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Magashule snubs former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe

Politics Lizeka Tandwa & Paddy Harper -

Magashule fails to meet former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe as he runs out of options

Diko to challenge step-aside ruling

Politics Lizeka Tandwa & Paddy Harper -

Khusela Diko’s lawyers say she has appealed an instruction to step down from her position on the ANC provincial executive committee after a finding that she brought the party into disrepute

Zuma’s legal team withdraws in wake of appeal court’s ruling on fees

Politics Emsie Ferreira -

Eric Mabuza notified the high court and NPA of his decision just weeks before the former president goes on trial for corruption

Guilty: ANC orders Diko to step aside

Politics Lizeka Tandwa -

The ANC’s disciplinary committee has recommended Khusela Diko stay away from any government position after it found her guilty of bringing the party into disrepute

North West premier refuses to resign as IPC looks for his replacement

Politics Lizeka Tandwa & Paddy Harper -

Sources say Job Mokgoro has refused to abide by an order to resign as premier, making it hard for the IPC to install a new person in the position

Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise

Politics Emsie Ferreira -

The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again

Anger as Ace alters step-aside rules

Politics Lizeka Tandwa & Paddy Harper -

Outraged provincial secretaries called for a meeting with Luthuli House after the ANC secretary general broadened the NEC’s step-aside resolution

Judicial and politics intersect as new judges sought for apex court

Politics Emsie Ferreira -

The chief justice played into the hands of Julius Malema at a point at which the judiciary is weathering a political onslaught that too shall pass

Cyril & co rise as Ace’s plot bombs

Politics Paddy Harper -

Magashule’s group and ANC outsiders have made moves to get the president and others to also stand aside

In emotive missive, Zuma says he will not provide answering affidavit to Mogoeng

Politics Eunice Stoltz -

Former president Jacob Zuma on Wednesday submitted a 21-page letter to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng out of “respect”, to let the head of the...

Gordhan writes to JSC to clarify ‘incidental’ mention of Pillay to Mogoeng

Politics Chris Gilili -

Public enterprises minister denies that he tried to influence the appointment of a judge and friend to the SCA in 2016

Ace tries to widen net to catch all with revised step-aside list

Politics Paddy Harper & Lizeka Tandwa -

Ace Magashule tells provinces to add those accused, but not charged, to step-aside list

R15-million headache for Zuma as SCA rules on his private legal fees

Politics Paddy Harper -

The court said the ‘funding tap’ for Zuma’s private legal matters had been turned on unlawfully

Duarte says ANC top six should approach Mogoeng to help Zuma

Politics Lizeka Tandwa & Paddy Harper -

‘Going to the commission under Zondo, personally I believe that is absolutely not a good thing for comrade Zuma to do’ - Jesse Duarte in leaked recording of infamous March top six meeting

ANC’s rotten apples on the chopping block

Politics Emsie Ferreira -

Now that the NEC has finalised its step-aside guidelines for those facing corruption charges, a swathe of officials will struggle to cling to their positions

Ramaphosa instructs dissolved Free State PEC to compromise

Politics Lizeka Tandwa -

President Ramaphosa has instructed the former Free State PEC to back off from appealing the court judgement dissolving it and instead form a compromise leadership.

Sisulu and Dlodlo punted to be on their way out

Politics Lizeka Tandwa & Emsie Ferreira -

Because President Cyril Ramaphosa won the step-aside order in the ANC’s national executive committee, a cabinet reshuffle looms, with Sisulu and Dlodlo’s names on comrades’ lips

Cape Town mayoral candidate is a two-horse race, say party leaders

Politics Lizeka Tandwa -

The DA’s factional battles will take centre stage when the party selects a new mayoral candidate for the city of Cape Town

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