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Verashni Pillay

@verashni

Multi awardwinning South African journalist. Founder of news platform explain.co.za & comms agency explainagency.co.za. Former editor-in-chief: M&G, HuffPost SA

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#SAPS says it’s cracking down on #GBV — with over 200 arrests in one week this month. But with some officers also accused, many survivors still don’t feel safe reporting abuse. 𝐃𝐨 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐁𝐕 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲?

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"Mr Whitfield was removed as a deputy minister because he undertook an international visit without the president’s permission. “His travel to the United States was a clear violation of the rules and established practices governing the conduct of members of the executive. This

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Ramaphosa has called for #judicialindependance, i.e. the judiciary controls its own budget and operations — instead of relying on the justice department. But what does that actually mean for you & me? We spoke to Judges Matter’s Mbekezeli Benjamin 👇 loom.ly/s6itg7o

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Kajal Premnath has never watched 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘧 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 — but like most of the internet, she cried about its cancellation. She unpacks what this heartbreak says about our need for softness in a world of streaming brutality and AI slop. 👀👇 loom.ly/s2UiTyM

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My take: Ramaphosa is being tone-deaf in his firing of DA's Andrew Whitfield — a non-issue for voters. He could learn a lesson from NYC’s Zohran Mamdani by doing the radical thing: listening to what actually matters to us. My latest column: 👇 explain.co.za/2025/07/01/wit…

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A politically connected developer is building another shopping mall in Marite near Bushbuckridge. She needs to move a whole bunch of people who have lived there forever to clear the land she needs. She hired the local chief to do the removals.

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The scapegoating of foreigners for our systemic and political failures in healthcare is dishonest and dangerous. I've worked in public healthcare long enough to know that unless everybody in society gets healthcare, then nobody is truly healthy. Health is a group project.

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Herman Mashaba says ActionSA is no longer supporting the ANC in the City of Joburg but honestly, who cares? The city is a mess because its politicians and parties flipflop wherever the wind blows, swapping alliances and reforming coalitions at the drop of a hat. Our ONLY hope

Herman Mashaba says ActionSA is no longer supporting the ANC in the City of Joburg but honestly, who cares? The city is a mess because its politicians and parties flipflop wherever the wind blows, swapping alliances and reforming coalitions at the drop of a hat. 

Our ONLY hope