Zondo commission files urgent court papers asking that former president Jacob Zuma be imprisoned because his stance risks undermining the rule of law
The foundation is accusing the prosecuting authority of ‘propaganda’, as former president Jacob Zuma fights legal trouble on two fronts
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
EFF leader warns judges they will be ‘overthrown’ for bias in favour of the ruling establishment
Running to Braamfontein every time Zuma breaks the law is surely not the way to go.
The deputy chief justice says he has to act because Zuma’s defiance risks inciting lawlessness
His lawyer says the summons was not in line with the Constitutional Court order
DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
The former president is being advised by various leaders to appear before the state capture commission
Provincial officials want former president Zuma to be persuaded to appear before the Zondo commission on state capture
The party says ‘toxic atmosphere’ in the ANC will affect MPs votes of no confidence against Ramaphosa
More salvos are fired in the ANC over Zuma’s refusal to testify at the Zondo commission, as ruled by the ConCourt
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
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.
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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
The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the inquiry into state capture
The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the Zondo commission
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The former president has been ordered to obey the Zondo commission’s processes
Last year, the former president walked out on the deputy chief justice, despite being summoned to give evidence
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
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
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
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
Chapter nine institution wants a peaceful transition after King Thulare’s death
The electorate needs to know who gives parties money, but the amended Promotion of Access to Information Act and the Political Party Funding Act are in limbo
It is Zondo’s legal end game and will leave the former president, his supporters and those implicated in state capture to increasingly play fast and loose at imputing political motive to the commission
Busisiwe Mkhwebane discarded facts that were inconvenient to her when she investigated the CR17 campaign, Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers argued
Another summons has been served on Jacob Zuma at his Nkandla residence, requiring the former president to appear before the Zondo Commission next year
So says public protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane’s lawyer, who said she had reason to suspect the money was being laundered through the campaign
The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons
amaBhungane’s arguments about the disclosure of campaign funding are also expected to be heard
In Uganda 16 women in labour die each day. One woman, backed by a civil society organisation, took the state to court