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MURDER SPREE: Brother’s agonising search for Ekurhuleni killings victim Itumeleng Kekana 17th September 2026
Itumeleng Kekana’s family searched hospitals, police stations and mortuaries for answers after the 32-year-old disappeared from Kempton Park. On 3 August, their search ended when her remains were found on Great North Road in Pomona, making her one of eight women whose bodies have been discovered in Ekurhuleni since July. Her case highlights questions around […]
EXCLUSIVE: Fake degrees and phantom gigs — the bogus claims of DA candidate Abdulkader Elyas 17th September 2026
Emails from high-ranking DA electoral candidate Abdulkader Elyas during his time serving on the University of Cape Town SRC appear to be littered with false claims.
When the GBV campaign hashtags fade, the fear doesn’t 16th September 2026
More needs to be done than relying on once-a-year campaigns like Women’s Month to fight gender-based violence. What is needed is a shift from expecting women to self-manage their safety toward systemic accountability, effective law enforcement and active male responsibility.
SA’s young voters are not apathetic, they are auditing an unresponsive democracy 16th September 2026
Young South Africans are not apathetic but increasingly unconvinced that voting translates into accountability, as broken promises and unresponsive local institutions erode trust in democracy. The answer is not another lecture to ‘show up’, but a system that keeps a visible ledger of promises, performance and consequences.
Resetting and renewing Idac won’t solve SA’s corruption crisis 16th September 2026
A new, reformed Investigating Directorate Against Corruption needs to be a fully independent, single-entity anti-corruption body — outside executive control and potentially under Chapter 9 — to effectively combat grand corruption and restore the rule of law.
(UN)DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS: ‘Respect our sovereignty’ — SA responds to latest US sanctions 16th September 2026
Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola rejects US travel bans tied to a Trump-era order, urging diplomacy as South Africa defends expropriation reforms and faces ongoing legal challenges.
SMALL BUSINESS: Where have all the entrepreneurs gone in the startup age? 16th September 2026
Not all business founders are looking for an exit or to give up equity to the venture capitalists, and that’s fine.
MADLANGA COMMISSION: SAPS needs once-off ‘deep clean’ targeting corrupt officers — World Bank expert 16th September 2026
After months of testimony about alleged political interference, criminal networks and compromised officials, the Madlanga Commission has heard a new proposal on how to clean up the SAPS when ordinary disciplinary and criminal procedures aren’t working.

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