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Sandiso Mahlala

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Sandiso Mahlala

In town after town, foreign Africans have been harassed, threatened, displaced, and treated as if their lives and livelihoods are disposable, even though many came here seeking safety, work and dignity. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi

SANDISO MAHLALA | Anger must be directed at government failures, rather than foreign scapegoats

The Mabahambe marches expose a cruel and shameful side of SA’s public anger.

  • Sandiso Mahlala
Residents of Elliotdale and Mthatha previously took to the streets demanding the Mgqumo-Matshamba road be tarred and the Gogozayo-Elliotdale route be repaired.

INSIGHT | Vote for services over slogans in 2026 elections

South African municipalities are crumbling under the weight of incompetence and corruption, shattering public trust and demanding urgent political renewal.

  • Sandiso Mahlala
Sandiso Mahlala.

INSIGHT | Commissions of inquiry must move from charades to real consequences

Three decades on, from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to the ongoing Madlanga inquiry, these panels stand exposed as elaborate rituals, unearthing scandals with dramatic flair, only to bury their remedies in bureaucratic…

  • Sandiso Mahlala