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View as a gridANALYSIS | MK Party supporters amplify attacks on IEC, undermining electoral trust | News24
News24
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Supporters of Jacob Zuma's MK Party are driving a consistent narrative targeting the IEC - and, by extension, the electoral process itself, writes Jean le Roux and Storm Simpson.
From past to present: Virtual reality exhibition to connect young people with District Six | Life
News24
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This year, the District Six Museum will commemorate its 30th anniversary, and a virtual reality exhibition titled The District Six Experience: A Walk Through Time will be part of the celebrations.
WATCH | Activists ask Western Cape premier to consider turning CBD parking lots into social housi...
News24
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Dozens of housing activists and civil organisations door stopped Western Cape Premier Alan Winde amid calls to develop parking sites in the CBD into social housing.
DIRCO hands tied as mom of SA woman incarcerated in Georgia fights to prove her innocence
The South African
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Capetonian Sandra Uys is determined to prove her daughter Genevieve's innocence. The 32-year-old faces eight to 15 years imprisonment in Georgia but can get out in October 2023 if the family pays a 65 000 Georgian Lari (GEL) fine (R465k).
Bulelani Qolani: Man dragged naked from home sues City for R1.4m [PICS]
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The South African
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After two years of settlement negotiations with the City of Cape Town, which eventually were unsuccessful, Bulelani Qolani, 30, has decided to sue. He is seeking compensation for the physical and emotional injuries he sustained when Anti-Land Invasion officers destroyed his shack in June 2020.
Imam Haron Inquest: Sustained assault the root cause of 'Imam's demise' - court hears
The South African
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Imam Abdullah Haron spent 123 days in detention and at the time of his death, he had over 500cm2 of bruising. The apartheid government maintained that he sustained these injuries in a fall. On the fifth day of the reopened inquest, another expert witness testified that this could not possibly be true.
WATCH: Expert says Imam Haron's injuries couldn't have been caused by a fall
The South African
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An aeronautical engineer whose firm, TMI Dynamatics, has been called in to work on a number of notorious deaths of individuals while in the custody of the apartheid police testified on behalf of the family on Tuesday, 8 November. Thivash Moodley has been investigating Imam Abdullah Haron's alleged fall down a flight of stone stairs since 2019.
Zandile Mafe's defence concedes there may be issues with his mental health
The South African
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Zandile Christmas Mafe will turn 50 years old in Pollsmoor Prison on 24 December 2022. He was remanded in custody at his third pre-trial conference in the Cape Town High Court on Friday, 4 November. Mafe graced the dock at the High Court for the first time.
Photos: Hundreds march to Parliament over climate crisis
The South African
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Hundreds of climate change, environmental and youth activists marched to Parliament in Cape Town on Heritage Day, 24 September, to demand "system change". Saturday's 'March for System Change' was the climax of Cape Town Climate Week.
Zandile Mafe no-show in court after requests for a kettle and TV were denied
The South African
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Zandile Mafe - the man accused of burning Parliament - was due in the Cape Town High Court for his second pre-trial conference on Friday, 2 September. However, he failed to appear in the dock again, in fact, he was not even in the building.
National Shutdown: 'A day that will never be forgotten' in Cape Town [in pictures]
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The South African
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The National Shutdown on Wednesday, 24 August, was described as a day that will never be forgotten, in terms of unification, by South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) President, Ruth Ntlokotse, outside Parliament in Cape Town.
Mafe to take bail application to Supreme Court of Appeal soon
The South African
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Zandile Mafe's first pre-trial conference in the Cape Town High Court took place in his absence on Friday, 12 August, despite the fact that he was in the building. Both the State and defence indicated they are nearly ready for trial. However, the question about whether the accused is mentally fit to stand trial was raised again.
'All dead bodies come from Cape Flats': Cele says provincial SAPS is reallocating resources
The South African
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The third and final stop on COSATU in the Western Cape's march against crime and the high price of petrol and other fuels was at Parliament on Thursday afternoon, 4 August.
Stellenbosch postpones exams as students march against racism, GBV
The South African
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Hundreds of Stellenbosch University students ended a tumultuous week with an amalgamated march against systemic problems at the tertiary institution on Friday, 20 May. Stellenbosch University has been rocked by two incidents of alleged racism over the last week and a male student accused of raping a fellow woman student was granted R1000 bail by the local Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
Operation Dudula makes demands on Home Affairs, police at Cape Town launch
The South African
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Operation Dudula announced itself in Cape Town with a circuitous march through the city's streets on Saturday, 14 May. Supporters of the "anti-illegal foreigner" group delivered a memorandum to the Department of Home Affairs that implored them "to do their job" The protest wound its way from District Six down Darling, Adderley, Plein, and Roeland streets before coming to a halt near the Cape Town Central Police Station in Buitenkant.
Zandile Mafe made 'confession' after paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis, court hears
The South African
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Alleged parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe's legal team appealed the denial of his bail in the Western Cape High Court on Monday, 25 April. Dali Mpofu attacked the alleged confession made by the accused and the physical assessment that led to Mafe being confined to Valkenberg.
'It's a matter of life and death': DIRCO accused of failing South Africans stuck in zero-COVID Sh...
The South African
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A South African woman living in Shanghai claims the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the South African Consulate in the city is failing citizens by not only failing to provide support but also by failing to engage with them.
South African teacher in Shanghai details life in a COVID-19 camp
The South African
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Demi Brodie*, a South African woman living in Shanghai, recently had to endure life in a centralised quarantine facility after she tested positive for COVID-19 in the Chinese city of 25 million people, which is under an extremely strict lockdown. READ: Brodie moved to Shanghai in 2018 and currently works as a Grade 1 teacher at an American International School.
State: Mafe allegedly set Parliament alight because of 'political, ideological and philosophical ...
The South African
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Zandile Christmas Mafe, the man accused of burning Parliament, made a bail application in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Saturday, 29 January. After approximately eight hours in court, Magistrate Michelle Adams postponed the judgement to Friday, 4 February.
Zandile Mafe accuses 'white man' of threatening him with a death sentence
The South African
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In an unsigned founding affidavit submitted to the Western Cape High Court on Saturday, 15 January, Zandile Mafe - the man accused of starting the parliament fire - offered his account of the events that led to his arrest on 2 January.
Zandile Mafe: Alleged arsonist to challenge Valkenberg referral on Tuesday
The South African
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The defence of Zandile Mafe, the man accused of starting the Parliament fire, was expected to make an urgent bail application on Saturday, 15 January. However, before that happens they will challenge the order that sent the accused to Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital for mental observation.
Zandile Mafe: 'Political activity' of Parliament arson suspect raises eyebrows
The South African
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Zandile Christmas Mafe, an unassuming man who lives in Cape Town, stands accused of starting the fire that gutted Parliament. Since his first court appearance on Tuesday, 4 January, details of his life have filtered into the public domain. After Mafe's court appearance, the police and media descended on his shack in Khayelitsha.
State Capture report: ANC was financed by 'the proceeds of crime' more than once
The South African
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The first part of the State Capture report was handed to President Cyril Ramphosa on Tuesday, 4 January. Shortly after, it was released to the public. Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's Commission established a link between corrupt tenders and political party financing - the African National Congress (ANC) was the organisation implicated in the evidence.