The DA announces it will approach the high court, and the Helen Suzman Foundation has also threatened action
The former president’s foundation claims the NPA has not demanded he be assessed by a second doctor, but says he would be within his rights to refuse
Lawyers representing Tembisa Hospital say there is nothing staff could have done to avoid newborn’s brain damage.
It became hard to suspend disbelief as Ramaphosa repeatedly told the Zondo commission that he did not know of the abuses ripping through the state machinery while he was deputy president
The president’s claim that he served as deputy president under Zuma as a way of stemming corruption came up short against prior evidence of witnesses who said he failed to help them do so
Zondo wanted to know why tenders were awarded to a company that was publicly known to have been involved in corruption
Dali Mpofu ‘kitchen-sinked’ the case for jurisdiction, but the Zondo commission will counter that the former president’s only avenue is the apex court
In an address to his supporters, the former president referred to a conspiracy against him, involving Thuli Madonsela, the judiciary and his political rivals
The commission will oppose the former president’s application and was directed to file papers to the court next week
The former president pleads that he never attended to attract the fire of the constitutional court with his quest for Zondo’s recusal
ANC leaders are to ask deputy secretary general Jesse Duarte discuss his 15-month sentence and to call on his supporters to return to their homes
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This Constitutional Court ruling comes at an inconvenient time for the Ramaphosa faction. Magashule’s strength is waning, but Zuma still wields significant support
Judges were emotional and ignored the constitution, says foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi
The commission chairperson says the final report will have to be finalised without the former president’s version of events
The Zondo commission says the Constitutional Court sentence vindicated the rule of law and the authority of the courts
Former president’s supporters say they reject his custodial sentence
But the deputy minister of state security told the Zondo commission he did not consider the debt reason to quit
The court said it was not in the public interest to put the credibility of the state capture inquiry at risk by forcing it to conclude its work in a rush
Despite the public interest in the ruling, the commission’s deadline has become irrelevant as it abandoned hope of forcing the former president to testify
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The former public enterprises minister says he was deliberately removed from state companies’ dealings and could not have learned of the looting
The former minister was confronted with testimony that the airline was bullied, including by his special adviser, on his watch
It was preposterous to imagine Glencore banked on Ramaphosa to help Eskom bow to its coal-price hike demands, Clinton Ephron told the Zondo commission
Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened
President Cyril Ramaphosa was due to appear before the commission on Monday and Tuesday but the presidency said Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo had asked that an alternative date be found
The chief justice has effectively vacated office five months early as he appeals an adverse finding on his pro-Israel stance and faces criticism from the legal fraternity over his chairing of Judicial Service Commission interviews
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Journalists’ voices should be the very loudest in calling for the culling of the corrupt among us
Inside sources say the NEC discussed Zuma’s attitude towards the judiciary after the integrity commission ordered him to appear before it
The president told the Zondo commission the ruling party dropped the ball but struggled over two days on the witness stand to explain how it happened and how a repeat will be prevented
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The deputy chief justice invited the president to reflect on the matter, given continued corruption since 2017 when he said the party reached a watershed
President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that cadre deployment was abused to further state capture, but played for time when Zondo pressed him for details as to how it happened
The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again
The deputy chief justice said it was not clear if the burglary and a recent shooting were more than criminality, but vowed no one would deter the inquiry