Whether national security should be located inside or outside the presidency must be considered based on functionality and constitutional values
Some party leaders say he left the office in total disarray, which paved the way for disaster
The president and the Gunners coach inherited own-goal, deadwood ‘players’ and need a few seasons to offload them
To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary
The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
‘This would be a very serious disincentive to investment,’ says Thabo Mbeki in a document arguing that the ANC should not proceed with the Constitutional amendment of section 25
Three weeks ago, a second term for the president seemed a safe bet, but the insurgency has thrown the puzzle pieces in the air
The NPA and the Hawks are allocating people and resources to investigate apartheid-era crimes that have gone unpunished, but not everyone is altogether happy about it.
State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula are two leaders who disagreed with the ‘insurrection’ label, sources say
Supporters have stood by Jacob Zuma through scandal after scandal. Some have stayed loyal to him and others have turned their backs
Bheki Cele and Jacob Zuma share a relationship dating back to the 1980s
In her book ‘Femicide in South Africa’, journalist and researcher Nechama Brodie examines the violent history the country’s black lesbians have endured
Many ANC leaders and officials have been implicated in allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing; Zuma’s is merely the most prominent case
During a webinar on Wednesday evening, the former finance minister said the country needs a stronger social compact and a more detailed recovery plan
The former apartheid security police officer’s attempt to use political interference as a reason not to stand trial for murder has failed
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says the organisation is seeking an urgent application to set aside the sale of SAA to Takatso
Sipho Makhubela assures that the private equity firm has what it takes to raise the capital to get SAA flying again
One community’s 25-year battle has roped in the president, the Special Investigating Unit, public protector’s office and the highest court for an RDP house that means more than a roof over your head
The former president argues that the National Prosecuting Authority is so deeply compromised that it cannot lawfully lead evidence against him
Impugned prosecutor Billy Downer argues that even if the court agreed he was biased and removed him, this would still not spell an acquittal for Jacob Zuma
‘You get people at national level who openly defy the decisions of the NEC, even taking the ANC to court … What is that?’ – Thabo Mbeki
The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too
A political trial within a trial is indicated after Zuma’s counsel’s raise the spectre of oral evidence in its move for the prosecutor’s removal and for charges to be dropped
The new counsel for the former president read part of his plea for the prosecutor’s removal and ultimately his acquittal out in court
The former president argues that if he succeeds in having Billy Downer removed as prosecutor, the charges should be dropped
The former president is looking for new pro bono legal counsel
to defend him on arms deal charges, on the brink of the matter going to trial after 17 years
Ace Magashule has thrown the ANC secretary general’s office, once occupied by stalwarts Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu, into disarray
Magashule fails to meet former presidents Mbeki and Motlanthe as he runs out of options
The arms manufacturer has argued that there was no evidence to show that it was aware of hundreds of indirect payments to Jacob Zuma, but the court was not convinced.
Yvette Raphael describes herself as a ‘professional protester, sjambok feminist and hater of trash’. Government officials would likely refer to her as ‘a rebel’. She’s fought for equality her entire life, she says. And she’s scared of no one
Reverend Frank Chikane has just completed six years as the chairperson of the Kagiso Trust. He speaks about corruption, his children’s views and how churches can be mobilised