[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday granted former president Jacob Zuma a postponement in his arms deal corruption trial. The corruption trial, which involves Zuma and French arms company, Thales, is set to resume on 9 and 10 September. The high court was expected to hear Zuma’s special plea for the recusal of…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] ANC councillor Jolidee Matongo has been elected the new executive mayor of the City of Joburg. Council speaker Nonceba Molwele made the announcement during a special council meeting on Tuesday morning. There were no other mayoral candidates nominated for the position. “If only one candidate is nominated, the person preceding must declare that candidate elected.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Former president Jacob Zuma had a surgical procedure on Saturday and other procedures have been scheduled for the coming days, according to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The department said in a statement on Sunday, Zuma remains in hospital outside Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal. “As a result, DCS is unable to…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] ANC councillor Mxolisi Siyonzana has been elected as the new executive mayor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Siyonzana, a known ally of suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, was elected during a special council seating on Monday morning. There were 88 councillors present in council during the vote, and 87 of them voted. Siyonzana…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] ANC veteran Bushy Maape has been announced as the new premier-elect of the North West province. The announcement was made by the ANC’s interim provincial committee (IPC) co-ordinator, Hlomane Chauke, at a media briefing on Tuesday afternoon. “The ANC in the North West province welcomes the decision of the [national executive committee] NEC…
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[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been elected as the new Speaker of the National Assembly (NA). The NA held a plenary sitting in Parliament to elect a new Speaker on Thursday. The proceedings saw Members of Parliament (MPs) vote by a secret ballot following the nomination of two candidates. Candidates…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] On Friday evening, the Constitutional Court reserved judgment on the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC’s) application seeking the postponement of the local government elections to February next year. The apex court heard arguments from, among others, the ANC, DA and EFF. Acting chief justice Raymond Zondo said it had been a long day and the court…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Click on the links below for the full story or visit our home page for the latest news. University of Fort Hare’s East London campus. Photo: University of Fort Hare website The death of yet another final year law student from the University of Fort Hare occurred on Saturday. Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said in a statement the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Black Sash Trust and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the director of public prosecutions in Gauteng to prosecute former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini for alleged perjury or giving false evidence. The charges relate to Dlamini’s testimony during a section 39 inquiry in 2018…