Zuma misses court deadline to respond to contempt application
Recalcitrant former president holds virtual meeting with ANC top six
Constitutional Court
Judgments and jurisprudence: Presiding over presidential petitions in Africa
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the outcome, regardless of numbers
Judicial committee orders Mogoeng to apologise for SA-Israel remarks
The JCC said that by the chief justice straying into politics, he breached the judicial conduct code and ordered him to issue an apology and retraction
Panel slams Mkhwebane in a report that sets parliament on long road to impeachment
The public protector was wrong to think legal review was the remedy for incompetence on her part; it is, in fact, removal, an independent report concludes
ConCourt to hear Zondo commission’s application for contempt order against Zuma on March 25
The former president has one week to file answering papers in the application that also seeks a prison sentence imposed on him
Zuma foundation claims ex-president was prepared to testify, but Zondo played politics
Zuma’s namesake organisation twists facts and the law – he told Zondo he would answer questions but only in private to the deputy chief justice
Zuma has agreed to meet ANC top six over ConCourt impasse — Ramaphosa
The president says the message to Jacob Zuma will be a simple one: respect the rule of law
Zuma not at court to hear his arms-deal trial start date
The former president’s lawyers asked last week that he be excused from appearing in person, although no such arrangements were made for his snubbing of the Zondo commission
Zondo asks Constitutional Court to jail Zuma for two years for continued defiance
Zondo commission files urgent court papers asking that former president Jacob Zuma be imprisoned because his stance risks undermining the rule of law
NPA counters attack by Zuma Foundation ahead of court appearance in arms-deal case
The foundation is accusing the prosecuting authority of ‘propaganda’, as former president Jacob Zuma fights legal trouble on two fronts
Lamola warns of anarchy after Zuma’s latest attack on the courts
The justice minister says our democracy was built on the rule of law, and that the Zondo commission has shown the dangers of disrespect for constitutional order
Malema shores up Zuma’s attack on the judiciary
EFF leader warns judges they will be ‘overthrown’ for bias in favour of the ruling establishment
The case for the ConCourt’s nonintervention in the latest Zondo drama
Running to Braamfontein every time Zuma breaks the law is surely not the way to go.
Zondo to ask the Constitutional Court to send Zuma to jail for flouting summons
The deputy chief justice says he has to act because Zuma’s defiance risks inciting lawlessness
Zuma snubs Zondo commission
His lawyer says the summons was not in line with the Constitutional Court order
Sona: Ramaphosa needs to choose state before party — Steenhuisen
DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
Give Zuma a chance to reconsider defying ConCourt, says Ramaphosa
The former president is being advised by various leaders to appear before the state capture commission
ANC provinces weigh in on defiant former president
Provincial officials want former president Zuma to be persuaded to appear before the Zondo commission on state capture
ATM’s secret ballot legal battle continues
The party says ‘toxic atmosphere’ in the ANC will affect MPs votes of no confidence against Ramaphosa
Magashule: ‘Leave President Zuma alone’
More salvos are fired in the ANC over Zuma’s refusal to testify at the Zondo commission, as ruled by the ConCourt
A despot’s time to face democracy
Events of the past week have proven that the Zondo commission investigating state capture cannot conclude its work without former president Jacob Zuma’s honest testimony
Zondo can boldly ask ConCourt to find Zuma in contempt
The commissioner’s other option is the long, route through the courts for breach of the Commissions Act, but the inquiry’s lifespan is short.
Eastern Cape ANC calls for Zuma’s suspension
The Eastern Cape is the first of the party’s provincial executives to come out against Zuma’s defiance of the Zondo Commission, and is calling for his suspension
Zuma refuses to testify in the Zondo commission, saying he’d rather go to jail
The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the inquiry into state capture
Zuma ordered to account, again
The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the Zondo commission
No one is above the law, Constitutional Court tells Zuma
The former president has been ordered to obey the Zondo commission’s processes
Apex court to rule on Zuma’s Zondo commission appearance
Last year, the former president walked out on the deputy chief justice, despite being summoned to give evidence
Zuma, Zondo play the waiting game
The former president says he will talk once the courts have ruled, but the head of the state capture inquiry appears resigned to letting the clock run out as the commission’s deadline nears
The politics of the Zuma-Zondo showdown
Any move made by the Zondo commission head or by former president Jacob Zuma must be calculated, because one mistake from either side could lead to a political fallout
Zuma won’t appear before Zondo commission on Monday, say his lawyers
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
Don’t get confused, you are obliged to appear, Zondo tells Zuma
After the former president stalked out of a sitting, it asked the ConCourt to force him to appear before the inquiry. A ruling has not been made but the summons remains valid
Calls for calm over fractious BaPedi kingship
Chapter nine institution wants a peaceful transition after King Thulare’s death