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Six people have died this week and thousands have been displaced due to the hostility between locals and foreign nationals.
ADAM WAKEFIELD

Alleged xenophobia murderers return to the dock

The men accused of killing Manuel Jossias, initially identified as Emmanuel Sithole, are back in court to face a “strong case against them”.

  • Adam Wakefield
1 min read
Hugh Masekela at this year’s Oppi.
ADAM WAKEFIELD

Twenty years of Oppikoppi – merging old and new

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Oppikoppi music festival line-up juxtaposed older and younger local acts.

  • Adam Wakefield
3 min read
The march was part of Mmusi Maimane’s Power to the People campaign.
ADAM WAKEFIELD

Icasa upholds SAPS complaint over DA election ad

A complaint by the SAPS regarding a DA ad that contains a photo of a police officer shooting rubber bullets has been upheld by Icasa.

  • Adam Wakefield
3 min read
Kidnappers in Yemen have demanded $3-million for the release of Pierre Korkie.
ADAM WAKEFIELD

Korkie pleads with al-Qaeda for husband’s release

Yolande Korkie has appealed to al-Qaeda militants in Yemen who kidnapped her husband Pierre Korkie, to free him, saying the ransom was unaffordable.

  • Adam Wakefield
2 min read
South African Local Government Association submission to parliament admitted that only 28% of municipalities had implemented minimum Protection of Personal Information Act compliance requirements by mid-2023. Photo: Reuters
ADAM WAKEFIELD

Cybercrime ‘national crisis’ costing SA R1b a year

Experts say South Africa’s "paper thin" law enforcement has made the country fertile ground for cybercriminals, a problem that is costing SA billions.

  • Adam Wakefield
3 min read
Shake-up for newspaper groups
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Transformation in news boardrooms doesn’t match newsrooms

The print and digital media transformation task team has said the change within newsrooms has not been matched at a managerial level.

  • Adam Wakefield
3 min read