AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: Diabetes: South Africa’s Silent Health Crisis

It’s one of South Africa’s fastest-growing health threats, but it rarely gets the urgency of other crises. Diabetes is quietly affecting millions of people across the country, many of whom don’t even know they have it. By the time it’s diagnosed, complications like blindness, amputations, and kidne…

Standard Bank “Missing Money” Claims ( Johan Brouwer Manager Adjudication National Financial ombud Scheme South Africa )

Growing anger is spilling onto social media as clients of Standard Bank claim they’ve lost life-changing sums of money in suspicious transactions—some allegedly happening without their knowledge and in locations they were never present. While customers describe drained pension payouts and rapid wit…

Norman Kgosiyagofa Montjane ( Attorney for the Phenya Family )

The fight against corruption in South Africa has once again taken centre stage, this time in the Randburg Magistrates Court, where bail has been denied to a suspect linked to the assassination of whistleblower Marumo Phenya. Phenya was gunned down in 2022 after exposing an alleged multi-million ran…

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: If Water is a Basic Human Right, why are so many South Africans struggling to access it?

As South Africa marks Human Rights Day this week, many are reflecting on the rights guaranteed in our Constitution — among them, the right to access sufficient water. Yet for many residents in Gauteng, the reality tells a very different story. Communities are dealing with dry taps, water shedding, …

PROFESSOR DIRK KOTSE - UNISA

Tensions are escalating within the African National Congress in Johannesburg, as the party moves to recall Mayor Dada Morero. The decision follows a contentious regional conference in December, disputes over internal elections, and allegations that the mayor may have been behind a court challenge t…

Tebogo Khaas Chairperson, Public Interest SA

South Africa is facing a crisis of accountability in its municipalities. Recent reports reveal that over R62 billion in irregular expenditure has accumulated over the past five years, with almost 99% of it written off or condoned without proper investigation. At a time when communities are grapplin…

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: Forgiveness in Relationships

Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that thousands of people on social media believe you’re a murderer. Your name, your face and your reputation circulating online — all because strangers on the internet think they’ve solved a crime. That’s exactly what happened to Sollange Williams. Afte…

POLICE SPOKESPERSON ATHLENDA MATHE

Another dramatic development in the shocking insurance-linked murder case that has gripped the country. A seventh suspect connected to the alleged R10-million insurance fraud syndicate in Polokwane has now handed himself over to police. Authorities say the accused are linked to a string of brutal k…

PROFESSOR VUSI MARIVATE

South Africa is taking its place at the centre of one of the most important global conversations of our time — the future of artificial intelligence. A leading local expert, Professor Vukosi Marivate from the University of Pretoria, has been appointed to a prestigious new scientific panel establish…

AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: Social Media Vigilantism and False Accusations

Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that thousands of people on social media believe you’re a murderer. Your name, your face and your reputation circulating online — all because strangers on the internet think they’ve solved a crime. That’s exactly what happened to Sollange Williams. Afte…