BREAKING: Zizi Kodwa to be charged for corruption this week
/ 1 June 2024

BREAKING: Zizi Kodwa to be charged for corruption this week

The sports, arts and culture minister allegedly received cash and other benefits to influence lucrative tenders for a software firm

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NPA wants 15 year sentence for Mapisa-Nqakula if she is found guilty of graft
/ 4 April 2024

NPA wants 15 year sentence for Mapisa-Nqakula if she is found guilty of graft

The former speaker has pinned her acquittal hopes on a mysterious wig seized by the police as part of evidence in the R4.5 million case

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Mapisa-Nqakula under scrutiny
/ 28 March 2024

Mapisa-Nqakula under scrutiny

The speaker’s attempts to stall her arrest resulted in the state revealing the damning charges she faces

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BREAKING: Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 corruption charges and one of money laundering
/ 25 March 2024

BREAKING: Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 corruption charges and one of money laundering

Advocate’s affidavit reveals trail of bribes allegedly pocketed by the National Assembly speaker, who is expected to appear in court today

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Speaker allegedly lied to evade arrest
/ 22 March 2024

Speaker allegedly lied to evade arrest

The president reportedly said he would not meddle when told that Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula could be taken into custody over graft

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Speaker to be arrested over R4 million in corruption and money laundering
/ 21 March 2024

Speaker to be arrested over R4 million in corruption and money laundering

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to hand herself over to the police in Pretoria on Friday

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Former DG wants ‘liar’ Gordhan held accountable for SAA deal
/ 14 March 2024

Former DG wants ‘liar’ Gordhan held accountable for SAA deal

Kgathatso Tlhakudi said the allegations of an irregular selection process and the undervaluation of SAA assets to unfairly enrich selected ‘oligarchs’ should be spotlighted

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Eskom, SAA probes for parliament?
/ 20 March 2023

Eskom, SAA probes for parliament?

MPs must find a way to handle André de Ruyter’s allegations and a protected disclosure accusing Pravin Gordhan of wrongdoing in the SAA sale

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High court hears debate on whether secret ballot serves constitution
/ 13 February 2023

High court hears debate on whether secret ballot serves constitution

The question over dismissing the Ngcobo report was whether MPs had a primary duty to hold the president to account or be accountable to voters

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Speaker says appeal court got it wrong in secret ballot case
/ 6 February 2023

Speaker says appeal court got it wrong in secret ballot case

Legal precedent favours the ATM in its application to have parliament’s vote on the Ngcobo report overturned but the speaker says the court erred

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From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums
/ 6 January 2023

From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums

From a bid to overturn parliament’s rejection of the Ngcobo report to Jacob Zuma’s appeal to stay out of prison, political actors will fill the courts

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Ramaphosa’s fate lies in report
/ 18 November 2022

Ramaphosa’s fate lies in report

Parliament has agreed to an extension for the report by the Ngcobo panel on whether Cyril Ramaphosa should
face impeachment

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Ramaphosa to return to parliament on Phala Phala
/ 8 September 2022

Ramaphosa to return to parliament on Phala Phala

The president will be back in the National Assembly on 29 September to face questions about the theft of foreign currency from his game farm

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Opposition caucuses on panel for Ramaphosa impeachment probe
/ 12 August 2022

Opposition caucuses on panel for Ramaphosa impeachment probe

The parties want to leave the speaker little discretion in composing the panel that will decide whether there is a case for impeaching the president

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