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Markus Jooste asset seizure: ‘NPA asleep on the job’
Analysts believe it will be easier to build a case against the former Steinhoff CEO on ‘lesser crimes’ instead of complex international investment fraud
Dear Gwede, recall Zuma now
Activist lawyer Paul Hoffman has called for the recall of President Jacob Zuma, whom he said was "ever more conflicted and compromised".
IFAISA objects to Zuma’s presidential candidacy
The Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa has lodged an official objection to Jacob Zuma’s candidacy for presidency in the May elections.
Stand up for freedom of expression
South Africans can participate in the fight for freedom of expresson at the Constitutional Conference.
Court flexes muscles on Menzi Simelane
The setting aside of President Jacob Zuma’s appointment of Menzi Simelane is likely to heighten tensions between the judiciary and the executive.
Arms deal probe gets wide terms of reference
The scope of the probe into claims of corruption and impropriety in the arms deal has been hailed as "better than a sharp stick in the eye".
Zuma’s arms deal bombshell
President Jacob Zuma announces an inquiry in to the arms deal — but will it just be a "sweetheart commission"?
Zuma’s move on Ngcobo ‘illegal’
Experts say a political decision to extend a judge’s term compromises the judiciary’s independence.
Decision on new arms deal probe delayed
Concourt postpones arms deal activist Terry Crawford-Browne’s bid to force President Jacob Zuma to appoint a commission of inquiry into the arms deal.
Judicial independence under scrutiny
High-profile criminal cases involving senior South African officials have renewed fears among opposition parties and the legal community that judicial independence may be at…
US court gives nod to apartheid claims
A United States appellate court on Friday allowed claims brought by victims of apartheid against dozens of major companies to go forward, saying a lower court erred in ruling it…