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Behind the soundscape: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, above, behind the scenes of Moffie, for which he  created soundscape.  Photos: Daniel Rutland Manners

Moffie: The goosebumps are real

Charl-Johan Lingenfelder transforms theatre through sound, turning noise into emotion in his latest work Moffie

The government must address the corruption surrounding the management of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by home affairs officials, the police and the defence force

The dark underbelly of immigration fraud in state institutions

The government must address the corruption surrounding the management of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by home affairs officials, the police and the defence…

Giving apartheid the finger

The End Conscription Campaign was the poster child for irreverent, powerful protest

Well versed: A still from the documentary ‘Conscripted Poet’, which tells of Kris Marais, who turned his experiences in the apartheid army, and those of other men, into poetry.
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Trauma, silence and complicity

Matthew Robinson’s film ‘Conscripted Poet’ delves into the stories of former apartheid soldiers

Reparations: ANC launches its election manifesto in Durban (. Military veterans, who were members of the Non-Statutory Forces, are planning to protest at the ANC’s elective conference on 16 December in protest against their not being compensated.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Military veterans plan R10 billion class action

The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations

On guard: A South African soldier in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (John Wessels/AFP)

South African soldiers have been fighting in a distant land for 20 years

Troops were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001 as part of the UN peacekeeping mission that became an offensive against rebels

The 12-page guideline sets out in detail the limited circumstances in which enforcement officers may use force to secure an arrest. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Police release guidelines for the use of force during lockdown

The guidelines follow a court order in the case of Collins Khosa, who died after an alleged assault by members of the army and the Johannesburg metro police

Keep it safe: Police enforce social distancing between people outside a supermarket in Yeoville, Johannesburg. (Marco Longari/AFP)

Why calling the police is not an option for me

Brutality at the hands of those meant to protect us is just too common in our society and is mostly targeted at poor, black people

On the warpath: Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (David Harrison/M&G)

Mapisa-Nqakula: Investigation into Khosa’s death almost complete

The defence minister said allegations in court papers that she had violated people’s rights had no basis in law

New legislation seeks to stop tobacco companies from luring non-smoking teens into becoming addicted to their deadly products.

Tobacco and a tipple gave comfort during times of war

Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Three-month Covid-19 deployment of SANDF planned

Ramaphosa tells Parliament that the military deployment to curb Covid-19 will cost more than R600-million

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the SANDF deployment in his 12 February State of the Nation Address.

Pandemics: A social justice issue

Framing coronavirus as a security threat is not the only possible approach

The Zondo commission has filed an urgent Constitutional Court application for an order compelling former president Jacob Zuma to testify before it and forged an argument as to why the matter falls within the court’s exclusive jurisdiction. (Wikus de Wet/Pool/Reuters)

Arrest warrant issued for no-show Zuma

The high court wants more details about the nature of the illness preventing the former president from appearing on corruption charges

Pegasus works on phones running Android, BlackBerry OS, and iOS operating software. (Reuters)

South African phones targeted by notorious ‘governments only’ spyware

Journalists warned to be extra-vigilant with their digital security

True story: Maggie Davey’s play Coast looks at the trial of cardiologist Wouter Basson, who headed the military’s secret chemical and biological warfare project during apartheid. Photo: Supplied

New play unearths apartheid doctor Basson’s trial

The stage play Coast,takes you back to Wouter Basson’s court testimony regarding Project Coast that executed the murders of Swapo operatives

To ensure that adequate security measures are in place

Five thousand youths to get infrastructure maintenance training

There are vast opportunities for those who can keep government departments functioning

Ray of hope dims: At one stage

UN cutback plan ‘betrays’ Darfur

Reducing the size of the peacekeeping mission will endanger civilians, say critics of the move

Zuma to head talks on Lesotho crisis

Talks between SADC officials are expected to resume on Monday to discuss a peaceful solution to Lesotho’s attempted military coup.

DA wants SA’s Central African Republic troops home

The DA wants Parliament to force the withdrawal of SA troops from the Central African Republic – but whether any troops remain there is not clear.

The Last Afrikaner Leaders adds to existing testimony that PW Botha did suffer a stroke in March 1985

PW Botha’s secret stroke blocked path of reform

Did the rupture of a blood vessel in PW Botha’s brain prevent SA from starting the process of a negotiated settlement in 1985 rather than in 1990?