Marianne Thamm

6 days ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Marianne Thamm

Two things have become apparent while researching this depressing and sadly not-so-shocking Two by Twos church scandal. It is neither the scope nor how long it has been allowed to continue and been covered up, nor the lifelong scars this has left on thousands upon thousands of victims and survivors.

6 days ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Marianne Thamm |Jeannette Wang

A secretive church known as the Two by Twos, also referred to as the 2x2s, has been rocked by widespread allegations of child sexual assault taking place globally over decades. A secretive fundamentalist Christian sect — widely known as the Two by Twos (2x2s), but also as the No-Name Church, The Truth, or The Way — has been rocked by an international child sexual abuse and rape scandal. A Daily Maverick investigation has found church members who reported cases of abuse in South Africa too.

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Marianne Thamm

Behold the Capybara. As South Africans we might not be familiar with this South American giant, semi-aquatic rodent; so chilled, it walks safely among the peak predators of the universe, expecting no harm. Don't want to see this?

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Marianne Thamm

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY   Impeached former Judge President John Hlophe.

3 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Marianne Thamm

The prolonged Judicial Conduct Tribunal probe into a complaint of sexual harassment lodged against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge (64) is drawing to a close. Gender expert Dr Lisa Vetten is expected to give evidence on the nature of the power dynamics in this case on 20 June. The complainant, Andiswa Mengo (41), worked as a judge’s secretary in the division. Don't want to see this? Remove adsIt took three years for the complaint to reach the tribunal.