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The publication of South Africa's National Register for Sex Offenders has reignited debate over how best to protect children and vulnerable people while safeguarding the constitutional rights of offenders who have served their sentences. Supporters argue that greater public access to the register promotes transparency, helps employers and families make informed decisions, and strengthens efforts to prevent repeat offences. Critics, however, warn that making the register widely accessible could undermine […]

ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance (DA) have called on Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie to provide a detailed explanation of the nearly R31 million spent on the department's FIFA World Cup delegation and related programmes. The parties argue that South Africans deserve a full breakdown of how public funds were allocated, particularly at a time when the country faces significant economic challenges and competing service delivery priorities. The […]

Several Malawian nationals were allegedly left stranded at Eerste River railway station after paying a substantial sum of money to a bus driver who had agreed to transport them back to Malawi. According to reports received by VOC News, the driver disappeared without completing the journey, leaving the group stranded for 21 days with no means of returning home. The humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers was subsequently approached to […]

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has shifted its focus to communications involving suspended Crime Intelligence head Major-General Feroz Khan, with the name of EFF leader Julius Malema emerging during this week's proceedings. Investigators presented WhatsApp messages exchanged between Khan and tobacco executive Mohamed Sayed after forensic data extracted from Khan's cellphone, covering the period between 2020 and 2023, was submitted as evidence before the commission. The communications form part of […]

The Casual Workers Advice Office (CWAO) says it is dealing with a surge in complaints from undocumented migrant workers who claim they have been unfairly dismissed, threatened, or denied their labour rights amid growing anti-immigration sentiment in workplaces across South Africa. The organisation, which provides free legal assistance to vulnerable and precarious workers, says many migrant employees were instructed not to report for duty during recent anti-immigration marches. Others allegedly […]