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Zuma takes another legal tilt at Zondo
Politics
/ 18 January 2022

Zuma takes another legal tilt at Zondo

The former president is asking the Pretoria high court to declare Zondo’s tenure as chairman of the commission of inquiry unlawful and to order Ramaphosa to appoint a new chair

By Emsie Ferreira
Court rules matric results will be published in the media
Education
/ 18 January 2022

Court rules matric results will be published in the media

Court grants AfriForum’s application to compel the department of basic education to publish matric results in newspapers and online platforms

By Marcia Zali
Nedbank features negatively in state capture report; Standard Bank defends itself
Business
/ 18 January 2022

Nedbank features negatively in state capture report; Standard Bank defends itself

So far, one of South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks faces a serious allegation levelled in the Zondo report — and more revelations may follow

By Sarah Smit
President puts Mondli Gungubele in charge of State Security Agency
Politics
/ 17 January 2022

President puts Mondli Gungubele in charge of State Security Agency

The presidency said the move required input from legal experts but analysts suggests it may in some way have been precipitated by the fire at parliament

By Emsie Ferreira
Constitutional democratic order under attack: Ramaphosa
National
/ 17 January 2022

Constitutional democratic order under attack: Ramaphosa

The president said slurs against the judiciary, sabotage against institutions and the findings of the Zondo commission showed the need to protect democracy

By Emsie Ferreira
Battlelines drawn over new seismic survey on the West Coast
The Green Guardian
/ 17 January 2022

Battlelines drawn over new seismic survey on the West Coast

The Legal Resources Centre and Richard Spoor Attorneys are heading to court for urgent interdict against Searcher Seismic, an Australian exploration outfit

By Sheree Bega
Radical economic transformation ‘bullshit’ won’t change lives of poor
Opinion
/ 16 January 2022

Radical economic transformation ‘bullshit’ won’t change lives of poor

Lindiwe Sisulu and other power and prosperity seekers in the ANC had the authority to improve the lives of ‘the people’, but didn’t

By Andile Zulu
Gungubele asks if Sisulu did not cross a line in law
Politics
/ 15 January 2022

Gungubele asks if Sisulu did not cross a line in law

The minister in the presidency said there was a need for the government to do more to protect the judiciary

By Emsie Ferreira and Lizeka Tandwa
Sassa security tender headed to court
National
/ 15 January 2022

Sassa security tender headed to court

Lawyers have questioned why there was no objection period for the R181-million contract to guard four facilities.

By Paddy Harper
Residents warned City of Joburg about deadly Goudkoppies landfill years before murders
National
/ 14 January 2022

Residents warned City of Joburg about deadly Goudkoppies landfill years before murders

The residents live less than 500 metres from the landfill and have, for several years, complained to the city’s various entities.

By Tunicia Phillips
A plea from Zondo commission whistleblowers: ‘We want prosecutions’
National
/ 14 January 2022

A plea from Zondo commission whistleblowers: ‘We want prosecutions’

Themba Maseko, the former chief government spokesman said it would be a very long wait for legislative reform, as urged by the Zondo report, to see the light of day if state capture culprits still in the state did not face the music

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo was damned if he did, damned if he did not
Politics
/ 14 January 2022

Zondo was damned if he did, damned if he did not

The attack by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on judges as enslaved to a colonial mentally placed the acting head of the judiciary in an impossible position, fraught with politics, legal scholars say

By Emsie Ferreira
Soldiers plead for more air support in Mozambique’s battle against insurgents
National
/ 13 January 2022

Soldiers plead for more air support in Mozambique’s battle against insurgents

Budget deficits limit the South African National Defence Force’s ability to supply more aircraft for logistical support, attacks and evacuation

By Erika Gibson
Whispers of insurgency add up to a murky national security situation
Politics
/ 13 January 2022

Whispers of insurgency add up to a murky national security situation

Concerns abound about the parliament fire, with insiders saying the timing was suspicious and the truth may never come out, while intelligence and security clusters are worried.

By Emsie Ferreira, Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Brace for above inflation electricity hike and municipalities’ power grab
Business
/ 13 January 2022

Brace for above inflation electricity hike and municipalities’ power grab

The price of electricity could go up by 20.5% in April and an upcoming court bid could see users paying surcharges to municipalities

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela
Mantashe: Sisulu did not bring the ANC into disrepute
Politics
/ 13 January 2022

Mantashe: Sisulu did not bring the ANC into disrepute

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the minister of tourism and a member of the party’s national executive committee was expressing her personal views when she attacked the integrity of the judiciary and the Constitution.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Sisulu ‘crossed line’ and must withdraw ‘insult’ to judiciary – Zondo
Politics
/ 12 January 2022

Sisulu ‘crossed line’ and must withdraw ‘insult’ to judiciary – Zondo

The acting chief justice accused the minister of breaking her oath to respect the Constitution by questioning the rule of law and branding African judges as slaves of oppressive ideology

By Emsie Ferreira
‘I want my life back and I will have justice’ – Sasol whistleblower
The Green Guardian
/ 12 January 2022

‘I want my life back and I will have justice’ – Sasol whistleblower

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment has finalised its criminal investigation into the petrochemical company’s alleged industrial pollution of the Vaal River.

By Sheree Bega
‘Bain was happy the focus was only on Sars’: Athol Williams
National
/ 12 January 2022

‘Bain was happy the focus was only on Sars’: Athol Williams

The whistleblower fears that Zondo’s recommendation that the firm’s contracts with public entities be scrutinised will be stonewalled – and implicates Telkom.

By Emsie Ferreira
Schools show shortfalls amid Covid-19 pandemic
Education
/ 12 January 2022

Schools show shortfalls amid Covid-19 pandemic

Learners from grade R to 12 return on Wednesday to school for a new academic year.

By Eunice Masson
Parliament fire suspect to be sent for psychiatric observation
Politics
/ 11 January 2022

Parliament fire suspect to be sent for psychiatric observation

Defence advocate Dali Mpofu SC argued it would be ‘abuse’ if Mafe were to be detained for months only to be found ‘sane’

By Eunice Masson
Tongaat claims R450-million from former executives
Business
/ 11 January 2022

Tongaat claims R450-million from former executives

The group also wants to recoup $9-million in fake sugar sales in Zimbabwe

By Paddy Harper
Public procurement law is not the problem – people are
National
/ 11 January 2022

Public procurement law is not the problem – people are

The Zondo report delves into South Africa’s procurement web, as it tries to figure out why state-owned entities were able to be captured

By Sarah Smit
Lest we forget Tutu’s anger, and our own faces
Opinion
/ 11 January 2022

Lest we forget Tutu’s anger, and our own faces

The hardest part of reckoning is the reckoning and where the archbishop is resented it is not for the ways in which the TRC failed but those in which it succeeded and brought an unfathomable past into a flawed present, writes Elisha Kunene.

By Elisha Kunene
Nehawu members “very anxious” and “worried” following parliament fire
National
/ 10 January 2022

Nehawu members “very anxious” and “worried” following parliament fire

Parliament yet to implement health and safety recommendations from 2018, union claims

By Eunice Masson
In distress as South Coast stays dry six years on
National
/ 10 January 2022

In distress as South Coast stays dry six years on

Visitors packed up and left after finding no water in towns along the coast as businesses battle

By Paddy Harper
Djokovic wins Australia visa case, judge orders his release
Sport
/ 10 January 2022

Djokovic wins Australia visa case, judge orders his release

In an emergency online court hearing, the judge ordered that the decision to cancel Djokovic’s visa ‘be quashed’

By Agence France Presse
What would Madiba say to the movement today?
Politics
/ 8 January 2022

What would Madiba say to the movement today?

Our best guess is he would be in pain watching the spiralling factionalism in the ANC

By Sello Hatang and Nelson Mandela Foundation
Tembeka Ngcukaitobi: The ANC’s inertia on land could be the betrayal of its founding principles
Opinion
/ 8 January 2022

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi: The ANC’s inertia on land could be the betrayal of its founding principles

The party’s founders focused it’s mission on the problem of the day – land – which remains a central issue. Yet, since 1994, the ANC has been hesitant and timid in resolving the land question.

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Ramaphosa warns ANC members to get with party renewal programme or get out
Politics
/ 8 January 2022

Ramaphosa warns ANC members to get with party renewal programme or get out

As the party celebrates its 110th anniversary, President Cyril Ramaphosa says members must restore the ANC’s integrity to win the confidence and respect of South Africans.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Cele: Someone ‘sabotaged’ ANC gala dinner
Politics
/ 8 January 2022

Cele: Someone ‘sabotaged’ ANC gala dinner

But the police minister expresses confidence in country’s security and says people must ‘just relax’ even though President Cyril Ramaphosa had to be moved to safety twice during ANC’s 110th anniversary celebrations

By Lizeka Tandwa
Lamola hints at interest in ANC deputy president position
Politics
/ 8 January 2022

Lamola hints at interest in ANC deputy president position

ANC NEC member and Ramaphosa ally Ronald Lamola says that the NEC needs to have a generational mix in its next top six and hinted at possible deputy presidency.

By Lizeka Tandwa
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