I am excited to add @PenguinBooksSA’s latest offering from Karl Kemp to my reading lists. #WhyWeKill. penguinrandomhouse.co.za/book/why-we-ki… The book unpacks why some #SouthAfricans prefer taking the law into their own hands and why those who do so are often cheered.

Thank you for the interview Newzroom Afrika Iman Rappetti, this issue will only expand. #mobjustice #vigilantism #whywekill @PenguinBooksSA youtu.be/rQutrwiiwm8?si…

DA wants police minister to explain millions of closed dockets businesslive.co.za/bd/national/20… via BusinessLIVE

It is a misconception that most murders are solved by a functional police service. Nevertheless, SAPS's closing rate ons all crimes has dropped steeply in the past decade. The press may be getting the optics on this a bit wrong tbh. #mobjustice

Justice ministry blocks, bungles NPA access to Zondo database news24.com/news24/investi…

News24 can reveal that the NPA and ID have completely lost access to a large digital evidence database gathered by Zondo Commission investigators, and the trove of incriminating information it contains. | Jeff Wicks 🇿🇦 brnw.ch/21wLPHI

Boko Haram extortion gang is fleecing us and we have the receipts, say Mamelodi residents news24.com/news24/southaf…

Given the vicious politicking in #Tshwane around #CilliersBrink and smaller coalition country like #Theewaterskloof, can we really expect the #GNU to be any different? SA been trying this since 2016 and it simply does not work. We are a juvenile country

Karl Kemp: "Ek wou nie predikant speel in die boek en vir almal vertel hoe moreel afkeurbaar vigilantisme is nie. Dis nie die doel met die titel nie, om vinger te wys nie. Dit sou vreeslik saai wees." litnet.co.za/why-we-kill-n-…

A pilot project by the eThekwini metro's electricity department to test the efficacy of hundreds of thousands of new smart electricity meters, for which the council paid R500 million, has found that the devices do not work. | Masondo Inc. brnw.ch/21wMJjH

Six people who allegedly forced businesses in Soshanguve to pay protection fees were arrested during a sting operation in Pretoria on Wednesday. brnw.ch/21wNdt2

There's nothing quite like commentators discovering the world is nothing like they think it is, and watching them respond with indignant, condescending fury.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has paved the way for municipal officials to be held personally liable for governance failures in councils. The ruling makes it possible for multi-million rand claims to be recovered from officials found to be responsible for unauthorised, irregular,

#Hama celebrating the demise of Assad's Regime. The town was heavily bombed by Assad's father in 1982 (10,000s of killed).

#UPDATE Islamist-led rebels declared they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria u.afp.com/5CBj

🚨BREAKING🚨 The arrest of the SAPS Divisional Commissioner for Crime Intelligence, Lieutenant General Khumalo, sends more shockwaves through the policing community in SA. Just a few weeks after another general (Lushaba) was also arrested. This development again raises serious

Just noted the breaking news that Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya, has been asked to take a leave of absence. Why this is highly irregular: In policing, “leave of absence” and “suspension” mean very different things, and the distinction

Kudos to the Sunday Times for running this. It is one of the most remarkable modern characteristics of South Africa, that we have an assassination pandemic, but it is not on the front pages every day. Staggering. Just staggering. timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/n…

About 40 gunmen have allegedly taken control of the Ramotshere-Moiloa Local Municipality in the North West amid a feud between warring ANC factions in the council. | Siyamtanda Capa brnw.ch/21wVoqL

Latest survey on trust in South Africa and its safe to say, South Africa is ripe for balkanization: 26% of South Africans now prioritise ethnic identity over national (highest in Africa and down from 70% feeling more South African in 2011) Only 31% trust other ethnic groups.