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Political assassinations

Scrambled and Messed up – Trump assassination attempt upends entire 2024 election dynamic

World

Scrambled and Messed up – Trump assassination attempt upends entire 2024 election dynamic

By J Brooks Spector

Matric exam stress may be awful, but it’s just an educational step on the amazing road of life

South Africa

Matric exam stress may be awful, but it’s just an educational step on the amazing road of life

By Heather Robertson

Zuma roped in by KwaZulu-Natal ANC to ‘cleanse’ province amid spiralling political killings

Elections

Zuma roped in by KwaZulu-Natal ANC to ‘cleanse’ province amid spiralling political killings

By Chris Makhaye

Salga calls on Ramaphosa and Cele to take action after another KZN councillor is murdered

South Africa

Salga calls on Ramaphosa and Cele to take action after another KZN councillor is murdered

By Chris Makhaye

Misuzulu kaZwelithini vows to help government fight violent crime, especially in strife-torn KZN

South Africa

Misuzulu kaZwelithini vows to help government fight violent crime, especially in strife-torn KZN

By Chris Makhaye

South Africa

A worried mother wanted to build a communal garden in Durban, she was murdered for it.

By Jordan Buser

Pretoria has submitted to ‘bullying’ by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, says author Michela Wrong

Africa

Pretoria has submitted to ‘bullying’ by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, says author Michela Wrong

By Peter Fabricius

Department reallocations of funds for flood relief still unclear as KZN Cogta tables its budget

South Africa

Department reallocations of funds for flood relief still unclear as KZN Cogta tables its budget

By Des Erasmus

A hitman’s confessions expose brutality of white supremacists who served apartheid

Magazine

A hitman’s confessions expose brutality of white supremacists who served apartheid

By Keith Gottschalk

Things fall apart in South Africa today and ANC leadership appears unable to act decisively

South Africa

Things fall apart in South Africa today and ANC leadership appears unable to act decisively

By Raymond Suttner

Political warfare: Archetypal hunting stories in the digital age

South Africa

Political warfare: Archetypal hunting stories in the digital age

By Rebecca Pitt