The abuse of media to drive internal agendas in the DA The Sunday Times today (18 May) makes false claims about what transpired at a meeting of the DA’s Federal Executive (Fedex) on Friday 16 May. Given the i...
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Despite a poor showing, it seems all is not lost for the Economic Freedom Fighters, judging by the response from the party’s supporters in Sandton on Saturday. There was ululating and shouts of praise for...
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As we move away from the elections, many parties are already thinking about parliament and have started putting together their parliamentary lists. Several parties on Friday released lists of those of its membe...
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Shrien Dewani will not appear in court again until the 20th of May, as he has been declared unfit to stand trial for psychiatric reasons. Shrien Dewani (34) has been accused of murdering his Swiss wife, Anni, w...
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The Nkandla saga rages on. If the public thought that the conflict between the Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and the government had blown itself over, it appears it has another thought coming. This, after it...
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Government has issued a statement on Thursday saying that it will approach the high court to receive clarity on the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela’s report on the President’s Nkandla homestead. The Pupli...
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There was drama in the Northern Gauteng High Court today in Pretoria on Wednesday when Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled that murder accused paralympian, Oscar Pistorius be sent to a state mental facility for compul...
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The Oscar Pistorius Trial still continues to hog attention despite the fact that South Africa has been through a torrid election period. On Monday, the trial of the paralympian entered its thirtieth day in the ...
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While we may all heave a sigh of relief that the elections have come and gone with little or no change to our everyday life, we need to take cognisance of the fact that there are always loose ends to be tied a...
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As is always the case, the aftermath of elections is always littered with political injuries, both minor and profound, and in some extreme cases, political corpses. This will be in everyone’s mind on Monday when the Zuma-led African National Congress meets at various levels to discuss the appointment of premiers in the eight provinces where it won during the polls. According to insiders in the ruling party, the home of contention is the country’s economic hub, Gau... Read more »
