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Karyn Maughan

@karynmaughan

Legal journalist. Writes for News24. Author of “Nuclear: Inside South Africa’s Secret Deal” and “I Will Not Be Silenced”. Optimist. @karynmaughan.bsky.social

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While Meta has shut down some of the WhatsApp channels and Instagram profiles that have been posting streams of child sexual content to thousands of users, some remain operational – and are highlighting alleged suicides caused by their content. news24.com/southafrica/cr…

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The person behind the child sex posts says those who committed suicide as a result of his content “can haunt me or whatever the plan is”. “If your nudes got exposed sies ulayegile sfebe,” he adds.

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The state capture inquiry exposed the Jacob Zuma-led ANC as an organised criminal enterprise, at huge political cost to the party. Now, Karyn Maughan argues, the Madlanga Inquiry threatens to do the same to the weakened ANC under Cyril Ramaphosa. brnw.ch/21wUeT1

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After being served with a contempt of court application, WhatsApp and Instagram parent company Meta has agreed to permanently delete over 60 channels publishing child sexual content – and to disclose “subscriber information” for whoever is behind them. news24.com/southafrica/cr…

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You’ve stood with me through hardship and celebrated every victory. You show up for me, even when it came at a huge cost. I’ll never stop being grateful to know you and call you my friend. Happy birthday Qaanitah Hunter. Love you and your brave and beautiful heart. ❤️

You’ve stood with me through hardship and celebrated every victory. 
You show up for me, even when it came  at a huge cost. 
I’ll never stop being grateful to know you and call you my friend. 
Happy birthday <a href="/QaanitahHunter/">Qaanitah Hunter</a>. 
Love you and your brave and beautiful heart. ❤️
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What is up with this coughing cold from hell that everyone (including me) is suffering with? I am much better now - but am STILL coughing. Will it ever end???

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JUST IN: The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has decided by majority vote that former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng should not face an impeachment inquiry over ex-Judge President John Hlophe’s dishonesty claims against him. news24.com/southafrica/ne…

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When Fort Calata’s widow, Nomonde, first met FW de Klerk’s widow, Elita, she channelled her 26-year-old, pregnant self - the woman she had been when apartheid police butchered her activist husband. | Karyn Maughan brnw.ch/21wUpFB

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Mbeki and Brigitte Mabandla insist accusations that their administration interfered in the prosecution of apartheid-era atrocity cases are false - and are fighting to give evidence in a R167 million damages case linked to those cases. | Karyn Maughan brnw.ch/21wUtQI

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JUST IN: Constitutional Court unanimously dismisses Zuma, MKP attempt to challenge Senzo Mchunu special leave, institution of Madlanga Inquiry - finds they failed to make case for exclusive jurisdiction, direct access. News24 🇿🇦

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40 years ago today, anti-apartheid activist and lawyer Victoria Mxenge was brutally murdered by the apartheid security branch. She was killed in front of her son-4 years after security forces murdered her husband Griffiths. No one has ever been held accountable for those murders.

40 years ago today, anti-apartheid activist and lawyer Victoria Mxenge was brutally murdered by the apartheid security branch.
She was killed in front of her son-4 years after security forces murdered her husband Griffiths.
No one has ever been held accountable for those murders.
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The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed former President Thabo Mbeki and his Justice Minister, Brigitte Mabandla’s, bid to intervene in a R167 million damages claim linked to the non-prosecution of apartheid-atrocity cases. | Karyn Maughan brnw.ch/21wUAv6