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Zuma arms deal persecution is weird, says Thuli Madonsela
Former public protector Prof Thuli Madonsela has dropped a bombshell that former president Jacob Zuma's prosecution regarding the controversial arms deal is a mystery. Her remarks came during ...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 09:30hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
South Africa submits main legal claim to the top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
The South African legal team delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations' top court on Monday, the latest step in a case the country brought accusing Israel of committing genocide aga...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 09:21hrs | 410 | by Associated Press
Stop the Victimisation of Chidimma Adetshina, she is a black African
In the midst of the ongoing Miss South Africa 2024 competition, one contestant has found herself at the center of a national controversy - Chidimma Adetshina. Since being crowned as one of the top 16 ...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 10:37hrs | 359 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
ANC members set to picket in protest against possible ANC-DA deal
ANC supporters who voted for the party "in good faith" in the general election on 29 May are expected to picket in Johannesburg on Thursday morning, demanding its leaders reject going into a coalition...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 08:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Redi Thlabi: the black woman weaponized against South Africa
South Africa is under attack by Western countries led by the US due to its BRICS membership and non-aligned geopolitical policy. This isn't surprising, given the West's frustration with the country's ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 12:46hrs | 3 | by Larmbert Ebitu
Rise of fake degree phenomenon
IN Zimbabwe, there has been a growing distasteful trend of people who have forged their qualifications, especially certificates, diplomas, bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees.With an unem...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 19:29hrs | 1 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Busisiwe Mkhwebane merely annoyed agents of white monopoly capital
In my view, both Tina Joemat-Pettersson (may her soul repose peacefully) and Busisiwe Mkhwebane are victims of a system that lives off the subjugation of women, where women are treated very differentl...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 17:18hrs | 1 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
What Zondo's Commission did not want South Africa to know
An explosive affidavit that turned the state capture narrative on its head never made it to the final report of the state capture commission of inquiry or was even considered by Chief Justice Raymond ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers ready to fight Mnangagwa's govt
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) says it will face down threats from government, and a court case that could strip it of regulatory powers in a case analysts say has wider implications for other perc...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramaphosa appears to be using the ANC's step-aside rule to target, purge political opponents
President Cyril Ramaphosa increasingly appears to be using the ANC's "step-aside" rule to target and purge his political opponents, while affirming his untouchable supporters, before next year's elect...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Clyde Ramalaine
South African media condemned for 'censorship' as KZN protesters burn trucks
Freedom of expression groups and opposition parties have condemned South African media's decision to stop reporting on protests that have erupted in KwaZulu Natal, claiming the move disregarded the ri...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 21:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
ANC faces one of its trying times since independence
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa faces one of its trying times since independence in 1994 and it threatens to impact the stability of the country.The issue arises fro...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:39hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
Thuli Madonsela urges SA to consider amnesty for corrupt individuals
"I think some people would self-disclose if they knew they would be given an opportunity to do so without dire consequences."There are the words of former public protector Thuli Madonsela, who...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 21:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under tyranny 40 years on, says Khama
OUTSPOKEN former Botswana President Ian Khama has made a scathing evaluation of the Zanu-PFled regime's performance saying nothing, except for name and leaders, had changed in Zimbabwe since independe...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EFF's Ndlozi tells 'racisms apologists' Madonsela to go to hell
The EFF's Mbuyiseni pulled no punches in responding to Social Justice and Honorary Law Professor at the University of Stellenbosch and former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, who criticised the party...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics
The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 21:20hrs | 3 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Anti Zanu-PF figures targeted for Zimbabwe 'political dialogue'
Former Botswana President Ian Seretse Khama and South Africa's former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela are among some of the names being considered to mediate talks between President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:36hrs | | by ZimLive
Malema forgives Zuma
EFF leader Julius Malema on Sunday said that a church service had moved him to forgive former president Jacob Zuma. Malema attended a service at the Apostolic Faith Mission River of Life in So...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabweans protest in Pretoria Embassy
Zimbabweans based in South Africa on Wednesday took to the streets and marched to the Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa to call upon the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cease the killin...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 10:18hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chief Maduna raises the stakes against Mnangagwa
Outspoken Fibalusi Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu has raised the stakes against President Emmerson Mnangagwa after it emerged he recently wrote a letter to the United Nations (UN) appealing for its interventi...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Maduna takes Gukurahundi issue to UN
Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu of Fibalusi in Matabeleland South has taken his plea for the setting up of a special commission to investigate the Gukurahundi atrocities to the United NationsChief Vezi...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 14:00hrs | 11 | by Zenzele Ndebele - cite.org.zw
Mnangagwa's helper faces assassin's bullet
Remember that man who helped President Mnangagwa and his son Emmerson Junior in the dark November days when their lives were in grave danger after a political fallout with then president Robert Mugabe...Published: 26 May 2018 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
SA Public Protector says current crisis in Zimbabwe is 20 years late
Deputy Public Protector Advocate Kevin Sifiso Malunga has added his voice to the crisis in Zimbabwe.Malunga, son of prominent late Zimbabwean nationalist Sydney Donald Malunga, twitted, ...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 17:47hrs | | by Ndou Paul
ANC MP defends Grace Mugabe
An ANC MP sparked outrage this week when he defended Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe's alleged beating of a young South African woman with an electrical cord.The MP, Loyiso Mpumlwana, bemoane...Published: 27 Aug 2017 at 10:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sekeramayi joins former Presidents at leadership forum
DEFENCE minister Sydney Sekeramayi was yesterday one of the discussants at the African Leadership Forum hosted by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, whose programme was dominated by former he...Published: 26 Aug 2017 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thuli Madonsela wades into Grace Mugabe saga
WHILE First Lady Grace Mugabe might have escaped prosecution in South Africa after she allegedly assaulted a 20 year model, Gabrielle Engels, a week ago there is a feeling that President Mugabe should...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 13:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
ANC wants a judicial inquiry into state capture from 1994
Johannesburg - The African National Congress now wants a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture established without delay. ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said the propos...Published: 29 May 2017 at 15:10hrs | | by Mahlatse Gallens, News24
Mugabe on SA hit man's assassination list
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and three South African ministers were the most prominent names on a list of people South African Elvis Ramosebudi allegedly wanted to assassinate, affidavits produced in court...Published: 06 May 2017 at 12:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Filthy rich Ramaphosa donate buffalos
The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in Limpopo has lambasted Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for donating buffalos to a game farm in Makhado, near troubled Vuwani.Spokesperson for the Limpopo ANCYL,...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 21:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
The time for compromise and accommodation in South Africa is over
Many years ago we were discussing our future National Anthem in the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC. On invitation from President Mandela, Professor Mzilikazi Khumalo's proposed renderin...Published: 27 Apr 2017 at 11:34hrs | | by Carl Niehaus
Thuli Madonsela must 'pay back the money!'
Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela should pay back the money.Here's the story; In 2012, Thuli Madonsela's son Wanda, took his mom's beautiful X6 BMW on a joy ride.He picked up a f...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Ferial Haffajee
Zuma reads Thuli Madonsela the riot act
President Jacob Zuma's son Edward has read former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela the riot act, saying she "should either become a full-time politician or just shut up".According to ...Published: 17 Jan 2017 at 10:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Brian Molefe on a mission to defeat the 'demon of racism and exploitation'
Outgoing Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has called on South Africans to stop being distracted by those wanting "to see black people fail" and instead focus on defeating the "demon of racism and exploitati...Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 12:27hrs | | by Matthew le Cordeur
Zuma and his corrupt cronies now desperate
President Jacob Zuma and his corrupt cronies inside and outside the government are now desperate. The decision to lay criminal charges against the former public protector, Thuli Madonsela, is just the...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 12:23hrs | | by Justice Malala
I am no thief, I am no dog, says Zuma
President Jacob Zuma on Friday told more than 3 000 ANC supporters at a cadres forum in Pietermaritzburg that he was no thief."You can spread lies as big as Durban. I don't care," Zuma told th...Published: 20 Nov 2016 at 12:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Buyanga implicated in SA State capture?
ZIMBABWEAN businessman Frank Buyanga's close links with South African President Jacob Zuma have come under the spotlight amid revelations that he was recently implicated in the "State Capture Repo...Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Morgan Tsvangirai cannot do it alone: a growing need for a united opposition party
As motherland plunges into a social and political unknown, the outright solution for Zimbabwe remains within the parameters and influence of Morgan Tsvangirai. The leader of the MDC-T has reached his ...Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 10:06hrs | | by Tapiwa Diamond Chadya
'Madonsela apologise to Zuma for personal vendetta'
Former public protector Thuli Madonsela has cautioned President Jacob Zuma and others implicated in her State of Capture report not to make the same mistakes that were made with the Nkandla saga....Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 13:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuma complains of leaked audio
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has lodged a complaint with the office of the anti-corruption watchdog over a leaked audio recording of his meeting with its former head, his office has said....Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 14:26hrs | | by BBC
Mugabe teases Zuma about his latest political problems
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma looked jovial and upbeat when he arrived in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, for talks with President Robert Mugabe. Mr Zuma joked with officials, but remain...Published: 03 Nov 2016 at 20:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zuma backs down on bid to block corruption report
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has dropped his court bid to block the release of a report into his allegedly improper relationship with businessmen.Mr Zuma's lawyer informed the High ...Published: 02 Nov 2016 at 09:43hrs | 1 | by BBC
Vote for Forbes Africa's 'Person of the Year'
Forbes Africa has asked people to vote from among five nominees up for its "Person of the Year" award, which will be awarded on 17 November.Michiel le Rou...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 11:57hrs | 1 | by Online
Thuli Madonsela is a 'white people pleaser,' says Ntsiki Mazwai
Musician and activist Ntsiki Mazwai has taken shots at outgoing public protector Thuli Madonsela, accusing her of being a "white people pleaser".Thuli was on 702 this week, where she spoke abo...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 15:54hrs | 1 | by TMG Entertainment
Kevin Sifiso Malinga Most Qualified to be SA Public Protector
I watched like many followers of democratic processes the selection of South Africa's public protector. An office that requires oversight of the various government functions.I came out of the ...Published: 14 Aug 2016 at 15:26hrs | 3 | by Ken Sibanda
'No security request for Malunga when he became deputy'
The State Security Agency (SSA) has said all 14 Public Protector candidates were screened for background checks, and that no request had been made for Kevin Malunga when he was first appointed as ...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 16:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Public Protector interview: Adv. Kevin Sifiso Malunga
Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga does not have the required security clearance to get his boss's job, a parliamentary committee heard on Thursday.The ad hoc committee tasked with find...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kevin Malunga denounced his Zimbabwean citizenship in 2010
Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga does not have the required security clearance to get his boss's job, a parliamentary committee heard on Thursday.The ad hoc committee tasked with find...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 09:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
South Africans trying to muscle Malunga out of the race
Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga was dismissed from Wits Law School in 2009 when he failed to pass his probationary period as a lecturer, a fact he has withheld from the parliamentary committ...Published: 30 Jul 2016 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
The full list of people in line for Madonsela's job
The full list of candidates who have been nominated for the post of Public Protector has been released.There will be 59 people vying to fill Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's shoes.Th...Published: 28 Jun 2016 at 18:18hrs | | by news24
Zuma must only pay R7.8m of the R250m for Nkandla upgrades
Cape Town - The National Treasury has submitted a report to the Constitutional Court on how much President Jacob Zuma must pay for non-security upgrades at his Nkandla homestead."All queri...Published: 27 Jun 2016 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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