Lerato Mutsila

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has announced that his department has dismissed 18 officials for a range of offences including corruption, fraud and sexual harassment. Now, criminal charges will follow where applicable.

Mozambican citizens have not had stable access to the internet since the government instituted widespread restrictions on 25 October 2024. Civil society organisations are taking internet service providers to court to protect citizens’ rights.

Sunday, 1 December 2024 marks World Aids Day when people from around the world unite to show support for people living with HIV. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People will also fall this week.

The Border Management Authority is beefing up border security in anticipation of increased activity at ports of entry as festive season travel intensifies.

On a media visit to the Musina border that South Africa shares with Zimbabwe, Daily Maverick witnessed the success, and mostly the challenges, the South African National Defence Force faces in trying to stop illegal crossings and smuggling. One thing was clear: with the vast socioeconomic problems in Zimbabwe and border communities’ cooperation with ‘disruptors’, addressing smuggling and illegal immigration requires a political as well as a military response.

It is almost 35 years since Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) members Prakash Napier and Yusuf Akhalwaya were killed in a limpet mine explosion at Park Station in Johannesburg. Now the Hawks have subpoenaed Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Executive Director Neeshan Balton to court to explain the circumstances surrounding their tragic deaths on the suspicion that the two MK fighters were murdered.

This week civil society will celebrate both International Anti-corruption Day and International Human Rights Day with a variety of events and webinars to commemorate them.

Communities along the Limpopo River outside Musina on the border of Zimbabwe and South Africa say there is a seasonal spike in illegal river crossings, when the river is dry. Some areas serve as a safe haven for smugglers and undocumented migrants.

The EFF holds its third National People's Assembly from Thursday to Sunday. Party delegates will choose their top six leaders for the next five years and the gathering offers the party an opportunity to redirect after a dismal showing in the 2024 national and provincial elections and the defection of high-profile leaders.

Julius Malema emerged victorious at the Economic Freedom Fighters' National People's Assembly, where over 2,000 delegates elected him president of the EFF for the third term running. But as Malema celebrates victory, questions arise over Mbuyiseni Ndlozi's future in the party