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Madlanga: Witness A implicates senior Gauteng officials in drug cartels and syndicated hits
The Madlanga commission heard further testimony of police corruption on Monday from an anonymous police investigator who alleged that senior Gauteng officials were linked to drug cartels and criminal syndicates implicated in contract killings. Witness A, a serving officer in the organised crime unit, told the commission that in May 2024 after the murder of […]
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The six-monthly anti-HIV jab could be in 360 clinics by February. Who should get the first doses?
One in 10 clinics in South Africa — across 22 health districts in six provinces — could start to hand out a twice-a-year anti-HIV jab as early as February if the country’s medicines regulator approves the shot, called lenacapavir (LEN), soon enough, says the health department. Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, the head of the South African Health […]
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DA urges ANC and the rest of the GNU to support its bill aimed at scrapping BEE
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will seek support from the ANC and its other government of national unity (GNU) partners when it tables its proposed Public Procurement Inclusive Bill in parliament to replace the broad-based black economic empowerment policy. The Bill aims to replace what it called years of ineffective ANC empowerment policies that have left […]
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Madlanga: ‘Johannesburg hitman detective killed the wrong person, believed to be a whistleblower’, Witness A says
An anonymous police investigator — identified only as Witness A — has implicated the Johannesburg central police station in involvement in organised crime. The witness told the Madlanga commission inquiry into political interference in policing on Monday that an investigation into the murder of Armand Swart, an engineer believed to be a whistleblower on overpriced […]
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Stage-managed repentance: Malawi’s state broadcaster chief humiliated live on TV
On a bright October 2025 morning, viewers of Malawi’s state broadcaster watched a scene that appeared theatrical — until its coercive undertone became unmistakable. George Kasakula, director general of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), looked into the camera and apologised to President Peter Mutharika for remarks he had made about him and his political candidature. […]
When President Donald Trump arrived in Tel Aviv, on Monday 13 October and later in Sharm el-Sheikh, for the 2025 Gaza Peace Summit, he presented nothing less than a “historic dawn of a new Middle East”. His plan, unveiled with international fanfare, envisioned Gaza transformed from a war-torn enclave into a regional hub of reconstruction […]
Botswana is facing a fresh public health emergency as shortages of condoms, HIV test kits and essential sexually transmitted infection (STI) medication across the country threaten to unravel years of progress in the fight against HIV/Aids. In a recent announcement, the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/Aids (Bonela) warned that the crisis — which […]
The High Court of Tanzania, Dodoma Registry, has dismissed a petition from Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo) presidential hopeful Luhaga Mpina to overturn his disqualification as a candidate in 29 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mpina and ACT-Wazalendo’s board of trustees lodged the petition last month, asking the court to […]
With the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) hosting its 2025 annual lecture in Johannesburg on Saturday, 25 October, under the theme of “Enhancing Peace and Global Cooperation”, it is important to critically reflect on the contemporary challenges of advancing social justice causes in a fragmented geopolitical landscape, especially as humanitarian matters get sidelined by realpolitik considerations. […]
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Crypto finds its place in South Africa as retailers adopt digital payments
South Africans are slowly joining the global shift toward digital money, as more local retailers and merchants are accepting cryptocurrencies for everyday transactions. Over the past decade, the value of cryptocurrencies has surged — and fluctuated — dramatically. Bitcoin, the best-known digital currency, has risen by roughly 1 000% in five years and more than […]