ICYMI: Here’s what happened this week at SA universities
This week saw the return of protests and conversations around #FeesMustFall, NSFAS, various other student issues and police brutality.
Since the beginning of March students...
Petition: In Solidarity with Students #Asinamali #EndAusterity #FreeEducation
In solidarity with students across the country, we, the undersigned, condemn the brutal murder of a 36-year old bystander who was shot and killed...
Mthokozisi Ntumba who was killed by police at Wits protest was...
Mthokozisi Ntumba was killed by police during a protest outside Wits University this week. Following his death, the police minister Bheki Cele and other...
NEWSFLASH: One person killed as police use force to disperse Wits...
One person was shot and killed amidst ongoing student protest action outside the Braamfontein campus of the University of Witwatersrand.
While details remain sketchy, one...
The SAPS is too caught up in its own contradictions to...
The lockdown protests in Cape Town offered us many laughs but it also showed that the police do know how to approach protests with...
Heard at Zondo: Fees Must Fall was “infiltrated” by the State...
During the January 25 sitting of the State Capture Commission, Sydney Mufamadi, the chairperson of the high-level panel into the State Security Agency (SSA)...
Kamala Harris: Representation does not equal better policies
On Saturday evening, news sites in the United States of America (USA) announced that Joe Biden would be the next president of the country....
The Nigeria SARS and Namibia GBV protests, explained
For almost two weeks, Nigerians have been protesting to #EndSARS. Thousands of people joined the demonstrations across the country, raising their voices against police...
#StoptheSale activists celebrate Tafelberg victory
It could be a huge stride against Apartheid spatial planning in Cape Town. The Western Cape High Court ruled in favour of civil society...
All South Africa’s commissions of inquiry listed
The ongoing Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, has left many of us aghast. Come on. It must be nice to...
Two Blasts Rip Through Beirut But Lebanon Is Already Broken
“An accident waiting to happen” that’s how Habib Battah, a journalist in Beirut speaking to Al Jazeera described Lebanon. The country is reeling from...
The Terrorist Album Marked People For Death
Jacob Dlamini was due to fly down to South Africa from New Jersey for promotions for his new book, The Terrorist Album. However, with...
Fundraiser For Collins Khosa Family
Collins Khosa was one of the first casualties of the COVID-19 lockdown. Khosa from Alexandra, Johannesburg was killed on Easter Friday following a clash...
Non-COVID Related Deaths Under Lockdown
Just around 700 people have died of the COVID-19 virus in South Africa. These deaths have not been the only casualties. With the deployment...
Public Statement Concerning #FeesMustFall Student Activist, Kanya Cekeshe
Public statement by former student leaders and members of the clergy and civil society concerning #FeesMustFall student activist, Kanya Cekeshe
We reproduce their...
“Excluding Rape From Common Purpose Would Be Irrational,” ConCourt Hears
UPDATE: During the December 11 handing down of judgement, the Constitutional Court ruled that the doctrine of common purpose applies to the common...
NPA To Review Decision On Slain DUT Student Mlungisi Madonsela
The National Prosecuting Authority says it will review its decision not to prosecute the killing of Mlungisi Madonsela, who was shot by security at...
The Total Shutdown: One Year On
One year ago on August 1, 2018, thousands of women and gender non-conforming people (GNC) took to the streets of South Africa under the...
‘The Enforcers’ Digs Deep Into Cape Town’s Criminal Underworld
Here is the Cape Town underworld laid bare, explored through the characters who control the “protection” industry – the bouncers and security at nightclubs...
The DA’s “Law & Order” Policies Won’t Fix The Cape Flats
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Editor's note: on 11 July 2019, the minister of police Bheki Cele announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa had approved the deployment of the South...
