Zuma Will Have His Day in Court – Ramaphosa

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that his predecessor, Jacob Zuma will appear before the nation’s courts and will get a fair trial. The African National Congress president was speaking on France24 on Sunday in an interview in Paris. He said the charges against Zuma were not part of a witch-hunting process as some have alluded to. “He knows very well our justice system is a fair justice system and our democracy is a robust democracy that enables all these ... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, May 21st, 2021

Coronation of New Zulu King May Hang in the Balance Following Interdict

As the world awaits to be introduced officially to the new king of the Zulu Kingdom and his also new wife, a cloud is hanging over the momentous event as his right to the kingdom has come under question after a... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, May 20th, 2021

Zuma Camp Hands Over Special Plea: Want Senior Prosecutor Out

The prosecuting lawyers in the case against the former president, Jacob Zuma, and his co-accused, the Thales company, have indicated that they have received the special plea that the former president had indica... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, May 18th, 2021

Clash Looms Over Alcohol Ban During Third Wave

As the third wave becomes a reality in many parts of South Africa, it seems that we are heading for a clash of heads between the Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and a lobby group which is called the Sou... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, May 17th, 2021

Zuma Has His Day in Court But Postponed to Next Wednesday

Former President of the African National Congress and the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma on Monday appeared before the Pietermaritzburg High Court, where he was facing charges of corruption that are linke... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, May 16th, 2021

Stage 2 Load Shedding Implemented as Eskom Loses Generating Power

The South African power utility, Eskom announced on Sunday that it would be implementing stage 2 load shedding with immediate effect from Sunday. This was announced in a power alert issued by the state-owned en... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, May 13th, 2021

Third Wave and Lockdown Looming

The department of health on Wednesday released a statement in which it reported that even though the country is not technically in the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, there are figures that are of great co... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, May 11th, 2021

Ramaphosa Not Keen on Lockdown Despite UK and India Variants – Zweli Mkhize

The Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize has indicated that there are no yet plans afoot to place the country under stricter restrictions despite the emergence of new Covid-19 variants. Mkhize was speaking on SABC new... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, May 8th, 2021

Ace Magashule Kicked Out of ANC NEC Meeting

As was widely anticipated, the African National Congress meeting of the NEC was full of drama as the embattled Secretary-General of the party was disconnected from the virtual meeting on Saturday morning. Accor... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

Concern Over New COVID-19 Variants but SA on Top of the Situation – Mkhize

South Africa has been placed on high alert as a way of managing the emerging Covid-19 variants that have been appearing the world over. This was announced by the South African Minister of Health, Doctor Zweli M... Read more »