Thabiso Thakali

Aug 19, 2024 | sowetanlive.co.za | Thabiso Thakali |Thulani Mbele

The new Nelson Mandela Foudation CEO Dr Mbongiseni Buthelezi during an interview with the Sowetan as he reflects on the task ahead and how he is going to steer the foundation forward. Why did it take SA so long to understand state capture? With this vexing question in mind, Dr Mbongiseni Buthelezi’s contribution to a book by academics, published last year, sought to articulate how weak analysis by civil society played a part in this.

Mar 14, 2024 | sowetanlive.co.za | Thabiso Thakali

Former president Thabo Mbeki takes a swipe at his successor over new party Former president Thabo Mbeki says the destruction of the SA Revenue Service began during his successor Jacob Zuma’s term. Mbeki, who was speaking at the University of SA yesterday on broader socio-political issues, cited the findings of the Nugent commission and state capture inquiry report to outline how decisions were taken to destroy the institution.

Mar 1, 2024 | timeslive.co.za | Lindile Sifile |Thabiso Thakali

01 March 2024 - 09:59 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Gunmen flee after shooting a 57-year-old man in the car park at Seadoone shopping mall in KwaZulu-Natal.

Mar 1, 2024 | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile |Thabiso Thakali

Gunmen flee after shooting a 57-year-old man in the car park at Seadoone shopping mall in KwaZulu-Natal. Two of the men accused of killing rapper AKA and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane were, just three months before, caught on camera shooting a taxi owner in a Durban mall after which they went to a hotel to celebrate with their family, where accomplices were paid R1,500.

Feb 2, 2024 | sowetanlive.co.za | Thabiso Thakali

Sowetan's deputy editor, Thabiso Thakali visited the Bakubung Bush Lodge with his family and says it was one of the best moments they have had together. The lodge is located near Sun City in the North West. On December 8 last year I got to unwind and spend a weekend away from the concrete jungle that is Johannesburg with my family, surrounded by serenity and nature. The road trip to Bakubung Bush Lodge near Sun City in the North West was meant to take us about two-and-a-half hours.