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Premier Oscar Mabuyane has been heavily criticised by gender-based violence activists after he donned lipstick and, in an extraordinary analogy, compared men to pit bull terriers at a high-profile event meant to tackle the scourge.

East London activist and crime fighter Ludumo Salman claims he has uncovered a plot to assassinate him and believes three senior politicians accusing him of thwarting a housing development for military veterans are behind it. Salman said he received a tip-off about the politicians’ — who are known to the Dispatch — alleged plan to hire hitmen to take him out.