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THE TIES THAT BIND US: Ramaphosa uses Heritage Day address to condemn gender-based violence after Ekurhuleni killings

THE TIES THAT BIND US: Ramaphosa uses Heritage Day address to condemn gender-based violence after Ekurhuleni killings — photograph supplied by Daily Maverick

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Speaking at a Heritage Day event in Oudtshoorn, President Cyril Ramaphosa called gender-based violence a national shame, and promised action after Ekurhuleni killings and warned freedom remains deeply unequal.

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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Zuma pledges no ‘trouble’ at polls but still insists MK was robbed in 2024 (opens on the publisher’s site)

Jacob Zuma has pledged that the MK party will avoid trouble and abide by the rules of the upcoming local elections, but says the party remains convinced it was robbed in 2024 general elections. On Friday, the Electoral Court dismissed the party’s attempt to challenge those elections.

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