‘Caring’ doctor arrested in transit
For Michael Karabus to see his 77-year-old father being brought into a courtroom in Abu Dhabi last week with shackles on his legs was heartbreaking.
Glynnis Underhill
Miners’ assault: Police officers identified
Six of the 10 officers asked to attend an identity parade in connection with the assault of Lonmin miners in custody were positively identified.
Western Cape ANC gets back to basics
The opposition is rebuilding, but the Democratic Alliance says it is still divided ahead of the Mangaung elective conference.
SABC board again at loggerheads
It is like revolving doors at the SABC board. Outbursts over a committee report to Parliament have degenerated into a "free-for-all".
SABC board member fights vote of no confidence
Advocate Cawekazi Mahlati has fought back in Parliament after she received a vote of no confidence from fellow board members in her absence last week.
Marikana: Miners plan to sue police for damages
The assault and unlawful arrest accusations by Marikana miners have been given weight by officers being called to an identity parade.
SABC news boss wants ‘nuanced’ news, not sensation
Acting head of the South African Broadcast Corporation’s news department Jimi Matthews says he would never "follow the herd" in his news coverage.
Francois Beukman’s sudden resignation sparks speculation
There has been some speculation that Beukman could have been encouraged to resign because he would not allow a cover-up.
More legal hurdles in Hlophe case
The tribunal that will be set up by the JSC to deal with the complaint of gross judicial misconduct against John Hlophe could face a legal challenge.
The NPA’s lurch from crisis to crisis
The NPA’s reputation has taken a hammering after the Lonmin killings, despite it having provisionally withdrawn the murder charges against the miners.
Top cop in Marikana brutality claim
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating accusations of apartheid-style intimidation against one of SA’s top cops.
Hlophe tribunal faces first hiccup
The tribunal set up by the Judicial Service Commission to deal with the complaint against John Hlophe by the ConCourt could face a legal challenge.
Tender botch compounds dirty oil slick
Forty distressed African penguins have been caught up in a political row over who should take the blame for the oil-spill disaster in Cape Town.
Zuma artwork ‘exposes issues’
The artist of the latest explicit picture of the president, Ayanda Mabulu says his work is comment and no disrespect is intended.
Relaunched UDF refuses to dissolve
Mario Wanza, the maverick activist behind the United Democratic Front, says it is needed to fulfil the promises of 1994.
Media get Trilinear boss’s evidence
Millions of clothing workers’ pension fund money was transferred to the Canyon Springs investment company with only a draft loan agreement in place.
Maties residence offers apology for apartheid wrongs
Students from the Dagbreek men’s residence at Stellenbosch University have offered an unusual apology to the country for its involvement in apartheid.
ANCYL call on ‘madam’ Zille to receive memorandum
For the second month in a row, the ANCYL has marched on Premier Helen Zille’s offices and again she did not come out to accept their memorandum.
Godongwana found liable in probe
Enoch Godongwana and his wife Thandiwe are party to the loss of millions in workers’ pension fund money.
Dewani accused is privately funded
Questions have been raised about who is funding the lawyer representing the man accused of pulling the trigger in Anni Dewani’s murder.
Police chief mum on Khayelitsha inquiry
Cape Town activists say the investigation into policing in the violence-torn area is long overdue.
Chronic start for drug dispenser
The health department is sticking by its new supplier of medicine, UTi Pharma despite teething problems.
Judiciary: Appointment queried on gender grounds
President Jacob Zuma’s choice of Raymond Zondo for top court judge has been undermined by the notion that it was a done deal.
Possible closure angers school
Teachers and education officials in the Western Cape are at odds over the performance level of a school that is facing possible closure.
Cope MP’s mid-flight conduct under scrutiny
Dirk Feldman was arrested for drunken disorderliness after allegedly trying to open an exit door mid-flight on an SAA plane to India last month.
Judge Heath’s jet lease report grounded
Damning findings about the presidential jet-leasing contract have not been used to strengthen a court case, writes Glynnis Underhill.
NPA in contempt, says Helen Zille
A full transcript of the notorius "spy tapes" is still at large, in defiance of a court order, writes Glynnis Underhill.
Staff smell a rat in NPA rotation
The sudden removal of prosecutions head Simphiwe Mlotshwa could pave the way for the dropping of fraud and corruption charges against ANC officials.
Mob justice blamed on police failure
Anxious residents have prodded Western Cape authorities to find out why crime is flourishing. Glynnis Underhill reports.
Controversial appointment triggers arms probe theatrics
The Arms Procurement Commission is courting controversy again by hiring as one of its legal investigators an attorney with a controversial past.
Malema and Shivambu to apologise to Zille
The ANCYL, Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu have to "unreservedly apologise" to Helen Zille for calling her a "racist girl".
Rejected proposals stall secrecy Bill
The acting director general of the department of state security has caused a stir by shooting down many of the proposed amendments to the Bill.