Minenhle Makhanya was apparently waiting for the result of a Covid-19 test on Friday, forcing the postponement of the case in which the Special Tribunal seeks to recover R155-million until early 2022
The case Zuma refused to answer before Zondo
The latest extension is the commission’s fifth to date
The international tribunal is preparing a complaint to the International Criminal Court after concluding that torture and abductions, coinciding with attacks on the judiciary and media, could amount to crimes against humanity
With legal challenges to his medical parole looming, the former president’s lawyers opted to first argue for the removal of the prosecutor
Judge Piet Koen is expected to rule in late October on the former president’s latest stab at acquittal on corruption charges stemming from the arms deal
The former president was absent from court, but his counsel argued that health matters be left aside, so as to hear his case for the removal of Billy Downer
The former president reiterates that he is a political prisoner as he resumes the attacks that contributed to his prison sentence for contempt
The apex court’s dismissal of the Democratic Alliance’s application to declare reopening candidate registration unlawful came as no surprise
The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught