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Safety comes with a price: Volvo EX90 first impression

Dubbed the safest Volvo ever made, has the brand pushed the price a little too high or is it merely to scare competitors?

There is little evidence to suggest that school policing increases school safety.

Reimagining school safety in South Africa

Interventions aimed at reducing violence in schools often have the opposite effect

The remnants of Bree Street. (Scott Peter Smith/M&G)

Social justice: Hidden impact of the Johannesburg CBD gas explosion

The seismic eruption unmasked the systemic injustices of our infrastructure, and the skewed maintenance thereof, which must be urgently addressed

South Africa’s first paediatric vaccine trial participant received the first shot of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine
 (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

South African adolescent receives first shot in Sinovac trial

The youth is the first of 2 000 South African children taking part in the global trial to test the CoronaVac vaccine

Gatvol: Citizens march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria protesting against corruption in government. (Delwyn Verasamy)

The social contract is broken

The government misuses taxes and does not maintain our safety, justice, health and infrastructure systems. Eventually citizens will tire of the lack of delivery

(John McCann/M&G)

Protecting women on campuses is a priority

A GBV policy framework that achieves gender equality in the post-school education sector and broader society needs to be urgently implemented

The petition also looks beyond Khashoggi’s case, calling for the enactment of ‘binding laws that protect journalists, guarantee their right to work in freedom, and punish those who violate this right.’ (Reuters)

Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings — watchdog

The Committee to Protect Journalists said 34 of the 53 journalists killed on duty this year around the world were ‘singled out for murder’

Women’s University in Harare

Slice of life: Hijacked, but it felt like a movie

‘I realised I needed to keep quiet because, if I didn’t, I was going to die’

African hydrocarbons producers would do well to commit to existing venting and flaring regulations — because methane-specific policies are coming

Vigilantism is flourishing in Nigeria— with official support

Inefficient policing in Nigeria has forced many communities to rely on vigilante groups for security— sometimes with support from authorities

Edwin Inganji’s smartphone app quickly connects users in Nairobi to emergency services.

Feel unsafe? There’s an app for that

With crime rates high and no efficient emergency number available, an app developed by a student aims to make people in Kenya feel safer.

Innovative key ring raises the alarm about safety

The Memeza Women Empowerment Project has developed a dual personal safety and household alarm for women and children living in townships.

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Retailers roped in to help ensure factory worker safety

Evidence shows that workers in Pakistan and China face greater workplace risks than those in Bangladesh.

IPL boss brushes aside security concerns

IPL boss brushes aside security concerns

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has dismissed the security fears of Australian and New Zealand players, saying they are not irreplaceable.