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13 Jul 2026 / by Willem Els & Richard Chelin
What will it take for South Africa to outsmart Mandrax traffickers?

Despite many policing challenges, recent cocaine seizures by SARS, Hawks and international law enforcement, using private sector intelligence, show the way.

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The SAPS after Madlanga: what must we fix first?
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Decades in power: Africa's longest ruling leaders
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Mapping violence and organised crime in Cameroon
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Expanding the protection toolbox: community partnership in African-led peace operations
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