Name-dropping has been blamed for the unlawful landing of an aircraft carrying guests to the Gupta family wedding at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.
The problem of too many cooks spoiling the communications broth. "Everybody was talking, all the ministers, all the departments."
There’s blood on the floor after Guptagate, and the powerful justice minister Jeff Radebe has to mop it up.
The Mail & Guardian has sifted through a storm of public denials and rebuttals by the Guptas in an attempt to separate the facts from the spin.
Papers seen by the M&G have shown that, contrary to the SANDF’s claims, the Gupta plane’s landing at Waterkloof Air Force Base was authorised by it.
An independent commission of inquiry must be established to investigate the Gupta jet saga, says the SA National Defence Union (Sandu).
A total of five senior government officials and military personnel have been suspended over the unauthorised landing of a private chartered jet.
Spirituality is pivotal towards the resolution to many of the problems faced by communities in South African, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has said.
The Democratic Alliance has called for an immediate investigation into the SANDF’s donation of retired military helicopters to the Zimbabwean army.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says the names of government officials convicted of corruption will be published for the public to see.
One thing Radebe gets right about Mangaung is that "this is a water-shed for the movement", says the New Citizen.
Parliament’s oversight committee on justice has expressed concern over the length of time it has taken to appoint a new head of the NPA.
The Traditional Courts Bill gives chiefs autocratic powers over people forced into tribal boundaries they reject, writes Aninka Claassens.
The justice and constitutional development department is working hard to save the Traditional Courts Bill after factoring in all proposed amendments.
In an unprecedented show of force, state ministers, police and the military have vowed to crack down on "illegal" and violent gatherings.
Parliament has asked for clarity as the departments of Lulu Xingwana and Jeff Radebe contradict each other on the Traditional Courts Bill’s validity.
South Africa’s arms exports show that human rights are not a priority when the government takes decisions on trade policy, according to arms experts.
SA recently sold defence force weapons worth R2.25-million to Zimbabwe, despite a pledge in 2011 not to permit such sales to the country.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has called on the NPA to explain why the 270 arrested Marikana miners are facing murder charges.
The deployment of a department official to a key position on the Arms Procurement Commission has raised hackles, writes Glynnis Underhill.
The battle has shifted from the courtroom to the bottom line as attorneys fight to get their fees.
Predictable reactions to attempts to improve the legal profession reveal members’ self-interest, writes Richard Calland.
The ANC task team which has been investigating irregularities at the Limpopo conference in December has cleared Cassel Mathale and his executive.
Sources in the ANC say there are plans to disband the Limpopo provincial executive committee, whose chair is Cassel Mathale, a close Malema ally.
The justice ministry says a government review of the judiciary has been broadened to include the Supreme Court of Appeal.
The factionalism and divisions within the ruling party and how they play out will determine the relationship between the party and the electorate.
ANC draft policies have apparently been hurriedly watered down to calm investors who were alarmed by leaked reports.
Jeff Radebe has articulated the ANC’s stance on the constitution rather terribly.
The ANC discussion document on international relations says the UN, World Bank and International Monetary Fund must be reformed.
With new focus on land and constitutional reform, the ANC says its policy discussion documents will take the country into its "second transition".
No one likes an anticlimax. But, sadly, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe does not care about leaving us unsatisfied, writes Eusebius McKaiser.
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> spoke to Justice Minister Jeff Radebe about the discussion documents on the transformation of the judiciary.