Parliament can proceed to elect the president without the party’s 58 MPs present
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The National Prosecuting Authority is ready to act on state capture crimes but whether it has the ability to do so has been questioned
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The president’s compromise on what state capture recommendations can be implemented was expected
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The reprieve came on the day the 18-month deadline to amend the Act to allow independent candidates to stand for the national and provincial legislatures expired
Because of what history has bestowed on the board it will take a long time to restore trust and credibility
This move comes after allegations that the initial deliberations to fill two vacancies at the apex court were compromised by blatant politicking
Despite the public interest in the ruling, the commission’s deadline has become irrelevant as it abandoned hope of forcing the former president to testify
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Casac has launched an unprecedented bid to have the politics-laden interview process to fill vacancies at the apex court started from scratch
The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution argues that politicking tainted the Judicial Service Commission’s selection process
Customary law and residents’ customary rights have been degraded, the high court has heard
Senior South African politicians have not been spared the coronavirus. What happens if the head of state is not well enough to be at his desk?
Despite alleged abuses of power and people’s trust, the ANC appears to have abandoned plans to reform the controversial Ingonyama Trust Board
The CR17 campaign did nothing wrong legally but all political parties’ funds should be regulated
The Ginwala commission set up to inquire into the suspension of National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Vusi Pikoli said on Saturday it was aware that Pikoli is allegedly being blackmailed by a hacker. Commission spokesperson Lawson Naidoo said the commission had been notified by Pikoli’s lawyers.
The Ginwala inquiry has turned down a request for access to submissions on suspended National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli, the inquiry said on Wednesday. ”I have declined a request from Independent Newspapers that I make all submissions made to the inquiry available to them,” said a statement issued on behalf of inquiry leader Frene Ginwala.
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/ 15 February 2008
The Ginwala Commission of Inquiry on Friday received a submission from suspended National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli. The submission was delivered to Ginwala’s offices before midday. It was Pikoli’s response to a government submission received by the commission in January.
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/ 14 January 2008
With 24 hours to go before deadline, the Ginwala Commission of Inquiry into suspended National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli has yet to receive the government’s submission on the matter. According to the commission rules and timeframes, Pikoli has until January 31 to make his submission.
The Ginwala inquiry into suspended prosecutions head Vusi Pikoli on Monday announced a timeline for key submissions to it, it was reported. Lawson Naidoo, spokesperson for Frene Ginwala, said they were expecting Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Brigitte Mabandla’s submission on January 15 and Pikoli’s on January 31.
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/ 14 December 2007
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) on Friday raised concerns over the delay of the Ginwala commission of inquiry into the former National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli, saying it has taken the attention off police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi.
Eleven Premiership managers gathered at a football stadium in London last week to watch a friendly international match — and it was not England vs Germany. To a man, they rejected the New Wembley game in favour of a trip to the nether-end of south-east London to witness Ghana play Senegal at the Den, the forbidding home of Millwall FC.