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You might think South Africa was awash with occult crime if you scrolled through the country’s tabloids, social media and even mainstream newspapers. Criminal acts performed by witches, satanists and sangomas (indigenous knowledge practitioners), as well as threats from supernatural forces, loom large in South Africa’s collective thinking. From demon-possessed…

As a full-time teacher completing a PhD part-time, I made a decision early on: do research that speaks to the daily realities of teachers and teaching. And so, the idea came from a lived experience – the day I asked one of my grade 11 learners (an A student) about…

The decision was met with mixed reactions

South Africa will open a new inquest into the 1977 death in police custody of iconic anti-apartheid figure Steve Biko

England were left with a target of 69 from five overs after a rain interruption ended the Proteas’ innings prematurely.

South Africa defeated England by 14 runs (DLS method) in a rain-affected first T20 after scoring 97-5 and restricting the hosts to 54-5 from their five overs

A truncated nine overs per side contest was reduced further by a rain interruption.

Death of anti-apartheid activist in 1977 after police beat him into a coma sparked outrage across the world

South Africa won by 14 runs (DLS) on a wet and wild evening at Sophia Gardens

A court in Johannesburg has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa