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ITSHOKENG KEKANA | When Washington calls for Mbeki during Ramaphosa’s tenure (opens the original)
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There is something about the US calling former president Thabo Mbeki’s name in the middle of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency that deserves more scrutiny than simply treating it as praise for a former head of state. It is not that Mbeki lacks diplomatic credentials, nor is it unreasonable for an American diplomat to recognise his experience, stature and negotiating ability. Mbeki was a president who operated extensively in international diplomacy and understood the mechanics of negotiating
ITSHOKENG KEKANA | How geography shapes urgency in South African murder cases (opens the original)
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In the present, gripping reality of six women being found murdered within close proximity, part of what we need to confront is how and why the number was allowed to exceed one, then two, before the urgency of the situation became undeniable. We need to confront the hierarchy of urgency where public visibility appears to determine how seriously the killings are treated. South Africa is not new to multiple killings, particularly the killing of women. Whether we are dealing with a serial killer or
ITSHOKENG KEKANA | How dangling carrots and accountability are shaping your election choices (opens the original)
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The recent debate between the DA and the EFF offered a revealing glimpse into the way political parties try to persuade South Africans to entrust them with power. It was not merely a contest between two parties with competing policies for Johannesburg. Beneath the arguments about governance, inequality and the failures of the state was something more interesting. DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille reaching into South Africa’s history and invoking her own experience as a journalist during apartheid
ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Beware the danger of treating Madlanga inquiry as a catalogue of villains (opens the original)
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There was something particularly disturbing about Dr Mark Shaw’s testimony at the Madlanga commission. Not because he introduced us to a criminal world we did not know existed, but because he gave us a framework for understanding much of what we have been watching unfold before the commission. For months, we have heard about compromised intelligence, police officers allegedly working with criminal networks, information being shared, investigations being interfered with, and organised crime reach
ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Public love affair with the Madlanga commission, but what comes next? (opens the original)
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The reception of the Madlanga commission serves, in many ways, as a reflection of what the country needs at this particular moment. At the same time, there is a danger that, for the public, even its most significant achievements may not be enough to meet the expectations that have accompanied its work. The introduction of the Madlanga commission came at a time when the country was watching closely to see how its leaders, particularly the president, would respond to serious allegations of corrupt
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