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GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

The numbers are falling but women keep being murdered

Despite a decline in South Africa's overall murder statistics, hundreds of women are still being killed every quarter. Recent tragedies in Kempton Park highlight persistent gaps…

  • Amahle Banda
9 min read
Crime stats: Murder and burglary on the rise
CRIME

Gauteng and KZN show different faces of South Africa’s violent crime problem

Recent crime statistics highlight the differing nature of violent crime across South Africa, with Gauteng recording the highest number of murders and KwaZulu-Natal leading in…

  • Amahle Banda
CRIME

Editorial: The killing fields of Westbury

Gang turf wars and illicit firearms are devastating Westbury and surrounding areas in Johannesburg, prompting urgent community and city action against escalating gun violence.

  • Editorial
2 min read
The joint task force comprising the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to tackle crime will not see soldiers performing ordinary policing functions. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CAPE FLATS

SANDF deployment to back police set to start on 31 March

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
3 min read
Many South Africans turn to community WhatsApp groups for safety because trust in police remains low but experts warn that misinformation, bias and poor moderation could turn the platforms into drivers of fear rather than protection
COMMUNITY POLICING

Community WhatsApp groups may be amplifying fear, not preventing crime

Many South Africans turn to community WhatsApp groups for safety because trust in police remains low but experts warn that misinformation, bias and poor moderation could turn the…

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientso Ramokgopa
CABINET MINISTRIES

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: Electricity and Energy

SCORE: B+ A remarkable milestone under Ramokgopa’s leadership is an impressive and sustained electricity supply record, with over 196 consecutive days without loadshedding for…

  • MG Reporter
1 min read
Forecast: EFF leader Julius Malema says there will be no outright winner in any of the metros, except in Cape Town, opening the way for no party to win decisively in the national elections either. Photo: EFF
AFRIFORUM

Where to from now for Malema after guilty verdict

EFF leader Julius Malema faces a major setback in his presidential ambitions after he was convicted on firearm charges, threatening his political future

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
5 min read
The government did not specify which manufacturers or models are likely to be impacted by the rule, which will be open for public comment for 30 days. File photo
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

United States bans Chinese and Russian tech in vehicles over national security fears

China hit back by saying Washington was taking ‘discriminatory action’ against its companies

  • Thomas Urbain
3 min read