Rob Rose and Zukile Majova are joined by Patrick Smith from Africa Confidential
Justice Malala investigates the murder of Hawks investigator Lt-Col Frans Mathipa, allegedly by special forces members, and President Cyril Ramaphosa's silence.
The Madlanga inquiry has revealed the depth of alleged corruption in policing and justice. Whether it changes anything is up to government
There’s no little irony as a UK court reveals a grisly end for businessman Malcolm King, Markus Jooste’s fixer
South Africa’s anti-immigrant protests are about more than borders; they expose political agendas, intimidation and organised networks
South Africa’s failure to enforce immigration rules shifts the burden onto poor communities, fuelling resentment over jobs, housing, clinics and crime.
Business email compromise is the most damaging financial scam, costing R55.5bn over 10 years. It doesn’t require hacking
A six-month North Korean con drained $285m from Drift in 12 minutes, exposing DeFi’s central myth: that technology can eliminate trust
Taxis, guns for hire and the Nigerian man who’s coining it as the Iran war interrupts global oil supply
Ramaphosa’s SAPS suspensions look inconsistent, but they’re a calculated bid to hold the centre while structural reform takes hold.
South Africa ranks first in the world for aggressive drivers. The fact that road rage is a subcategory in our murder stats speaks to its frequency
Will Ramaphosa meet the challenge posed by a cocktail of police corruption revelations and gun-for-hire hits on lawyers and whistleblowers?
Six convictions in the Steinhoff saga suggest South Africa is tough on white-collar crime – don’t be fooled
A pre-dawn raid, a newly unsealed indictment and a President in cuffs: US prosecutors say Nicolás Maduro turned Venezuela into a cocaine pipeline to America.
The JSE has taken Mantengu Mining and its CEO, Mike Miller, to court to back-up his claims of widespread corruption and share manipulation
True crime podcaster Nicole Engelbrecht’s new book, ‘Bare Bones: Cold Cases from True Crime South Africa’ explores ten haunting unsolved criminal cases.
The Madlanga commission – established to restore public faith on the police – may be doing the exact opposite, given how deep the rot goes
Asylum in the Central African Republic shields the Guptas from extradition, undermining South Africa’s efforts to bring state capture fugitives to justice
The KZN police commissioner has lobbed some sticks of dynamite into the national debate. Time will tell how it all plays out
By providing an explanation for the randomness of misfortune or catastrophe, beliefs in the occult offer a sense of agency in the face of disaster
