Parties are bringing the motion in response to the Phala Phala scandal, two months after tabling another for his impeachment on the same grounds
DA’s attempt to move away from Eskom’s power outages put on hold after parties accuse mayor of flouting municipal legislation
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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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Opposition parties plan to strip the ANC of its control of the city
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Move comes after a councillor from an opposition party filed an urgent motion to look into the allegations
The committee system in parliament is broken and ANC committee members abuse their majority.
The Judicial Services Commission has finally recommended that the Western Cape judge president be suspended, but he is preparing appeal to overturn a decision that he should face impeachment
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If the ANC does not have an outright majority, the options are: a government of national unity, an opposition coalition, an ANC coalition and a grand coalition
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The institution of the public protector said it would now invoke its powers of subpoena to get responses from the president on the burglary at his private game farm
The province lives with the constant threat of renewed political violence
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Of 87 206 solar geysers procured, only 61 000 were delivered, and fewer than 3 200 were installed
The KwaZulu-Natal town’s strategic location on the N3 corridor brings with it the danger of renewed unrest
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The President’s Coordinating Council will on Wednesday discuss the possible lifting of remaining pandemic regulations as SA exits fifth wave
The chief justice said the delay of almost a week was caused by fact-checking the fifth and final chapter of his report
In her interview for the position of deputy chief justice, the appellate court president said she tried to resolve woes in the general office that has delayed cases involving Jacob Zuma but faulted the office of the chief justice for not stepping in
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To reimagine a better South Africa, capitalism and its unequal class structure have to be challenged
The class structure and capitalism have to be challenged to reimagine a viable and just country
The president may not have the support of the entire ANC caucus should a vote of no confidence in him take place
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Lekwa local municipality, which is home to Eskom’s ‘sabotaged’ Tutuka power station, faces rolling blackouts and crumbling infrastructure after governance fell to pieces
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Only two political parties made funding declarations this past quarter, spurring calls for a relook at the Political Party Funding Act
The minister has denied concealing an investigative report into alleged gross violations at a state architectural body
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The report was commissioned in 2016 by KwaZulu-Natal’s former premier, Willies Mchunu, after a surge in rhino poaching
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Argument against the residential leases programme court ruling will be heard at the supreme court of appeal
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Joe Biden might have been the butt of Trevor Noah’s jokes, but he had a better weekend than his counterpart here in South Africa
There is a ‘palpable tension and brittleness in the air,’says DA leader John Steenhuisen as he visits war-stricken Ukraine
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But observers said the damage was done, delaying impeachment proceedings and providing more ammunition for political attack on the apex court
Opposition party members pulled no punches as they placed doubt on whether millions in funds which the government will release will reach the intended victims of the flood
The high court postponed the public protector’s bid to stem her suspension after a text message that would suggest, if legitimate, that constitutional court judges were leaking decisions
The public protector’s lawyer informed the court and the respondents of the ‘unfortunate’ development on the eve of the high court hearing
The Economic Freedom Fighters can now take control of the Phokwane local municipality through an opposition coalition