DepartmentInternational Relations and Cooperation Key Goals AnalysisNaledi Pandor has had the impossible task of not alienating Russian President Vladimir Putin, or more crucial allies, while he commits war crimes in the Ukraine and threatens nuclear calamity. When the war began, the department of international relations urged Russia to respect a sovereign neighbour and withdraw its […]
Failure to do so by Wednesday will see the president’s lawyers proceed to court against his predecessor
The president has termed his predecessor’s bid to institute a private prosecution against him as a direct attempt to derail his re-election as ANC leader
Charge instituted on the eve of the ANC’s elective conference where Ramaphosa is seeking a second term in the presidency
The president’s decision comes five months after the Judicial Service Commission recommended the step
ANC MPs voted down the Ngcobo report that recommended he face further inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal
The president quoted from the Ncgobo report selectively in his bid to have it set aside by the constitutional court, the African Transformation Movement said
The president’s review application asks the constitutional court, again, to determine how parliament should deal with the political scandal
Ex-president has run out options in his bid to overturn the the high court’s 2021 dismissal of his challenge to the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
Chief legal advisor says the sub judice rule does not bar the National Assembly from debating the report, unless the president applies for an interdict