Hi there 🙋🏽‍♀️ in this week's edition of The Wrap, we're looking at wins for GBV in our court system, and how things could ideally work for other survivors. We unpack the motion of no confidence in Cyril Ramaphosa, plus give you the latest on Russia, THAT Will Smith slap, and celebrate Miriam Makeba. 

So, let’s dive into your weekly update of empowering and easy-to-understand news, brought to you by Verashni Pillay and the explain.co.za team. 😄

31 March '22: The ANC’s era of decline

Our lead story this week is straight out of a cop soapie. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Commissioner Fannie Masemola were at each other’s throats over those 121 dockets linked to political killings in KZN… then they suddenly made up. 🙃 Their truce calms things at the top, but the real drama is still circling dodgy tender tycoon Cat Matlala, caught making secret prison phone calls like he’s auditioning for Prison Break: SA Edition.

Meanwhile, Aunty Pat (Patricia de Lille) is on the ropes in Parliament, Joburg finally reopened Lillian Ngoyi Street (kinda), and the Bok Women smashed their way into history. Abroad, Google’s been told to share the internet, US President Donald Trump is cosplaying an authoritarian strongman, and Cardi B turned a trial into comedy hour.

So, let’s dive into these stories and more in this week’s wrap, brought to you by Verashni Pillay and the explain.co.za team. 😄

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