ayanda Dlodlo of violence and pillaging sweeping across parts of South Africa

By Khaya Koko
Civil unrest turns deadly in Guinea
Africa
/ 22 May 2020

Civil unrest turns deadly in Guinea

Guinea’s response to the coronavirus has exacerbated the country’s existing fault lines

By Aanu Adeoye
The time to act is now: A letter to African leaders about the Covid-19 crisis
Article
/ 13 April 2020

The time to act is now: A letter to African leaders about the Covid-19 crisis

The dearth of political will and the extractive practices of external actors can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. We no longer have a choice; we need a radical change in direction. Now is the time!

By Open Letter
Constitutional rights during disaster
Article
/ 19 March 2020

Constitutional rights during disaster

New regulations have a far-reaching impact on people’s rights, but they are finely balanced against people’s Constitutional rights

By Franny Rabkin
National Disaster declaration follows confirmation of internal transmission of covid-19
Article
/ 15 March 2020

National Disaster declaration follows confirmation of internal transmission of covid-19

Schools closed, visas revoked, non-essential travel stopped as South African president announces the number of Covid-19 cases has jumped to 61

By Paddy Harper
The death penalty won’t end gender-based violence
Article
/ 12 September 2019

The death penalty won’t end gender-based violence

Our solutions to the epidemic of men murdering and raping women cannot be grounded in the same hyper-masculine violence they serve to address

By Detention Justice Forum
Weekly Mail drew a line on censorship
Article
/ 24 August 2018

Weekly Mail drew a line on censorship

​In the 1980s, the apartheid state imposed successive states of emergency, including censorship of the media

By Staff Reporter
Ethiopia’s state of emergency could destabilise the Horn of Africa
Africa
/ 20 March 2018

Ethiopia’s state of emergency could destabilise the Horn of Africa

Following the resignation of its prime minister, Ethiopia finds itself on the precipice of widespread political unrest.

By Yohannes Gedamu
Leaked SANDF document details powers of ‘control officer’ during state of emergency
Article
/ 13 December 2017

Leaked SANDF document details powers of ‘control officer’ during state of emergency

On Sunday, Rapport, sister publication of News24, reported that the Presidency had started to compose regulations for a state of emergency.

By Jan Gerber
Inside Emmanuel Macron’s draconian anti-terrorism law
Article
/ 26 September 2017

Inside Emmanuel Macron’s draconian anti-terrorism law

France has been under a state of emergency for nearly two years and the president now wants to make certain controversial elements permanent law

By Staff Reporter
Nigeria declares state of emergency in three states
Africa
/ 15 May 2013

Nigeria declares state of emergency in three states

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has imposed a state of emergency in three states worst hit by increasing violence by Boko Haram extremists.

By Staff Reporter
Tunisia extends state of emergency after attacks
Africa
/ 1 November 2012

Tunisia extends state of emergency after attacks

Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki has extended the country’s state of emergency through to January after a recent series of attacks by extremists.

By Sapa Afp
Nigeria attack the first during state of emergency
Article
/ 4 January 2012

Nigeria attack the first during state of emergency

Gunmen have attacked a police station in Nigeria, killing a teenager and wounding an officer in the first such incident during its state of emergency.

By Aminu Abubakar
No image available
Article
/ 18 December 2011

Fikile Bam dies at Milpark Hospital

Judge President of the Land Claims Court, Fikile Bam, has died at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 31 March 2011

Namibia declares state of emergency after flooding

Namibia’s president on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in northern parts of the country after heavy flooding displaced nearly 10 000 people.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 2 September 2008

Thailand imposes emergency rule after street battle

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej declared a state of emergency in Bangkok on Tuesday and gave the army control of public order.

By Nopporn Wong Anan
No image available
Article
/ 8 June 1990

FW sets a tough poser for the ANC

By moving far – but not as far as expected – FW lands the ANC with a hard choice.

By Weekly Mail Reporters

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