For the law to rule, it must be applied
/ 5 August 2022

For the law to rule, it must be applied

Mere forgiving and forgetting based on a lack of political will, incompetence, laziness, corrupt motives or even universal love, is not on

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Public procurement law is not the problem – people are
/ 11 January 2022

Public procurement law is not the problem – people are

The Zondo report delves into South Africa’s procurement web, as it tries to figure out why state-owned entities were able to be captured

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Zondo report: Ruling party ‘slept on the job’ while state capture flourished
/ 7 January 2022

Zondo report: Ruling party ‘slept on the job’ while state capture flourished

The ruling party was not only asleep on the job while former president Jacob Zuma colluded with state capture agents, but also lined its coffers with the proceeds of crime, the acting chief justice finds

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NPA battles ghosts past and present
/ 25 November 2021

NPA battles ghosts past and present

The national director of public prosecutions is up against internal stonewalling that is rooted in the Zuma years of state capture

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Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions
/ 17 October 2021

Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions

Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?

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The Zondo commission at a glance: A timeline from 2016 to today
/ 7 October 2021

The Zondo commission at a glance: A timeline from 2016 to today

Luke Feltham has compiled a timeline that represents the major events, testimonies and controversies of the commission

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Zuma’s silence leaves state capture’s truth up to inference
/ 30 September 2021

Zuma’s silence leaves state capture’s truth up to inference

The case Zuma refused to answer before Zondo

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Zuma has ‘lost trust’ in his lawyers in bitter 11th-hour split that will delay trial
/ 6 May 2021

Zuma has ‘lost trust’ in his lawyers in bitter 11th-hour split that will delay trial

The former president is looking for new pro bono legal counsel
to defend him on arms deal charges, on the brink of the matter going to trial after 17 years

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