Joburg Shows Support for Gaza Flotilla
“There are risks. But the greater danger lies in allowing Israel and its allies to carry out genocide with impunity.”
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Medical Parole System Is Failing Dying Prisoners
Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons
Durban Protest Against Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Demonstrators demand Russia return Ukrainian children
250,000 Ethiopians Migrate Every Year: What Drives Them and What Needs to Change
Legal ways to make a decent life inside and outside Ethiopia should be increased.
Wheelchair Basketball: What We Can Learn From a South African Athlete’s Journey to France
Born in rural KwaZulu-Natal, double amputee Sphelele Dlamini faces fresh challenges playing basketball in France.
Security Guards Say They Were Fired for Joining Unions
Striking guards block offices in Cofimvaba
Child Miners Risk Death in Zambia’s Copper Pits
Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July
South Africa Has Chosen a Risky Approach to Global Politics: 3 Steps It Must Take To Succeed
If South Africa wants to make its own path in the global order, it must expect reprisals.
Eviction Hearing Looms for Refugees in Bellville Camp
The refugees have rejected repatriation to home countries or returning to South African communities
Fela and Food: How Lagos Restaurants Are Serving up the Music Star’s Legacy
Fela Kuti’s legacy plays out in music, in politics and even in food, with Nigerian restaurants paying homage to him on their menus.
Hundreds Shut Down Soweto Mall After E-hailing Driver Shot Dead and Set Alight
Residents demand authorities intervene in the conflict between minibus taxi operators and e-hailing drivers
Succès Masra: How Chad’s Opposition Firebrand Came to Be Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
For many, Masra embodies an alternative to the country’s political-military dynasties.
Stellenbosch: Idas Valley Infrastructure Repair Delays Slammed
The GOOD Party in Stellenbosch is calling on the Stellenbosch Municipality to urgently prioritise long-overdue infrastructure upgrades in Rustenberg Street, Idas Valley, after a serious sewage spill endangered the health and safety of a local family.
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Cape Union Mart and Pro-palestine Activists Gear up for Court Battle
Company owner Philip Krawitz denies funding Israel’s army
22 Years Behind Bars Without Parole: Model Prisoner Sues Minister
Tebogo Modise was recommended for parole in 2019 but remains in prison despite a court order demanding reasons for his continued incarceration
Board of Deputies Conflates Judaism and Zionism
Views expressed by the official voice of South African Jewry are out of step with many Jews who are horrified by Israel’s actions in Gaza
Decades Later Primrose Modisane Finally Receives Her Birth Certificate
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Home Affairs officials
Carletonville Left in the Dark for More Than a Month
Small businesses and residents are suffering after prolonged power cuts
We Demand Intervention by Police Commissioner After Attack on Bothaville Woman
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) requested urgent intervention by the Free State Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane, following a horrific attack on a 60-year-old woman in Bothaville. According to media reports, she was brutally attacked with a hammer and axe, and was possibly sexually assaulted. She was taken off the ventilator on Wednesday […]
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Should Prisons Provide Gender-Affirming Healthcare?
Transwoman denied hormone therapy and prevented from using makeup or wearing female prison clothing
Huge Delays in Payouts to Miners With Silicosis and TB
Delays by the multi-billion rand Tshiamiso Trust have meant 84% of lodged claims have not received compensation
Community Blames Poor Policing After Brutal Murders
Residents say they’ve been forced to stand outside the police station and give statements to an officer because the gates are locked at night
After Five Months, Silence on Murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks
Hendricks, who was openly gay, was gunned down in Gqeberha in February
Lesotho Claims There Are Illegal Military Training Camps on SA Farms
Security chiefs say youths are lured by Malata Naha group to fight for return of territories to Lesotho, but an opposition politician claims it’s a ruse