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/ 15 September 2008
Drop Zuma charges, say ANC war veterans, or face social and economic turmoil.
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/ 12 September 2008
ANC president Jacob Zuma said on Friday that the court ruling in his favour was a victory for the justice system but had left him a ”wounded warrior”.
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/ 12 September 2008
Suspended national director of public prosecutions Vusi Pikoli has criticised President Thabo Mbeki and his Cabinet for failing to defend the courts.
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/ 12 September 2008
Much has been made in recent months of what will happen if the criminal trial of Jacob Zuma goes ahead, or if it is forestalled by a political deal.
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/ 10 September 2008
What do Jacob Zuma, lion feeder Mark Scott-Crossley and Linda Mti have in common?
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/ 8 September 2008
Any special deal from the NPA for ANC president Jacob Zuma would destroy a key principle of our Constitution, says DA leader Helen Zille.
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/ 3 September 2008
The ultimate decision about dropping charges is thus not about morality but pragmatism, produced by the present balance of political forces.
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/ 2 September 2008
”We must prevent a situation where our courts and judges are politicised by being involved in political fights,” says ANC eThekwini chair John Mchunu.
Kgalema Motlanthe: ”We must appreciate that these institutions of the judiciary must have a life way beyond their current incumbents.”
The party’s 2009 election strategy begins in earnest this weekend and it will need to surmount numerous internal battles.
Consensus in the ruling tripartite alliance, the private sector and parts of the intelligentsia are building towards the need for a deal of some sort.
Justice Department DG received a harsh rebuke from Constitutional Court judges this week over a challenge regarding the dissolution of the Scorpions.
The business community feels the state had more than five years to put together charges against Zuma.
Hugh Glenister’s lawyer argued hard in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to stop the legislation that would merge the Scorpions with the police.
So many South Africans who have proven their bona fides in bucketloads are now being called enemies of the revolution.
The Public Servants’ Association has declared a dispute with the NPA because prosecutors have been waiting more than a year for salary increases.
Zuma’s legal team argue that it is his right to exhaust every possible legal avenue before his criminal trial commences.
How justice boss asked Vusi Pikoli’s staff to spy on him, helped the ANC with its anti-Scorpions submission, and told Mbeki the NPA was after him.
The ANC’s campaign to shut down the Scorpions is being bolstered by direct assistance from Justice Director General Menzi Simelane.
In a one-party dominant state like SA, officials with political aspirations that suit the ANC are allowed to ride roughshod over our hard-won values.
The legal teams of Jacob Zuma and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have failed to agree on future court dates, the NPA said on Thursday.
As is evident from the number of people who have turned out to support him, many ordinary people believe he deserves a fair hearing.
Opponents of legislation face a dilemma: should they concentrate on fighting it or on ensuring that any new body preserves the Scorpions’ approach?
The Ginwala commission of inquiry has exposed massive trust gaps between the cops and prosecutors.
Lawyers for Jacob Zuma and the state will meet in the next few weeks to try and prevent further delays in his possible corruption trial.
Presidential front-runner Jacob Zuma asked a court on Monday to scrap a long-running graft case against him, a bid the state described as pointless.
Prosecutions chief Vusi Pikoli lacked judgement in his work, the state claims in closing arguments during the Ginwala inquiry.
The Constitutional Court has removed the biggest remaining legal obstacle to the corruption and fraud trial of ANC president Jacob Zuma.
ANC president Jacob Zuma should have complained sooner than he did if he believed the NPA had violated his constitutional rights, the state says.
The Scorpions have raided and searched a property of Dimitro Paparas, who is the co-accused of businessman Glenn Agliotti in a drug-dealing case.
Determining whether Jacob Zuma is innocent or guilty is of the ”most pressing interest”, says the National Prosecuting Authority in court papers.
Who is really South Africa’s commander-in-chief? National Intelligence Agency director general Manala Manzini gave President Thabo Mbeki this title.