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Enormous media platforms have a responsibility to counteract misinformation, disinformation and bigotry, particularly during elections, when bad actors are trying to sway voters and influence democracies. In partnership with TikTok, we find out how the platform plans to keep South Africa safe from those who may try to misuse TikTok. This is our exclusive interview with Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda, sub-Saharan Africa Director of Public Policy and Government Relations at TikTok.

Zackie Achmat is a legendary activist, and also most people's bet for most likely to become South Africa's first independent member of parliament. In this exclusive interview, we ask him what he intends to do to make our government function better, and why independent candidates are worth supporting come the election.

The Independent Electoral Commission rejected the ANC’s attempt to have Jacob Zuma’s MK party removed from the May 29 election. National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is trying every play in the book to avoid facing charges for accepting bribes when she was Defence Minister. Tens of thousands of students are victims of one of the country’s biggest private higher education institutions, Educor, being forced to close.

The world was rocked by Markus Jooste’s passing last week, as he was about to be arrested for a massive case of fraud with international consequences. Here’s what he was alleged to have done wrong.

National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's home was raided a few days ago, after she was accused of soliciting a multi-million rand bribe for tenders while she was Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. Prominent whistleblower Brigadier Dennis Chili claims that he was removed from his post in Crime Intelligence over a stitch-up involving an airfryer that was on sale at his local supermarket. All you need to know!

South Africa is a world leader in having women in politics, but no positions of true power in the government are held by women. Nearly all of South Africa's political parties are led by men, and men fill most parties' executive positions. In a country where most registered voters are women, and women suffer the awful gender based violence, why are women being kept out of positions of power?