Editorial: Mbenenge must resign regardless of the tribunal’s finding
The judge president has damaged his reputation and by extension that of the wider judiciary
Muzi Sikhakhane
Power at play in Judge Mbenenge sexual harassment hearing
Andiswa Mengo has been accused of being a liar who indulged the judge president’s advances
Judge Mbenenge’s counsel suggests complainant was a willing participant in texts of sexual nature
Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane submitted that Andiswa Mengo’s responses to sexual advances did not communicate the ‘disgust’ she said she felt
Judge Dennis Davis slams politicians implicated in corruption for attacking Pravin Gordhan
The EFF has said that the legacy of Gordhan was that of failure, exploitation and corruption
Mpofu moves for removal of evidence leaders in Mkhwebane inquiry
One of the grounds is the publication of a list of counsel and the fees they earned from litigation around the reports of the suspended public protector
Zuma’s intended trial date likely to see application for Downer’s recusal
The long-running arms deal case is heading for further delays after Zuma’s attorney and senior counsel withdrew at the 11th hour
Zuma has ‘lost trust’ in his lawyers in bitter 11th-hour split that will delay trial
The former president is looking for new pro bono legal counsel
to defend him on arms deal charges, on the brink of the matter going to trial after 17 years
Zuma’s legal team withdraws in wake of appeal court’s ruling on fees
Eric Mabuza notified the high court and NPA of his decision just weeks before the former president goes on trial for corruption
Apex court to rule on Zuma’s Zondo commission appearance
Last year, the former president walked out on the deputy chief justice, despite being summoned to give evidence
Zuma, Zondo play the waiting game
The former president says he will talk once the courts have ruled, but the head of the state capture inquiry appears resigned to letting the clock run out as the commission’s deadline nears
The politics of the Zuma-Zondo showdown
Any move made by the Zondo commission head or by former president Jacob Zuma must be calculated, because one mistake from either side could lead to a political fallout
Zuma won’t appear before Zondo commission on Monday, say his lawyers
Last year the commission asked the Constitutional Court to force the former president to appear. Although ruling has not been made, the summons remains valid, but Zuma’s lawyers say they won’t honour it
Don’t get confused, you are obliged to appear, Zondo tells Zuma
After the former president stalked out of a sitting, it asked the ConCourt to force him to appear before the inquiry. A ruling has not been made but the summons remains valid
High court sets aside public protector report on Gordhan and Sars ‘rogue unit’
Busisiwe Mkhwebane ‘allowed her important office to be used to try and resuscitate a long-dead fake news propaganda fiction’, the court ruled
ConCourt asked to rule that Zuma must testify for 10 days next year
It is Zondo’s legal end game and will leave the former president, his supporters and those implicated in state capture to increasingly play fast and loose at imputing political motive to the commission
CR17 report is not perfect, but the investigation was rational, court hears
So says public protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane’s lawyer, who said she had reason to suspect the money was being laundered through the campaign
Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma
The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons
Zondo dismisses Zuma’s recusal application
The summons to compel the former president to appear before the state capture commission stands, says legal head
Eusebius McKaiser: Zuma’s recusal case is utterly unconvincing
The legal arguments put forward by the former president’s team are weak and inconsistent
Legal bias doctrine basis of Zuma’s recusal application to Zondo
The former president’s advocate and commission lawyers were embroiled in a showdown of who best argued the apprehension of bias doctrine
Zondo: Zuma was MEC, not president so he couldn’t boost my judicial career
The application for the state capture commission chair to recuse himself lays bare the history of the two men
New delay in Zuma case as Thales challenges racketeering charges
The former president’s bid for an October trial date seems set to fail
Public protector may not subpoena Zuma’s tax records, says high court
High court says people can refuse to hand information over to the protector if there is “just cause” and also makes a personal costs order against Mkhwebane
Despite tweet, Zuma keeps silent about providing his taxpayer information
The Public Protector has still not received confirmation from former president Jacob Zuma that she may access his tax records — despite a tweet from Zuma’s twitter account in November. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and the commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars), Edward Kieswetter, are in a court battle after Kieswetter refused to […]
Zuma argues another court could think differently in permanent stay application
In his application for leave to appeal, Zuma argued that an appeal court could find the prosecution had dirty hands so the trial should not proceed
Zuma wants out of Zondo commission
Former president’s counsel argues their client has been ‘relentlessly cross-examined’
Zuma still has a lot to answer for
Despite Nxamalala’s walkout from the Zondo commission, we’ve learned a few things this week
Zuma trips up over SOE interference claims
Former president’s legal team halts proceedings, arguing its client is being cross-examined
Zuma’s next hurdle — Barbara Hogan
Before the commission could get stuck into Barbara Hogan’s evidence, the former president’s counsel asked for an early adjournment
Advocates go toe-to-toe in Zuma case
A letter purportedly proving that a high-level meeting took place in 2003 to discuss Jacob Zuma’s prosecution is the latest twist in the case
Law and politics collide at JZ trial
The supporters that usually crowded outside the court and in the public gallery were absent at Jacob Zuma’s bid to get off corruption charges
Stay of prosecution or of justice?
Jacob Zuma’s lawyer says he is the victim of a ‘pattern of behaviour’ that has made his name synonymous with corruption