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Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia. (@Prof_Cachalia/X)

SA violent crime down, but still unacceptably high, Cachalia says

The acting police minister also stressed the need to tackle organised crime, which President Cyril Ramaphosa last week singled out as ‘the most immediate threat to our democracy,…

Non-starter: The Greater Lanseria Master Plan in 2020 outlined a city that intended to house between 350 000 and 500 000 people. Yet there is not
much to show other than large areas of open land and growing informal settlements. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Taking stock of Ramaphosa’s promises

The Lanseria smart city remains a dream and hunger, unemployment and crime continue to be high but there has been progress in Eskom’s turnaround

Building back: Since the floods of April 2022, people are, very slowly, rebuilding their lives in Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban. (Delwyn Verasamy)

The falling down place

While the scars left by the April 2022 flash floods aren’t obvious to visitors to Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban, the collective and individual trauma, often left…

The country’s foreign policy is centred on human rights, democracy, international law, peace and an Africa-first perspective. Photo: File

Freedom Day in a fractured nation: Who are we becoming?

Freedom is not about slogans or votes, it is something we must make together by our actions, in a country inured to violence and a world where self-interest rules.

Civil servants are meant to serve. If they don’t, civilians need to stand up for their rights.

Don’t vilify good cops in South Africa’s desperate fight against crime

Proactively intercepting violent criminals prevents the killing of the innocent

Destruction: Cape Town metro police watch for flare-ups after the 2015 violent protests in the Masiphumelele settlement, which were sparked by the arrest of residents linked to vigilante killings. (David Harrison/M&G)

The price of violence: R145-billion

The costs include expenditure on security, justice and health rather than on productive efforts, investment is driven away and psychological effects results in lower productivity

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

Donor slashes support funding for SA rape survivors

A US global fund has cut back on critical funding for services provided to survivors of violent crime. Government must provide a sustainable solution.

Tales from the Cape Flats morgue

A visit to the Salt River Forensic Pathology Service reveals the reality of SA’s violent deaths and the dedication of those who work there.

SA crime attitude gets first (but not last) Pistorius airing

The first witness’s testimony in the Oscar Pistorious trial, saying she feared violent crime in her residential complex, may well feature again.

Kiev burns as Ukrainians rise up

Kiev burns as Ukrainians rise up

Protests were peaceful until government security forces launched an unexpected assault on Maidan square. But now protesters are fighting back.

Artist tackles SA’s violence head on

He is writing his PhD on masculinities because ‘men especially need to confront their insecurities’.

No answers to violent crime

No answers to violent crime

‘Knee-jerk reactions and tit-for-tat theories do not acknowledge the many possible reasons,’ writes <b>David Bruce</b>

Lancet: Leadership needed to fight SA violence

SA’s government must provide better leadership to ease high rates of violence and improve the healthcare system to fight HIV/Aids, a report said.