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A TikTok user who was found to have harassed three young white men after accusing them of racism is now on trial on a charge of crimen injuria over the incident

Confronted by the brutality of apartheid during the 1950s and 1960s, Mary Turok became a brave and feisty political activist. After apartheid was defeated, she mellowed into a deeply compassionate woman guided by a profound humanity. The post Mary Turok: A life of defiance, activism and unyielding commitment to justice appeared first on Daily Maverick.

The High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday heard an urgent application in which businessman Collen Mashawana sought to restrain Daily Maverick and reporter Pieter‑Louis Myburgh from further reporting about him. The post Collen Mashawana’s court bid to silence Daily Maverick struck off the roll, with costs appeared first on Daily Maverick.

The international police organisation Interpol is having a conference in Cape Town. A speech by SA’s acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, who filled the position after corruption accusations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, addressed this very issue – corruption. The post ‘I’m impatient with bureaucratic rhetoric’ – Cachalia tells global cops he’s tired of lip…

With the next Medium-Term Expenditure Framework being drafted, South Africa has a significant opportunity to reimagine and implement the Gender Budget Statement as a meaningful document, but only if it tackles entrenched inequalities. The post How gender-responsive budgeting in South Africa can combat entrenched inequality appeared first on Daily Maverick.

Police pressure on kidnapping syndicates in the Eastern Cape intensified on Wednesday, with the Hawks arresting four armed suspects in a dramatic shootout, while two others accused of similar crimes abandoned their bid for bail in court. The post Eastern Cape kidnap crackdown – four held in Hawks shootout, two others abandon bail bid appeared…

The Johannesburg high has court struck from the roll an urgent application by Malusi Shezi, the CEO of the Construction Education and Training Authority, who wanted an order declaring that three articles published by the Sunday Times were false and defamatory.

In the end, they could not be separated after a heavyweight bout that went the distance.

A fire broke out at a building on 7 Simmonds Street in Johannesburg on Wednesday, claiming the life of an elderly woman.

A number of organisations have paid tribute to Primedia and Eyewitness News associate editor of politics and journalist Tshidi Madia, who passed away on Tuesday morning. She was 42.