Nine women’s deaths lay bare national crisis

Panic: Grim find of nine women’s bodies across Ekurhuleni sharpens focus on a national crisis: six women killed a day between April and June this year; 18 983 reported raped and a total of 10 608 murders...

Cosatu congress collapses amid leadership and voting disputes

WHITHER:  For the first time in its 40-year history, COSATU’s national congress failed to reach a quorum. A leadership battle, a court challenge and a dispute over voting delegates left the federation...

The silence killing SA men

EXPECTATIONS:  Men account for nearly 80% of recorded suicides in South Africa, yet many remain trapped by stigma and expectations of masculine strength. Leon de Beer argues that speaking up and seeking...

Santos double sends Sundowns into FIFA Challenger Cup

CHALLENGE: Mamelodi Sundowns beat Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli 2-1 in Pretoria to claim the African-Asian-Pacific Cup. Their next match will decide whether they face Paris Saint-Germain for the FIFA Intercontinental...

The dead deserve more than political mudslinging

PUBLIC SAFETY:  While investigators piece together circumstances surrounding Ekurhuleni’s murders, politicians already trade accusations. Accountability matters, but turning unresolved killings into...

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