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EDITORIAL | June 30 and Mzansi’s command over the silent language of violence
Angry South Africans are pitted against terrified foreign nationals while a dithering government and exploitative businesses are happy to spectate until it is beneficial to speak
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South Africa Today
· Jun 23, 2026
SALGA Condemns Councillor Killings and Warns of Political Violence Ahead of Local Government Elections
PRETORIA, GAUTENG — The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has strongly condemned the ongoing councillor killings and warned of escalating political violence ahead of local government elections. As the nation gears up for the polls, the organization has highlighted the severe vulnerabilities and threats faced by municipal leaders during this critical democratic period. Speaking []
Sarajevo Times
· Jun 23, 2026
Let’s stop counting Murdered Women, let’s start Establishing Responsibility!
Activists and journalists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, thirty-one of them, reacted publicly today on the occasion of the murder of a woman the day before yesterday in Gračanica, with the aim of greater visibility of femicide and better familiarization of the public with the significance of its causes and consequences. We transmit the reaction as [] The post Let’s stop counting Murdered Women, let’s start Establishing Responsibility! appeared first on Sarajevo Times.
Daily Mail
· Jun 23, 2026
Fresh footage shows violence at French music festival where women were injected with date-rape drugs amid carnage - as one woman describes being 'attacked by North Africans'
Fresh footage shows violence at French music festival where women were injected with date-rape drugs amid carnage - as one woman describes being 'attacked by North Africans'
Mississippi Free Press
· Jun 26, 2026
Publisher’s Note | For Us, Gun Violence Is More Than a Headline. It’s a Solutions Challenge.
MFP Publisher Tami Jones writes about her experience with the effects of gun violence and why it’s important to deeply investigate its causes through systemic journalism. The post Publisher’s Note | For Us, Gun Violence Is More Than a Headline. It’s a Solutions Challenge. appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Guineematin.com
· Jun 24, 2026
Une affaire d’iPhone tourne au drame : un étudiant poignardé, l’agresseur condamné au TPI de Mafanco
Le procès d’Aboubacar Sidiki Camara, jugé pour coups et blessures volontaires au préjudice de Pierre Kalivogui, s’est poursuivi hier, lundi 22 juin 2026, devant le tribunal de première instance de Mafanco. L’audience a été consacrée au témoignage de la partie civile, ainsi que les réquisitions et plaidoiries. Pour rappel, lors de sa précédente comparution, le [] The post Une affaire d’iPhone tourne au drame : un étudiant poignardé, l’agresseur condamné au TPI de Mafanco first appeared on Guineematin.com.
Off The Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Committee to Protect Journalists says terrorists can be ‘journalists’
The internal chaos roiling the Committee to Protect Journalists deepened late Wednesday, when the embattled advocacy group’s board of directors—under fire for the anti-Israel bias of several members, including the vice chair—voted to affirm that “organizations affiliated with militant groups” meet the criteria of a legitimate journalistic outlet “provided they are not engaging in combat []...Click to read more
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Related coverage for "EDITORIAL | June 30 and Mzansi’s command over the silent language of violence": South Africa Today — SALGA Condemns Councillor Killings and Warns of Political Violence Ahead of Local Government Elections. Sarajevo Times — Let’s stop counting Murdered Women, let’s start Establishing Responsibility!. Daily Mail — Fresh footage shows violence at French music festival where women were injected with date-rape drugs amid carnage - as one woman describes being 'attacked by North Africans'. Mississippi Free Press — Publisher’s Note | For Us, Gun Violence Is More Than a Headline. It’s a Solutions Challenge.. Guineematin.com — Une affaire d’iPhone tourne au drame : un étudiant poignardé, l’agresseur condamné au TPI de Mafanco. Off The Press — Committee to Protect Journalists says terrorists can be ‘journalists’