With both in Russia, will Jacob Zuma present his sick note to Cyril Ramaphosa?
The president is in the middle of a tug-of-war between party and national interests
The former president is probably correct in believing he will never serve another day in prison but he has shaken faith in the justice system
There is irony in Msholozi being forced under the heel of the monstrous correctional services system he propped up – will he return behind bars?
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader has urged the president to do this to avoid further civil unrest and violence similar to the July 2021 riots
The former president will return home once his treatment is complete, his foundation said after a concourt decision made plain he must return to prison
The resignation comes at the height of renewed attacks on long-haulage trucks
And of Belarus, for representing that country in Zimbabwe by offering carbon credits from a Russian forest in Siberia
The court said there was no reasonable prospects of success for an appeal on the judgment finding that his release on medical parole was unlawful
The high court found that Zuma’s bid to criminally charge his successor was tainted by ulterior purpose and an abuse of process
The governing party should have realised that a message of fear is far more profitable and successful than one of hope
Recalcitrant ANC MPs had previously enabled state capture, and nothing had changed, according to the chief justice
The past week has been a good week. All three have suffered serious setbacks, as they have once again been exposed as the cowards they truly are, for all the bravado
Ace’s departure is just but a drop in the ocean of what’s needed for the party to renew itself and be relevant to a country that is drifting away
Former secretary did not provide the party with reasons why he should not be expelled, as requested
Will Manchester City, like Mzwanele Manyi, pull off a treble this weekend?
The former president came to court with ‘unclean hands’, a full bench found
Former energy minister has been unwell for several years
The country’s role in Africa has diminished somewhat since the Thabo Mbeki era and Ramaphosa is losing relevance
The two leaders are seen as highly influential in KwaZulu-Natal, where the ruling party is bleeding votes
The summons was based on a certificate that gave the former president no cover to pursue a private prosecution against his successor
The government will predictably object that taxpayers are sabotaging transformation, the same old argument whenever they face accountability
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo to the top post despite the JSC recommending justice Mandisa Maya
But the opposition coalition led by the DA can’t stop fighting about who is boss for long enough to agree on a Jozi mayoral candidate
The sugar industry’s struggle tells a bigger story of the risks of South Africa’s deindustrialisation
The president is seeking a final interdict preventing his predecessor from pursuing such a step “now or in future”
When the president merged the mining and energy departments under his most powerful lieutenants he made a decision that would come back to bite him
The provincial leaders used Zuma’s popularity to further their political careers, according to expelled cadre Carl Niehaus
The delay has been forced by the former president’s latest application challenging the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
The president has been burned before by his administration setting expectations too high. The past five years has put the country’s real prospects into focus
The retired judges, facing a probe over the arms deal inquiry, said the act was flawed in allowing the JSC to discipline judges no longer in active service
With only three candidates shortlisted, the JSC will again not be able to fill a vacancy that arose at the constitutional court in late 2021