The high court in Pretoria has said the state had an obligation to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, but that the matter was now moot.
The ICC wants an explanation, by no later than October 5, as to why the government did not arrest al-Bashir when he visited the country.
On the sidelines of China’s victory celebrations, Jacob Zuma and Omar al-Bashir have met to discuss strengthening relations.
Omar al-Bashir’s planned trip to New York to address a summit at the UN General Assembly involves considerable reputational risk for the US.
The DA’s bid to impeach President Jacob Zuma over the government’s handling of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to the country has failed.
The Democratic Alliance risks being isolated by fellow opposition parties in Parliament because of its motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma.
MPs will debate a motion of impeachment against the president on September 1 for allowing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to leave South Africa.
Swaziland saved its moral skin by saying it had erred. South Africa can do the same over al-Bashir.
The state has appealed the high court judgment that said South Africa had a legal duty to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Government plans to appeal a ruling that it should have arrested President al-Bashir while he was in SA – a failure which provoked global outrage.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says independent judges need to be respected and that the ANC welcomes the meeting with Chief Justice Mogoeng.
SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande says SA is no longer a colony and applauded the government for not arresting Omar al-Bashir.
Politicians defend Omar al-Bashir fleeing an ICC arrest warrant, saying the court is a bully and targets Africa. Karen Williams disagrees.
The government has decided to appeal the court order that demanded the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Government has decided to appeal the high court ruling on Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, saying the reasons will be included in its affidavit.
Readers write in about language, Fifa, al-Bashir and the paper itself.
South Africa is considering withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, but only after all other avenues have been exhausted.
Three recent cases illustrate how the state has treated the public like 50-million ignoramuses.
Cabinet ministers have made inconsistent statements about Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s departure, putting them at odds with the judiciary.
Parliament’s opposition are in a rare agreement: SA embarrassed itself by letting Bashir violate a court order and leave the country.
Both the Pretoria high court and the International Criminal Court face a key test of credibility after al-Bashir’s free passage.
David Hoile is closely associated with Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir and the International Criminal Court is his constant target.
We signed both the Rome Statute and the African Union protocol that sitting heads of state would not be prosecuted – surely a policy contradiction.
Under the Rome Statute, South Africa would still have to co-operate on unresolved matters such as Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s departure.
The SANDF did not deny the increase in Sudanese military activity as President Omar al-Bashir left SA, but explained it as preparation for Ramadan.
Only President Jacob Zuma and key ministers were aware of the plot to get the Sudanese president out of the country.
Cyril Ramaphosa dealt with wage inequality, growth strategies and government cost-cutting in his Q&A session, but not Omar al-Bashir’s departure.
Country-by-country, Sarah Evans explores all the ICC’s investigations into genocide, crimes against humanity, torture and leaders who are on the run.
The defence force rejected reports that South African National Defence Force troops in Darfur were threatened to prevent the arrest of Omar al-Bashir.
The mass-murdering president of Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir, is (believe it or not) hiding at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.
SA will enquire into the controversial circumstances surrounding the departure of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in defiance of a high court order.
African Union representatives have called the South African court action to arrest Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir a waste of the body’s time.