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Family and friends of Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo gathered on Sunday in Pankop, Mpumalanga, for her funeral.
EKURHULENI WOMEN DEATHS

Ekurhuleni murders: a criminologist asks what we’re missing

Three people are appearing in the Boksburg Magistrate court today in connection with one of the murders. But what are we still missing about the nine deaths?

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
9 min read
Six Nigerians (in white) were extradited to the United States of America for their alleged involvement in romance scams targeting more than 100 US women. The process was facilitated by the Hawks and INTERPOL South Africa.
ROMANCE SCAMS

Inside the alleged R100m Black Axe laundering pipeline

The victims sent the money. What happened next reveals the sophisticated network behind the scam.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
5 min read
Municipalities forfeited R1.5 billion in unspent municipal infrastructure grants over the past three years due to poor planning and lack of capacity.
AUDITOR GENERAL

Punished twice: no water, no power — and R1.5bn in infrastructure grants unspent

Municipalities forfeited R1.5bn in infrastructure grants over three years as poor planning and capacity failures left communities battling worsening basic services.

  • Rapula Moatshe
5 min read
The Verulam building collapse in December last year resulted in 5 deaths and 11 injuries.
BUILDING COLLAPSE

Building collapses spur calls for tougher SA construction rules

Proposed reforms aim to strengthen South Africa’s building oversight system, but experts say better enforcement and municipal capacity are also needed.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
6 min read
Professor Thuli Madonsela, director of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Social Justice, said colonialism didn’t only conquer territory, it also restructured law.
SOCIAL JUSTICE

Prof Madonsela: SA's legal system must embrace customary law

Scholars challenge colonial legacy in South Africa's justice system.

  • Wendy Jasson Da Costa
5 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa at a public lecture on the Southern African Development Community (SADC)at the UKZN Westville Campus in Durban.
SADC SUMMIT

Ramaphosa’s SADC challenge: build a region that trades together - and lives together

Can South Africa build an economy strong enough that regional integration creates more opportunities than it displaces? The president is speaking a SADC public lecture at the…

  • National Reporter
3 min read
Duduzane Zuma's appointment as first deputy president of the MK Party could boost youth engagement ahead of the November 4 election, analysts say.
MK PARTY

Duduzane Zuma’s appointment in MK Party: a potential game-changer for youth political engagement

Duduzane Zuma’s recent appointment as first deputy president of the MK Party could energise youth engagement in the upcoming local elections.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
5 min read