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An African Murder, Top Cop Scandal Expose Rot in Legal System

A South African lawyer was gunned down on a Johannesburg street.
A South African police officer in Soweto, South Africa, in July 2022.Photographer: Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Welcome to Next Africa, a daily newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. In today’s edition, we look at the state of law enforcement in South Africa, and:

This was a dark week for South Africa’s criminal-justice system.