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Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mchunu’s chief of staff says national commissioner ordered search and seizure to destroy evidence

Nkabinde claimed the purpose of the operation was to delete crucial evidence that would disprove Mkhwanazi’s allegations

Repression: Zanu-PF supporters attack people at a rally, while Citizens Coalition for Change supporters make their message clear. Photos: Jekesai Njisana/AFP & Zinyange Auntony/AFP

Calls for Zimbabwe to deal with atrocities and intimidation before 2023 elections

Continuing murders, detention and intimidation will result in elections not being free and fair

A report by the United Nations’ special rapporteur says human rights are at a crossroads in Zambia as the country prepares for general elections next year. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)

A thick cloud of oppression is brewing over Zambia

As the August 2021 elections loom, activists fear a renewed crack down on human rights

Interview with Michela Wrong: The tool of power in Rwanda is fear

Michela Wrong debunks the myth of Rwanda as a model developmental state and a poster child for Western aid, the theme of her latest book

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)

Zondo says break-in will not intimidate commission

The deputy chief justice said it was not clear if the burglary and a recent shooting were more than criminality, but vowed no one would deter the inquiry

Bushiri goes on counterattack against the Hawks

South African authorities were poised to add rape charges to those faced by Bushiri in mid-November when he skipped bail and the border to return to Malawi

Shepherd Bushiri faces slew of new rape claims

Prosecutors’ extradition request details how Bushiri allegedly raped women as young as 17

In its new report, Freedom Under Law says the caseload of the apex court has tripled, leading to delayed judgments that negatively affect public confidence in the judiciary
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Constitutional Court strikes down part of the Intimidation Act

The judgment, striking down the apartheid-era legislation, is a victory for freedom of expression

President Jacob Zuma’s wife Nompumelelo Ntuli.

Accused in court for intimidating Zuma’s wife

A man has appeared in the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court on charges of intimidating President Jacob Zuma’s wife, MaNtuli, saying she had a love child.

Hidden footage has revealed that the voters’ registration process ahead of Zimbabwe’s election has not been as free and fair as people hoped.

Zimbabwe elections: Is the voters’ roll rigged?

Hidden footage has revealed that the voters’ registration process ahead of Zimbabwe’s election has not been as free and fair as people hoped.

Former M&G intern tells of Zim police intimidation tactics

Former amaBhungane intern Owen Gagare shares his experience of the difficulties facing many journalists in Zimbabwe today.

Video footage from Zimbabwe reveals how the process of drafting a new Constitution in a poverty-struck nation is often fraught with violence and intimidation.

Zimbabwe’s constitutional conundrum

Video footage from Zimbabwe reveals how the process of drafting a new Constitution in a poverty-struck nation is often fraught with violence and intimidation.

The ANC has called for Swaziland to be “liberated” as part of the outcomes of an International Solidarity Conference the party hosted last week.

Swaziland in crisis

Footage obtained by the M&G shows Swaziland’s people, ruled by King Mswati III, are suffering from starvation, displacement, intimidation and violence.

Police and policy: Cop deaths aren’t on us

‘Killer cop’ assassination threat to SA journalist

SA editors have asked for a meeting with the police minister after a journalist was warned that he would be killed by hit men wearing police uniforms.

71 arrested for intimidation in Katlehong

Seventy-one people have been arrested in Katlehong for sending intimidating letters to foreign-owned businesses, police said on Thursday.

Transnet granted interdict as strike intensifies

Transnet was on Tuesday granted a Labour Court interdict prohibiting its protesting workers from intimidating non-strikers and damaging property.

DA lays further charges against ANCYL Free State leader

The DA on Wednesday laid charges of intimidation against Free State ANC Youth League chairperson Thebe Meeko.

DA youth leader arrested for alleged intimidation

A Mpumalanga DA youth leader was arrested on Monday morning for allegedly intimidating an ANC member, police said.

Najwa witnesses receive death threats

At least two witnesses called by the state to testify against murder-accused Najwa Petersen have been threatened with death.