As Africans across the continent marked Africa Day on Monday, leaders, activists and civil society organisations used the occasion not only to celebrate the continent’s rich heritage and achievements, but also to reflect on the challenges threatening Africa’s future, including corruption, conflict, poverty and inequality. In a statement commemorating the day, NOT IN MY NAME International called on Africans to embrace unity, accountability and ethical leadership as the continent continues its push for social and economic progress. “As we commemorate…

Gauteng police have arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the murder of two cousins in Mamelodi East, following a case that has sparked outrage across Tshwane and drawn urgent calls for action against gender-based violence. The suspect was apprehended on Monday during a joint operation involving detectives from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit, Provincial Crime Intelligence, and Mamelodi East police. He was arrested at a filling station in Pretoria after investigators received information linking him to the…

Pretoria is stunned by revelations of a white male teacher at Prinshof School allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old learner. NotInMyName International (NIMN) has condemned the crime and demands swift legal action. A peaceful demonstration is scheduled outside the school on Monday, 1 September 2025. The victim’s father raised the alarm after noticing a sharp drop in his daughter’s school performance. When confronted, the teen disclosed she no longer felt safe at school due to the assault. “I am devastated—this happened…

South Africa’s police service is facing a crisis of legitimacy after fresh statistics revealed plummeting public trust, while shocking arrests of officers accused of violent crimes highlight the rot within the South African Police Service (SAPS). The latest Stats SA Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey (GPSJS) 2024/25, released this week, paints a grim picture of a country where citizens no longer believe the police can or will protect them. According to the survey, only 51% of the more than…

Civil society movement NotInMyName International has sounded the alarm over a surge in violent bullying incidents across South African schools, saying the wave of abuse is leaving learners traumatised and pushing the education system into a state of moral collapse. The organisation released a powerful statement on Tuesday condemning the brutal culture of intimidation festering in schools, particularly in Mamelodi (Pretoria), the Eastern Cape, and Vaal townships, where recent reports detail physical assaults, verbal harassment, and suicide attempts stemming from…

Notinmyname International says it welcomes the landmark life sentence handed down by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court to the Mamelodi man convicted of the systematic rape of his own daughter over a decade-long period of unspeakable cruelty. The accused preyed on his child from 2010, when she was just 9 years old, until 2020, when she turned 19 – a profound betrayal of trust and a horrific violation of her body, safety, and childhood. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Wednesday…

Over a decade has passed since the tragic incident that took the life of Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old South African model. On February 14, 2013, while spending Valentine’s Day with her boyfriend, she was fatally shot in what would become the world’s biggest love-murder trial since the O.J Simpson case in the early 1990s. On Friday, January 5, 2024, the Department of Correctional Services announced that Oscar Pistorius, 37, who was convicted of Steenkamp’s brutal murder, would finally be released…