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Threatening the Mkhwebane inquiry chairperson, falsely accusing former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela of criminality and addressing Chief Justice Mandisa Maya with "sexual
innuendo" are just three of the 7 misconduct charges advocate Dali Mpofu is now facing.
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Welcomed news, but not unexpected; we highlighted the severe harassment @karynmaughan.bsky.social faced, particularly this ongoing presidential SLAPP suit, in a recent interview; link in thread...
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Award-winning investigative legal journalist @karynmaughan.bsky.social shares key learnings on remaining true to the essence of journalism while countering disinformation, confronting the abuse of power – and facing down a presidential SLAPP suit.
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As online abuse skyrockets, the world’s first online safety editor @ReachPLC’s @rebeccawmedia.bsky.social, and SA legal journalist @karynmaughan.bsky.social share insights into countering hate, authoritarianism, and presidential SLAPP suits. In our latest newsletter, here: bit.ly/4iRudx5
My account - which factually challenges false claims about state land confiscation in South Africa, among many other things - remains up, but not sure how long that will be the case.
Malice or incompetence? Or both? 2/2
Weirdly, I got informed by X that my account would be “permanently suspended” because of “confirmed” copyright infringements - linked to a picture I took of myself and a statement I posted from South Africa’s Office of the Chief Justice.
Appealing is an exercise in futility. 1/2
AgriSA - which protects and promotes the interest of the farming community in South Africa - has slammed US President Donald Trump's social media claim that South Africa is "confiscating land", after tensions between Pretoria and Washington escalated this week.
The claims aren’t true, it says.
I am genuinely so grateful for the friends I have.
At this moment particularly, community and connection feels like something very precious.
And worth protecting.
“What it basically means is: to change the perception of reality of every American to such an extent that despite of the abundance of information no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interest of defending themselves, their families…and their country.”
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Mbenenge: Unpacking the sad, sordid evidence led in SA’s first judicial sexual harassment tribunal
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A secretary has testified Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge sent her subsequently deleted images of “his private part” - and says she saved them.
The judge, who is the first in South Africa to face a sexual harassment inquiry, has denied sending the images.
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Fraser, SSA's R9 billion in missing assets: Evidence was wrong, says Zondo - it was R9 million
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Love how the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Foundation ends its statement on the passing of former US President #JimmyCarter.
What a man. What a life. ❤️
Karyn Maughan | Absence of shame about SA's GBV culture is killing women – and destroying men
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Free State Judge President Cagney Musi is adamant his court’s judges can and should decide the “asbestos scam” case against former Premier Ace Magashule – as the state comes under fire for requesting a judge from outside the province.
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Bolstered by a Competition Commission finding that the banks that cut ties with the Sekunjalo group had potentially violated competition law, Iqbal Surve and his companies have launched urgent legal action to force Nedbank to reopen their closed accounts.
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