Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he has never met or spoken to Vusimuzi Matlala, despite allegations of political interference in a R360 million South African Police Service tender
The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula defends the decision not to ask the minister to step aside, despite allegations of misconduct linked to VBS Mutual Bank
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester showed police officers a fraudulent identity document after being apprehended for speeding in July 2022
Lonzi, who has been openly critical of Floyd Shivambu, will be parachuted to parliament after reviving the EFF student wing
The former public protector has also resigned from the National Assembly
The National Prosecuting Authority says Ramaphosa is off the Phala Phala hook
The investigation originates from a complaint lodged by Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in September 2020
The ANC secretary general should join the ‘Takalani Sesame’ cast and leave politics
The ATM’s argument that she skirted this and other issues in the scandal had no merit, Gcaleka’s office has argued in court papers
The president maintains the opposition party was trying to fashion evidence that he flouted the executive ethics code by twisting his public statements on the subject
The Centre for Social Justice proudly presents the Public Protector as the keynote speaker
The South African Reserve Bank heard conflicting versions of the transactions – but accepted that of the president
The vote was expectedly fractious, with the official opposition walking out of the National Assembly
But party members say they have had enough of being sidelined for high-profile newcomers who haven’t put in the hours
Sixty percent of votes in the National Assembly is needed to approve the appointment of Kholeka Gcaleka.
Several small opposition parties protested, but the ANC’s might carried the vote
The suspended public protector posted on X that she had written to the president notifying him that she would return to work on 5 September
The suspended public protector failed to provide input on a draft report, once again claiming lack of legal representation
The apex court said there was no evidence that the president acted in a way that exposed him to a conflict of interest between his official duties and private interests
Acting public protector Kholeka Gcaleka however found his security head Wally Rhoode had acted improperly
The suspended public protector says the voices in the recordings are those of her husband and ANC official Tina Joemat-Pettersson discussing a bribe
She says her impeachment probe can’t go on until the state gets her a new attorney but has privately briefed one to demand the recusal of the chair of the process
Former minister rejects findings of ‘maladministration’ against her over the national rapid response task team she appointed
Suspended public protector threatens litigation unless the section 194 inquiry postpones her testimony until funds are found to cover her legal fees
The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding
The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly
But Kholeka Gcaleka has recommended that action be taken against former presidential protection service head Wally Rhoode
Not investigating politicians is a breach of standards, former public protector tells inquiry into her successor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Former public protector says intelligence agency opened documents couriered to her by the department of international relations
An interim report will be sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for comment on the findings
From a bid to overturn parliament’s rejection of the Ngcobo report to Jacob Zuma’s appeal to stay out of prison, political actors will fill the courts