Premier Alan Winde and the Cape Bar Council asked that the interviews be postponed pending a decision on Hlophe’s fate but the JSC declined
The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again
The deputy chief justice said it was not clear if the burglary and a recent shooting were more than criminality, but vowed no one would deter the inquiry
Thursday. It’s Day 385 of the Covid-19 lockdown. Like most of my fellow South Africans, I’m wondering when, if ever, it will be my turn to get vaccinated. There’s no real answer coming from President Cyril Ramaphosa — or Health Minister Zweli Mkhize — at this stage. Lots of ifs, buts and maybes. There are […]
The chief justice played into the hands of Julius Malema at a point at which the judiciary is weathering a political onslaught that too shall pass
A candidate for the Northern Cape bench lucidly explained in reply to the Gauteng Judge President that bribing a judge is a lottery you are bound to lose
Former president Jacob Zuma on Wednesday submitted a 21-page letter to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng out of “respect”, to let the head of the Constitutional Court know that he would not be deposing an affidavit about an appropriate sanction should he be found to be in contempt of court, as Mogoeng had directed. Mogoeng had […]
Nuclear sector says it should be poised to take up more than 50% of the 24GW left vacant by coal
Judges Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane, Jody Kollapen and Bashier Vally complete the list, while Dhaya Pillay fails to make the cut
The Western Cape judge president has rejected the report by a judicial tribunal that lays the groundwork for his impeachment
Ace Magashule tells provinces to add those accused, but not charged, to step-aside list
The judge, who has been singled out by former president Jacob Zuma for attack, faced scrutiny over her friendship with Pravin Gordhan
The court said the ‘funding tap’ for Zuma’s private legal matters had been turned on unlawfully
‘Going to the commission under Zondo, personally I believe that is absolutely not a good thing for comrade Zuma to do’ – Jesse Duarte in leaked recording of infamous March top six meeting
A new book offers unprecedented insight into South Africa’s strange relationship with the Central African Republic
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal found that the Western Cape Judge President was on a mission to sway constitutional court judges
The former state security minister told the Zondo commission he never ordered that any judges be paid off but a conspiracy to create this impression is ongoing
Delaying tactics while pretending to be impatient and casting aspersions on the courts are old tricks
The protest is reportedly in response to the ANC’s step-aside decision that affects the likes of Ace Magashule and other party heavyweights
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule plans to canvas for support from branches in an attempt to gain sympathy and walk away from step-aside decisions
The former president’s latest invective came after the Constitutional Court heard argument from the Zondo commission that he must be jailed for aggravated contempt
Zondo commission’s legal counsel tells top court a suspended sentence would allow the former president to run rings around the inquiry — again
Symington returned to bizarre ‘hostage drama’ and implicated the former Sars commissioner in fabricating charges against Pravin Gordhan with the Hawks
The consulting firm said it would suffer prejudice if its version were not made public to counter testimony. But Zondo says Bain created its own dilemma
While the Constitutional Court prepares to hear the matter of contempt against Jacob Zuma, groups defending SA’s democracy and pro-Zuma groups take the stage
Bain’s role at Sars was a gateway for a special council that would control Eskom and the wider economy, Zondo commission witness says
The deputy chief justice voices his exasperation that no solution to load-shedding is in sight, but former minister says oversight model is at fault
The commission has given up hope the former president will appear before it, and says the court must now protect the constitutional order
The attempts of the ANC’s top six to convince the former president to attend the Zondo hearings is a good example of an integrative shaming measure
The commission argues that Zuma’s media statements confirm his campaign to defy the rule of law
The former Transnet boss says luck, not political meddling, was behind his baffling reinstatement
Sources say the party’s top six are concerned the protests at Wits University could intensify into a fiery student movement, much like #FeesMustFall