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Sick notes, subpoenas: Madlanga inquiry’s unexpected side battle
What began as an isolated postponement has developed into a pattern that has increasingly frustrated the commission, prompting chairperson, retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, to...
DR Congo reports Ebola cases in give provinces, caseload nears 1,900
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported Ebola cases in five provinces, with the nationwide tally rising to 1,873 confirmed cases, including...
British man accused of killing wife, daughters in court over gun,...
The British man accused of murdering his wife and two young daughters in the United Kingdom briefly appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on...
IDAC head misses Madlanga commission hearing after being hospitalised
The testimony of Advocate Andrea Johnson, head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), was postponed after she failed to appear before the Madlanga...
R228m SAPS tender case takes twist as Cat Matlala dumps plea...
Alleged underworld figure and businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala has withdrawn the plea and sentence agreement he recently reached with the state in connection with...
When a missed deadline becomes a death sentence
Every year, governments, companies, and we miss deadlines. Usually, the consequences are manageable. A report is submitted late, a project is delayed, a meeting...
Islamophobia in SA – When manufactured fear becomes political currency
Islamophobia in South Africa can no longer be dismissed as the work of a few misguided individuals or isolated extremists. The evidence points to...
Football’s global market still profits from racial stereotypes
With a Somali referee being denied entry into the US, and the surge of online racist abuse after 2026 World Cup matches, racism and...
LCBOs not the pathway to improving youth healthcare
There can be no disagreement that young South Africans face a profound crisis of unemployment, income insecurity and unequal access to healthcare. The fundamental...
Enyobeni verdict: a ruling that must not gather dust
Four years. That is how long it took for a magistrate to say, in a courtroom in Mdantsane, what every parent in Scenery Park...












