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Anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni died in Pretoria on Tuesday.Mlangeni was the last surviving Rivonia Trialist. On 12 June 1964, Judge Quartus de Wet sentenced them to life imprisonment.The 95-year-old will be laid to rest in a special official funeral on Saturday.In this week's episode of The Story, we reflect on the life and times…

Statues all across the world are making headlines - some being vandalised, others torn down.There is a legitimacy to the anger about statues.This week on The Story, we contemplate whether statues of individuals, who represent oppression, still have a place in modern society.Statues across the world are being torn down or vandalised in response to…

After a massive outcry over his non-attendance earlier this year, former president Jacob Zuma finally returned to court on Tuesday.Judge Kate Pillay cancelled a warrant of arrest issued against him after his lawyers produced a sick note.The corruption trial against him endured yet another postponement, with his next appearance expected to be in September.As lockdown…

In this week's episode of The Story, we look at the recent surge in reported gender-based violence cases. We speak to News24's politics editor Qaanitah Hunter about the response of President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet.Hunter joins us to give her assessment of government's fitness to curb the continuous abuse of women and children.In a 30-minute televised speech, President Cyril Ramaphosa read…

In this week's episode of The Story, we speak to News24 reporter Canny Maphanga about the opening of schools across the country. Maphanga visited a number of schools in Johannesburg. She tells us about the safety measures they are implementing to ensure pupils are safe.The outbreak of the coronavirus has forced the world to embrace a "new normal".Terms like…