Servamus Aug 2024

Community violence: to make their voices heard

buy this article By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos courtesy of Pickpik, Pexels and Pixabay South African communities are increasingly frustrated by inadequate service delivery, the proliferation of drugs endangering their neighbourhoods, high tertiary education fees, ongoing gender-based violence and various other concerns. While feeling hopeless, many believe that resorting to street protests and engaging in violence are […]

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The political battleground

buy this article By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos courtesy of Rawpixel and Pixabay The hitman struck shortly after midnight. His bullet shattered a window, struck a four-year-old boy, then hit his grandmother, who was sleeping beside him. The victim, Ntombenhle Mchunu, a soft-spoken 75-year-old National Freedom Party (NFP) town councillor in Nongoma, a small town in KwaZulu-Natal,

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CONTRACT KILLINGS: A dirty, dangerous and deadly “deal”

buy this article By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos courtesy of Pickpik, Pexels and Pixabay Hitmen are real, and it is a far cry from a Hollywood movie. Politicians, gang leaders, investigators, lawyers and others can become targets of assassins hired to eliminate individuals who pose a threat or stand in the way of someone’s financial interests. In

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