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Moving beyond traditional campaigns, Williams and Luckin champion “story-doing,” creating work that interrupts culture, sparks dialogue, and drives meaningful societal change
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Moving beyond traditional campaigns, Williams and Luckin champion “story-doing,” creating work that interrupts culture, sparks dialogue, and drives meaningful societal change

A quiet mountain crossing is forming a corridor from the Great Lakes toward southern Africa
In a pivotal ruling, the Judicial Service Commission declares Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge guilty of gross misconduct, highlighting serious concerns about judicial conduct and accountability.
The suspension of City of Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi has cast scrutiny on his opulent lifestyle, including his fleet of luxury vehicles and properties reportedly valued at R36m. He is expected to testify at the Madlanga Commission on alleged tender rigging.
A special Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting on the SIU investigation into controversial streetlight contracts will be held behind closed doors, even as the national Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister vows oversight and accountability.
The Khampepe inquiry highlights serious challenges faced by Truth and Reconciliation Commission officials, including direct threats and organised surveillance by those seeking to avoid prosecution.
Julius Malema’s five-year sentence for discharging a firearm in Mdantsane in 2018 has drawn mixed reactions, with AfriForum lauding the court while legal experts think the charges were politically motivated.
The City of Johannesburg is facing escalating scrutiny after DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille said she and other public representatives were blocked from conducting an oversight visit at the abandoned Metro Centre – where thousands of planning records remain locked inside the condemned building without a clear recovery plan.

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Following public outcry over the ‘rotten egg’ smell across Gauteng, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is in the process of a legislative overhaul to classify hydrogen sulphide as a primary pollutant.
Personal trainer Stanislav Stamenov, wanted in Romania for drug trafficking, has been ordered to be released by the high court after six weeks in detention. This follows a Daily Maverick exposé revealing that he was working at a Cape Town gym while flagged as an international fugitive.
Manchester City will welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, 19 April, with the clash serving as a six-pointer for both clubs as the Premier League title race heats up to volcanic levels.
With a R270m investment, The Capital Boardwalk opens in Gqeberha, generating 250 permanent jobs and enhancing the city’s tourism sector amid ongoing infrastructure challenges.
The Ironman African Championship returns to Nelson Mandela Bay this weekend, drawing hundreds of athletes and thousands of visitors — and injecting millions into the local economy.

JSC finds Mbenenge guilty of harassment, paving way for impeachment
EFF leader Julius Malema’s legal team will have to prove that his five-year sentence is not just harsh, but also unjustifiable to succeed in their appeal.

EFF leader alleges premier fraudulently obtained a master’s degree from the University of Fort Hare
The recent defeat of Hungary’s far-right Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power started in Canada. Trump’s second term has been far more extreme, menacing and unhinged than his first, and it is dealing a fatal blow to the far right – downright fascist in some cases – movement on the global stage.