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Will he? Will he not? Soccer boss Dr Patrice Motsepe is touted as the man to save the ANC, amid concerns about the party’s declining popularity and challenges facing the Cyril Ramaphosa administration.
7 OCTOBER 2023

Motsepe, the Crown Prince?

Supporters argue that Motsepe possesses the skills and experience to lead the ANC and South Africa. His potential presidency is expected to strengthen relations with the United…

  • Sello Shai-Morule
5 min read
Proceedings at the Madlanga Commission were briefly disrupted on Monday after Witness F, a member of the South African Police Service organised crime unit, requested a postponement of his testimony, citing medical reasons. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHADRACK SIBIYA

Between truth and peril

South Africans are not merely spectators to the Madlanga Commission; they are stakeholders in its success or failure

  • Tebogo Khaas
5 min read
Rapper AKA was gunned down in Durban last year. (Photo by Gallo Images / Oupa Bopape)
AKA

Seventh suspect arrested in AKA murder case

Five suspects will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday

  • Nompilo Kunene
1 min read
A member of SAPS shoots rubber bullets to disperse a crowd looting outside a warehouse storing alcohol in Durban on July 16, 2021, after protestors clashed with police following a week of unrest in South Africa. (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP)
BHEKI CELE

July unrest: SAPS has implemented only six of 18 recommendations

The South African Police Service report stated it was still in the process of holding accountable those accused of criminal conduct during the July 2021 unrest

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
3 min read