JUSTICE MALALA | Does a single ‘Tsotsi’-like act of integrity define Mabuza, or a lifetime of scandal? | Breaking News & Latest South Africa Updates

JUSTICE MALALA | Does a single ‘Tsotsi’-like act of integrity define Mabuza, or a lifetime of scandal? — In the Oscar-winning movie Tsotsi, a thug and his gang terrorise ordinary people in the streets of Johannesburg. The thug (played by the recently depa...

In the Oscar-winning movie Tsotsi, a thug and his gang terrorise ordinary people in the streets of Johannesburg. The thug (played by the recently departed actor Presley Chweneyagae (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2025-06-08-hard-truths-and-tears-at-a-final-bow-for-presley-chweneyagae/) in a story by Athol Fugard (https://www.timeslive.co.za/ideas/2025-03-12-a-brother-and-comrade-john-kani-remembers-athol-fugard/)) and his friends steal, mug, beat, knife and hijack their way through the city heartlessly and with impunity. ..

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