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High levels of violence are a structural feature of South African society. Restructuring the entire set-up is required to fix it.
This analysis should become a case study of how a misguided interpretation of stats can result in a skewed picture of what’s really happening.
While the murder rate in South Africa is still dramatically down from where it was in 1995, under the Zuma years, the figures have been steadily climbing.
South Africa’s police has asked Interpol to help investigate financial wrongdoing at Steinhoff International after the global retailer reported a hole in its accounts and the share price collapsed.
In this hard-hitting, sobering reprise of how effectively the Ramaphosa government has dealt with endemic corruption, Paul Hoffman, provides a welcome wake up call.
Crime and corruption are two of the biggest challenges facing South Africa today, and no one knows them like investigative journalist Mandy Wiener. But despite her experience of the seamier side of life in South Africa, Wiener is refreshingly optimistic.
It is one of the expanding weapons of choice for angry South African citizens – occupation of major arterial roads, such as the N3 at the Mooi River Plaza, in the name of visibility of grievances.
South African Revenue Service (SARS) insiders have known for many years that the Zuma and Gupta families were friends for many years.
Veteran journalist Ed Herbst is at his best again as he’s put together a series of interesting recent quotes by prominent South Africans.
Following Jackie Selebi, Bheki Cele, and Riah Phiyega, Khomotso Phahlane is the fourth consecutive top cop to be implicated in wrongdoing during their term of office.