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Zuma won’t appear before Zondo commission on Monday, say his lawyers

National Emma Balfour - 15 Jan 2021

Last year the commission asked the Constitutional Court to force the former president to appear. Although ruling has not been made, the summons remains valid, but Zuma’s lawyers say they won’t honour it

Molefe blames Ramaphosa for Eskom’s woes in statement to Zondo commission

National Emma Balfour - 15 Jan 2021

Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom

Zondo commission: Lynne Brown reportedly says ‘eish’ when told of Zuma’s alleged Eskom meddling

National Emma Balfour - 15 Jan 2021

More allegations against Jacob Zuma put before the state capture commission, as the questions the former president will have to answer when he appears next week continue to stack up

Ingonyama Trust to get a new board ‘soon’

National Paddy Harper - 14 Jan 2021

The ITB’s term ended about six months ago and the deadline to establish a new one has passed

Zondo commission’s own goal buys key Eskom witness more time

National Emma Balfour - 13 Jan 2021

A string of errors saw Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo chastise the commission’s team as he was forced to allow a vital Eskom witness more time, when the commission has very little left

Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom

National Emma Balfour - 13 Jan 2021

As the testimony about how Eskom was captured is heard, former high ranking officials feign shock and can’t explain how multimillion-rand contracts were paid before a single deliverable was met

Joyce Jokanisi: The life and death of a Marikana Titan

National Niren Tolsi & Paul Botes - 12 Jan 2021

Joyce Jokanisi died without knowing who killed her son in Marikana and while still battling with heartache and depression from the massacre

Home Affairs to slash services in wake of Covid-19 as death registrations spiral

Coronavirus Khaya Koko - 12 Jan 2021

The department will not provide many of its standard services ‘until further notice’, as it focuses on registering an increased number of death certificates

Affirming medicine as a public good

Coronavirus Richard Pithouse - 12 Jan 2021

Medical science has developed hugely powerful technologies that can be used for social purposes. But to achieve this, it needs to be clearly on the side of the people

We are staying on adjusted level three — Ramaphosa

National Khaya Koko - 11 Jan 2021

Although South Africa’s variant of Covid-19 does not cause more severe illness, the country, according to the president, must be ‘diligent, vigilant and compliant’

Watch it again: Ramaphosa addresses the nation

Coronavirus Staff Reporter - 11 Jan 2021

The president is set to speak on developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic

Ivermectin is not a miracle drug

Coronavirus Jan Bornman - 11 Jan 2021

The health regulatory authority has not approved the antiparasitic drug to treat Covid-19, despite calls on the government to approve its use, as there is no data to support its effectiveness

Do you have to take the Covid-19 vaccine or not?

Coronavirus Tshegofatso Mathe - 11 Jan 2021

The South African law does not make it mandatory for citizens to be vaccinated, and the same will apply for Covid-19 immunisation. But experts say people still have the responsibility not to act recklessly — and they should follow Covid-19 health protocols

Calls for calm over fractious BaPedi kingship

National Khaya Koko - 11 Jan 2021

Chapter nine institution wants a peaceful transition after King Thulare’s death

Under the power of the gun

National Catherine Sofianos - 10 Jan 2021

Children in the Cape Flats see violence very early in their lives and many end up in jail or killed. One of them, now a reformed gangster, walks us through his early traumatic experiences

M&G article ‘Riddle of the R111m Coega deal’ didn’t intend to defame arbitrator

National Mg Reporter - 8 Jan 2021

On 26 April 2019, the Mail & Guardian published an article headlined “Riddle of the R111m Coega deal”, which contained information regarding Stuart John Riddle

Government appeals Covid-19 lockdown tobacco ban ruling

Coronavirus Emma Balfour - 6 Jan 2021

A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself

Escapees still at large amid negligence allegations at Tshwane prison

National Khaya Koko - 5 Jan 2021

The escape of violent offenders has exposed a slew of alleged negligent deaths at Kgosi Mampuru prison

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