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Mary de Haas

Mary de Haas is an advocate and an activist for political and human rights, human dignity and social justice

Paddy cared deeply about underdogs, and journalistic excellence was intertwined with his extensive community networks. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

A personal tribute to Paddy Harper

Paddy cared deeply about underdogs, and journalistic excellence was intertwined with his extensive community networks

Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, Frederik Willem de Klerk and Nelson Mandela at a press conference to announce the entry of the IFP into the first democratic South African elections, April 1994. (Photo by Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)

Buthelezi: A political career defined by apartheid ministers and Zulu nationalism

The reasons that such an intelligent, charismatic leader never gained the type of political recognition he craved are rooted in his own core mission in life: to rule a…

Justice delayed: Police detain suspected looters in Soweto in July 2021. Bail for the 61 people linked to violence and arson has been extended until May this year. Photo: James Oatway/Getty Images

The anarchy of July 2021 could recur

A 2018 state security report, the Zondo commission report and a 2015 report on social cohesion in KwaZulu-Natal warned of problems

Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals

Do criminal syndicates operate in SAPS management?

Dismissed employees’ experiences suggest that there are illegal money-making activities within the police service

Build One South Africa (Bosa) has condemned the South African Police Service (SAPS) for what it describes as “dangerous negligence” after a revelation that less than 0.14% of police officers have been screened against the National Register for Sex Offenders (Photo by Gallo Images / Phill Magakoe)

We need to declare a state of emergency on policing

Never was the saying ‘Who will guard the guardians?’ more appropriate than at the present

Does the police service want to ‘silence’ corruption-fighting whistleblower Patricia Mashale? (Djmilic)

Does the police service want corruption-fighting whistleblower Patricia Mashale to ‘disappear’?

The senior administrator in the Free State police service has reported corruption, irregular appointments and promotions, as well as crimes involving guns to her line managers or…

Relaxed: Police Minister Bheki Cele. (David Harrison)

Advocate Dan Teffo’s life may now be at greater risk than ever

The persecution of the ‘troublesome’ Teffo began in earnest after he took on two criminal matters in which he says police and politicians are complicit in charging the wrong…