South Africa: Rape Survivor Uses Her Own Horrific Experience to Support Others

Rape survivor Tarryn Lokotsch says the system needs to be overhauled to improve GBV education and support Read more »

South Africa: From Money-Loving Matlala to Penny-Pinching Cele

Two high-level hearings are investigating accusations that a drug trafficking cartel has infiltrated South Africa's law enforcement and politics. The combined proceedings have laid… Read more »

South Africa: The Facilitators, Criminals and Money Launderers in SA's Gambling Crisis

Greedy local financial service giants and offshore betting pirates are helping drive our vast and fast-growing online gambling crisis, while the industry is also shaping up to be a… Read more »

South Africa: Why South Africa Is Ending the 90-Day Visa Exemption for Palestinians

South Africa has established itself internationally as a staunch friend of the Palestinian people. So why is the Department of Home Affairs scrapping its visa exemption for… Read more »

South Africa: SA Must Protect the Work of Legal Advocates and Turn Rights Into Reality

Public interest legal services organisations have used the law as a vehicle for change, ensuring that the voices of everyday South Africans are reflected in the policies that… Read more »

South Africa: Funeral Policy Fraudster Jailed, Setting Murder for Money Investigations Precedent

Her trial may have been separated from a larger suspected crime syndicate, but a woman from Despatch was still convicted and sentenced for fraudulently claiming three funeral… Read more »

South Africa: Witness d'S Murder, Kidnappings, Threats Expand Sinister Web Around SA Police Capture Hearings

The murder of a witness and two high-profile kidnap cases add sinister tones to parallel hearings investigating South Africa's unprecedented law enforcement scandal. This comes… Read more »

South Africa: Suspected Perlemoen Poachers Back in Gqeberha Dock After High Court Reverses Ruling On Undercover Recordings

Just when they thought they were off the hook, a pair of suspected perlemoen poachers, who allegedly tried to bribe officials to illegally harvest in a protected nature reserve,… Read more »

South Africa: Here Are the Four Women and Two Men (One Dodgy) Shortlisted for Top Anti-Corruption Job

A Zuma-era prosecutor found wanting by a court made the shortlist for the National Prosecuting Authority's next leader. Read more »

South Africa: Safm Presenter and Four Others in the Dock Over Alleged Russia Mercenaries Recruitment Plot

Five suspects appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with contravening the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act. Read more »

South Africa: Women for Change Calls for National Shutdown Over GBV Ahead of G20 Summit

Social media has been turning purple in solidarity with the local nonprofit organisation Women for Change, which has called on women in South Africa to withdraw from the economy… Read more »

South Africa: The SA Forensic Nurse Who Turns Evidence Into Justice Is About to Lose Her Job As GBV Soars

As funding dries up, one of South Africa's few forensic nurses faces losing her post. Read more »

South Africa: Empowering Communities - Strategies to Break the Cycle of Violence Against Women and Children

While awareness-raising campaigns about gender-based violence are important, they risk becoming tokenistic unless accompanied by sustained, community-driven transformation of… Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Police Chief Ncata Claps Back After Policing Criticisms

While he conceded that his policing district is far from perfect, the Nelson Mandela Bay district police commissioner said recent comments about the state of policing in the metro… Read more »

South Africa: Western Cape Calls for National Intervention While 'Children Are Being Stolen By Gangs, Drugs, Despair'

Children continue to die amid rife gangsterism in the Western Cape. While the list of young victims grows, children increasingly are the ones pulling the trigger. Read more »

South Africa: ANC Hails 'Court Victory' for Premier Mabuyane, but Academic Fraud Probe Continues

The Eastern Cape ANC pledged unconditional support for Premier Oscar Mabuyane over the weekend, claiming that the high court had set aside an SIU proclamation to allow for him to… Read more »

South Africa: Pressure Mounts On SAPS and IPID As Winde Releases Ombudsman Report Revealing Alarming Gang Infiltration

Three years ago, Daily Maverick broke news of a judgment about evidence suggesting the 28s gang had infiltrated the Western Cape's police management. Premier Alan Winde was… Read more »

South Africa: Rare Glimpse of Accountability As Information Regulator Orders SARS to Release Zuma's Tax Records

The Information Regulator has ordered SARS to release former president Jacob Zuma's tax records and has eviscerated the agency for its 'soft approach' to Zuma's tax non-compliance.… Read more »

South Africa: 'It's Like We're Powerless and Watching Criminals Take Over SA' - NPA Boss Shamila Batohi

National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has told Parliament there have been concerted attempts to compromise her and her colleagues. She also said South Africa is… Read more »

South Africa: 'No Mercy', Harsher Penalties Sought for Farmers Caught Buying Stolen Seeds

Dr Jane Buys, safety risk analyst at Free State Agriculture, says farmers who are caught buying stolen seeds should face harsher penalties. Read more »

South Africa: Shadrack Sibiya Caught in the Middle of Glory and Scandal

In his capacity as the deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, now suspended, was tasked with overseeing the country's crime detection divisions -- working closely… Read more »

South Africa: More 'Truth' From NMB Deputy Mayor Gary Van Niekerk in Lead-Up to Council Meeting

Nelson Mandela Bay's Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk defends himself on social media over a failed pothole promise, fraud charges and a recent contempt of court conviction, sharing… Read more »

South Africa: Legal Practitioners' Patriarchal Language a Betrayal of Justice and Women's Empowerment in SA

The judiciary and the legal profession carry immense cultural power. Judges and advocates are not only interpreters of law, they are custodians of the nation's moral vocabulary.… Read more »

South Africa: Andrea Johnson Rejects 'Witch-Hunt' Claims As Policing Scandal Exposes Deep Rifts and Slush Fund Arrests

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson has told Parliament a collective complaint lodged against Crime Intelligence cops last year fell under the ambit of… Read more »

South Africa: Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and the 'Unlawful Deal' With Ekurhuleni Metro Cops

Alleged organised crime figure Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, through his security company, had an agreement with the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department to supply surveillance… Read more »