The ANC embarked on a programme of renewal in 2017 after it emerged that it had been complicit in state capture.
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The central bank’s conclusion that the president did not have an obligation to report forex paid to, and stolen from, his Phala Phala farm was irrational, it argues in court papers
Submissions are being considered and a decision will follow by Thursday
Correctional services wants input as it considers a court order that says the former president must return to jail because his medical parole was unlawful
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The former president is probably correct in believing he will never serve another day in prison but he has shaken faith in the justice system
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There is irony in Msholozi being forced under the heel of the monstrous correctional services system he propped up – will he return behind bars?
The former president will return home once his treatment is complete, his foundation said after a concourt decision made plain he must return to prison
The court said there was no reasonable prospects of success for an appeal on the judgment finding that his release on medical parole was unlawful
DA gets confirmation from Sars that ‘dirty dollars’ hidden inside couch on the president’s Phala Phala farm were not declared to tax agency
Former public protector says intelligence agency opened documents couriered to her by the department of international relations
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The president can now turn to the high court to overturn the report that found he should face an impeachment inquiry
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An interim report will be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for comment on the findings
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Impeachment rules introduced for Jacob Zuma’s maleficence have caused Cyril Ramaphosa to trip
A panel has found that the president has a case to answer for receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
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A panel has found prima facie evidence that the president broke the law in receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
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The president has to answer serious charges about the origin of the money stolen from his farm and ‘secret’ efforts to recover it, a section 89 panel has concluded
The findings of the three-member panel will be debated in the House on 6 December
There is no taste of presidential power for presidential hopefuls Lindiwe Sisulu or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma — now or in December
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The court strongly criticised last month’s statement by the department of correctional services that Zuma was a free man
The integrity commission progress report says the factionalism in the party is placing it in an ‘invidious’ position
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Former president reiterates he is fit to run for top-six position if nominated by ANC branches; this despite being released on medical parole
The supreme court of appeal is yet to rule on the appeal to the high court finding that his release on medical parole was unlawful
The president told MPs he reported the matter to a police general who would have to explain what happened
The prosecuting authority is expecting more attacks on prosecutors as more state capture cases are enrolled
The Cope president should have bailed long ago and saved himself an embarrassing end
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Parties are bringing the motion in response to the Phala Phala scandal, two months after tabling another for his impeachment on the same grounds
Legal teams argued that the only remedy was for Zuma to return to prison, but his advocate countered that at this late stage, it would amount to a fresh sentence
The supreme court of appeal asked how it could accept this when the medical reports had been redacted
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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The resolution to heed state capture recommendations will survive ANC conference because the president can proclaim commitment to renewal while scandal corners him into compromise
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The head of the presidential protection unit went to Windhoek but was not told the reason for the meeting with Namibia’s leader
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The president appeared before the group of elders on Tuesday, with sources saying he remained mum on the allegations