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Attorney Chinette Gallichan was shot in broad daylight outside the offices of the Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in the Johannesburg CBD

Chinette Gallichan killed in Johannesburg CBD: ‘attack on rule of law’

Labour lawyer Chinette Gallichan was fatally shot outside the CCMA offices in Johannesburg CBD. Civil society groups say the attack represents a threat to South Africa’s rule of…

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son, was arrested for attempted murder on Thursday after a shooting at his Hyde Park residence

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son arrested for attempted murder

Police will investigate the circumstances that led to the shooting

Screenshots: Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana in court after they were caught in Tanzania. Photos: Netflix

Nothing new under the sun in Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester

Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester retells a scandal already splashed across headlines — but does it add insight or merely feed obsession?

suicide as the fourth Death by suicide is the fourth highest cause of death among men aged 15 to 24 in South Africa. Graphic: John McCann/M&G

Act now to deal with the masculinity and mental health crisis in South Africa

More men than women take their own lives, murder rate of men is also higher, men take the lives of others and gender-based violence is rife

The National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) is still in a “legislative review process” after its release was halted in February to address the confidentiality and disclosure clauses that prevent public access, the ministry of justice and constitutional development said

National Register for Sex Offenders still in legislative process, justice department says

The register is inaccessible to the public because of legal issues such as defamation, vigilantism and wrongful listings, despite pressure for transparency

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)

Only 0.1% of police officers checked for sexual offences

The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes

Too many children in South Africa are raped, murdered or assaulted every day.

Amplify children’s voices to overcome violence in South Africa

We urgently need more interventions to protect children and address the root causes of violence in the country

US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

‘First They Came’: Global rise of authoritarianism is everyone’s fight for rights

If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere

Heart of stone: Dumisani Mbebe plays Don Bhengu in season two of the TV series Savage Beauty. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix

Savage Beauty back with a vengeance

The second season of the series offers an expanded cast and more corporate dark deeds

Police have confirmed the murder last week of academic and scientist Dorcas ‘Didi’ Lekganyane

M&G 200 Young South African Didi Lekganyane stabbed to death

Police have confirmed that Lekganyane’s boyfriend will be charged with murder

The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land  (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Abahlali baseMjondolo’s elections choice comes from no choice

The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land

Enduring legacy: Rapper AKA, who was gunned down in Durban a year ago. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Getty Images

Closure elusive as AKA’s murder remains unsolved

From his chart-topping hits to his outspoken advocacy, AKA left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape

Johannesburg teacher Kirsten Kluyts was attacked while participating in a MyRun event in Sandton on October 29. Image: Kirsten Kluyts via Facebook

State opposes bail for student who allegedly killed Kirsten Kluyts

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The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 4 – What about a conviction?

In this fourth episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we go back to the communal garden one last time to reflect on everything that has happened. We seek out experts to try…

The Last Afternoon In The Garden |  This is a four-part podcast series produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio.

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 3 – It’s a Dirty War

In this third episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we are struck by incredible tragedy, but everyone involved pulls together, gets sensible and builds a strategy so they…

The Last Afternoon In The Garden |  This is a four-part podcast series produced and presented by Paul McNally for Develop Audio.

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 2 – Gathering the testimonies

In this second episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we get deeper into the work of Mbale Kubheka, the determined attorney who is working to get a conviction for the…

Over a hundred people gathered outside the Clareinch post office in Claremont, Cape Town where, four years ago, on 26 August, UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana was raped and murdered. Photos: Qaqamba Falithenjwa

Uyinene Mrwetyana’s family want Post Office transformed into “a place of healing”

Hundreds marched to the Clareinch post office in Claremont to commemorate four years since her rape and murder

A police van patrols in front of the house where Senzo Meyiwa was murdered. (MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP via Getty Images)

SAPS evidence management under the spotlight in Meyiwa murder trial

The forensics investigator at the murder scene said he did not collect all DNA evidence as the people in the house were considered victims of an intrusion, not suspects

Rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known as AKA. Photo: Supplied

Rapper AKA shooting confirmed, family ask for space

Police say Kiernan Jarryd Forbes and a friend died in a hail of bullets outside a popular Durban restaurant

Edwin Chiloba’s relatives mourn his death in Sergoit village. Photo: Simon Maina/AFP

Edwin Chiloba: Gay, proud, murdered

The body of the Kenyan fashion designer and gay rights activist was found stuffed in a box on the roadside. He had been suffocated to death