Chikane says no to Cope post

Director General in the Presidency Frank Chikane will not take up a position in the Congress of the People (Cope), he said on Tuesday.

MDC takes the plunge

Zimbabwe's opposition MDC decided on Friday to enter a unity government with Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF, an opposition party official said.

Chikane: 'It has been tough, but we are there'

Director general in the presidency Frank Chikane on Wednesday briefed the media in Pretoria and Cape Town on the outcome of the Zimbabwe talks.

Tragedy and farce

Bizarrely, ruling party MPs repeatedly suggested that, had Pikoli indulged in a little communist self-criticism, he might have kept his job.

Govt: Mbeki did not meddle in Selebi case

The government has denied claims by Vusi Pikoli that former president Thabo Mbeki suspended him to prevent the arrest of police chief Jackie Selebi.

Adriaan Vlok applies for presidential pardon

Former law and order minister Adriaan Vlok has applied for a presidential pardon for the attempted murder of Reverend Frank Chikane.

An act of manipulation

Tony Bensusan's documentary on the formation of the United Democratic Front 25 years ago is a voyeuristic journey into disparate moments.

Chikane contradicts himself, inquiry hears

Presidency Director General Frank Chikane made conflicting statements about his treatment at the hands of the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), the Ginwala commission heard on Thursday. Chikane earlier told the hearing into whether suspended National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli was fit to hold office, that he had been treated badly by the NDPP.

Pikoli hearing gets under way

The public hearings on suspended National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli's fitness to hold office are an "inquisitorial" as opposed to an "accusatorial" process, inquiry head Frene Ginwala said on Wednesday. "I want to emphasise that this process is not a judicial one," said Ginwala in an opening statement.

Chikane, Scorpions boss to testify at Pikoli hearing

The inquiry into the suspension of National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli, which starts on Wednesday, will see several high-profile witnesses testify, including Reverend Frank Chikane and Scorpions boss Gerrie Nel. President Thabo Mbeki suspended Pikoli as the head of the NPA on September 24.

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