The presidency said the move required input from legal experts but analysts suggests it may in some way have been precipitated by the fire at parliament
Zolani Matthews has been fired after an investigation found he deliberately and intentionally failed to disclose that he holds British citizenship
The former head of the State Security Agency and Zuma ally did not come close to complying with the state capture inquiry’s rules for cross-examination, Zondo said
No members of the police, defence force or state security have been implicated ‘at this stage’ in ongoing investigations into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
The deputy chief justice said all the former spy boss had to do to respond to bombshell testimony implicating him in state capture was to apply for a turn to testify
The former director general of intelligence’s character assassination of the deputy chief justice is straight out of the Zuma playbook
The suspended KZN prisons boss was barred from entering his office by armed security staff last week, at the behest of his national counterpart
The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole
Whether national security should be located inside or outside the presidency must be considered based on functionality and constitutional values
The need to protect the autonomy of the State Security Agency from political interference is even more critical now that it falls under the presidency
The president was presented with evidence about state capture that it was hard to believe escaped the attention of those in power, including himself
Civilians working together signals the possible germination of a deeply embedded democratic culture where ethnicity no longer divides
Some blame the feud between the police minister and the national police commissioner blamed for slow reaction to unrest
State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula are two leaders who disagreed with the ‘insurrection’ label, sources say
The state’s inability to foresee or forestall this week’s frightening and destructive series of events defies explanation
The portfolio committee on women, youth and people with disabilities is yet to adopt the report on candidates for the National Youth Development Agency board
From being axed by Jacob Zuma, Bheki Cele is now tasked with putting him in jail
Democracy is everyone’s responsibility to defend. Now is a critical time to double up efforts to guard this nation’s constitutional integrity
Journalists’ voices should be the very loudest in calling for the culling of the corrupt among us
The former state security minister told the Zondo commission he never ordered that any judges be paid off but a conspiracy to create this impression is ongoing
Because President Cyril Ramaphosa won the step-aside order in the ANC’s national executive committee, a cabinet reshuffle looms, with Sisulu and Dlodlo’s names on comrades’ lips
Minister of State Security Ayanda Dlodlo denied allegations of incompetence over her handling of the Project Justice bombshell
The deputy chief justice says he has to act because Zuma’s defiance risks inciting lawlessness
Evidence at the inquiry into state capture of publications and journalists being paid from the State Security Agency slush fund are alarming
Two stories from reporters who turned down offers to spy for the SSA
Events of the past week have proven that the Zondo commission investigating state capture cannot conclude its work without former president Jacob Zuma’s honest testimony
Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser goes on the offensive as allegations mount against him at the inquiry into state capture
The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the inquiry into state capture
Journalists who received payments from the state security agency will be named only once the Zondo commission has notified them in writing
The Constitutional Court has told the former president everyone is equal before the law and he must appear before the Zondo commission
Ms K’s and Mr Y’s affidavits and testimony have alleged a picture going back to 2008 of how the former president and his aides worked — and allegedly abused the SSA
Day two of State Security Agency testimony at the Zondo commission birthed more revelations that point to the former head of state and agents breaking the law