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The name of Tokyo Sexwale has emerged as a possible contender to succeed ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. File Photo

Tokyo Sexwale’s name enters ANC succession debate ahead of 2027 elective conference

The ANC succession debate is beginning to take shape ahead of its 2027 elective conference, with former minister Tokyo Sexwale emerging as a possible contender after a lobby…

The Imperatives of Revoking Our Silence by Hosia Malekane. Photo: Supplied

Hosia Malekane’s novel breaks the silence on gender-based violence

‘The Imperatives of Revoking Our Silence’ highlights students’ experiences of sexual assault on university campuses

Ukhahlamba Zulu Dancers rehearse at the Madala Hostel in Alexandra.  Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Halala the Zulu cultural revival

Hostels are finding ways to transmute blighted history into safe places for cultural expression to take root, Oupa Nkosi discovers

Crime stats: Murder and burglary on the rise

South Africa’s murder rate up 11.5% in the first quarter of 2022

In the same period 9 516 rape cases were opened with the South African Police Service

Police take security measurements at the scene of a mass shooting in Soweto, South Africa, on July 10, 2022. Fourteen people have been killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto township near Johannesburg, police said Sunday. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Uproar over Gauteng mass shootings while other areas suffer in relative silence

Cele’s swift action in Soweto has been sorely lacking in other townships plagued by gun violence for years

South Africa’s longstanding drug abuse problem linked to unemployment

The police and criminal justice system continue with a punitive approach to fight illegal drug trade, targeting poor black users in particular

KwaZulu-Natal residents in riot-affected areas such as Umlazi, southwest of Durban, now have to travel far to banks and shops after their local malls were looted or damaged. (Rogan Ward)

Looters remorseful as daily life gets tougher

Some residents in areas affected by the July riots have lost their livelihoods, have to travel far to get to the jobs that remain and walk long distances to unaffected shopping…

Msizi Zulu, chairperson of Abahlali baseMjondolo in Madlala, said the police must face the law. (Mlungisi Mbele)

Deadly result as state forces seize ‘loot’ in Durban

In Madlala, the police and army broke into homes in an operation to retrieve stolen goods. After they left, a woman lay dead in a pool of her blood behind a shack

Residents of several KwaZulu-Natal wards on Wednesday elected new councillors to replace representatives who had been assassinated in the ongoing political killings in the province. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Assassinations drive by-elections in KZN

Residents of several KwaZulu-Natal wards on Wednesday elected new councillors to replace representatives who had been assassinated in the ongoing political killings in the province

The service provider, LNG, has been ordered to pay back the profit earned from the R113.2 million PPE contract

Protective equipment for schools in KwaZulu-Natal goes ‘missing’

Without protective equipment, schools in uMlazi, Pinetown and Zululand won’t meet the already delayed deadline for reopening

(John McCann/M&G)

Every person’s silence against violence gives perpetrators licence to kill

Ongoing hate speech, whether in person, among people or on social media, that is directed at vulnerable groups can lead to violence and death

Blended vessel: Spha Mdlalose says being boxed into a genre makes her nervous; she describes her debut album Indlel’eyekhaya as a display of all her influences. (Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

Spha Mdlalose finds her way home

The musician’s debut album, ‘Indlel’eyekhaya’, defies genres in its blend of jazz, gospel and R&B

In KwaZulu-Natal

Prescription drug poses new threat to youths

Learners turn to anti-anxiety medication to manage stress but punishment remains the state’s primary intervention

Umlazi citizens protest ahead of the May 8 polls. (Paul Botes/M&G)

eThekwini stutters as polling gets underway

Protests and strike action hamper IEC start to election

Residents of BottleBrush, an informal settlement south of Durban, are unlikely to receive aid. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP)

Grim portent of what’s to come

A stunned Durban is counting the costs of the floods — destroyed infrastructure and people’s lives and homes

Changing lives: Mpumy Ndlovu. (Images4Life)

Let our children play – and inspire them to read and learn

We must empower them through literacy and enable them to imagine better prospects for themselves through stories and storytelling.

The ANC’s Lungisani Mnguni was killed in Camperdown on Monday

ANC KZN conference marred by member’s fatal shooting

eThekwini ANC Youth League regional secretary Thinta Cibane confirmed that Bongani “Usher” Mkhize was gunned down by two men at his home in Umlazi

Glebelands Hostel has been the centre of controversy since 2014. More than 90 murders have taken place there.

Glebelands hostel murder suspects to apply for bail

Several suspects, one of them a police officer, are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday

The commission was chaired by Advocate Marumo Moerane, SC, supported by commissioners Vasu Gounden and Professor Cheryl Potgieter. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

Moerane report may be released after all

The premier has said that he’ll be ‘taking into consideration all the legal obligations that apply to the release of the report’

Thin line: Major General Dumezweni Chiliza spent most of his time at the Moerane commission of inquiry defending the role of the police.

Police stonewall political killings at Moerane commission

The police dodged blame at the inquiry, trying to absolve themselves from responsibility for failure to solve the almost 100 murders