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The draft Prevention of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill significantly widens the definition of hate speech but there are serious concerns, writes Anton Harber.

Ivor Powell cracked a joke that the guys with the gang ‘tjappies’ (tattoos), to whom he was manacled for the march into court, weren’t terribly impressed by his arrest for drunk driving.

SANEF has sent its condolences to the families, colleagues, friends of Ragani Achary, Ivor Powell, and Glacier Nkhwashu.

News24 is pleased to welcome Shaun de Waal to its expanding stable of contributors in the role of freelance books editor.

Good civics education will improve understanding of role of newspapers Ismail Lagardien Columnist & essayist 02 March 2021 Picture: 123RF/DANIL CHEPKO One of the myriad failures of SA’s education system — the post-1994 period — is a poor knowledge of civics and society. This lack of knowledge is especially acute when it comes to understanding the role and place of newspapers, and in particular, the difference between news reportage and opinion, and of investigative ...

Businesswoman Magda Wierzycka, the CEO of financial services group Sygnia, has for the first time confirmed that she "re-leaked" some of the Gupta Leaks in 2017 before their existence became public knowledge, which led to the Sunday Times breaking the story of the close and at times corrupt relationship between the Guptas business empire, government officials and private companies.  Revelations contained in the massive leaked cache of emails contributed to the Guptas closing their South Africa...