Articles containing the tag ‘President Jacob Zuma
By PAW On Thursday, October 17th, 2013

President Zuma to Consider 7 Women for Judicial Positions

The Judicial Service Commission has a constitutional mandate to bring about transformation in the judiciary by highlighting the demographics of the South African population. The Judicial Service Council include... Read more »
By PAW On Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

The Public Wants Details on Nkandlagate Report

The Minister of Public Works, Thulas Nxesi has accused the Democratic Alliance of engaging in publicity stunts at the expense of President Jacob Zuma’s security. He was referring to the bid by the DA to decla... Read more »
By PAW On Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Public Reaction to Zuma’s Call for “Patriotic Reporting”

President Jacob Zuma is convinced that South Africans could do with more smiles all around. He is not alone in his desire to uplift the mood in the country by telling more good news. SABC and ANN7 are fully beh... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Monday, August 12th, 2013

Public Protector Inspects Zuma’s Nkandla Residence

On Monday, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela visited the subject of her controversial investigation; the home of President Jacob Zuma in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal. Her probe relates to the allegations that the pres... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Sunday, August 11th, 2013

Arms Deal Exposé: Three Containers of Unseen Documents

When a commission of inquiry into any matter is assembled, one expects that that commission will go through all the evidence and leave no stone unturned in its search for the truth. When it comes to matters of ... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Presidency Issues Statement after Arms Deal Hearings were Postponed

For years, President Jacob Zuma has been implicated as one of the people who benefitted from the controversial arms deal which was material in the case against Schabir Shaik. Schabir Shaik was President Jacob Z... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Thursday, July 25th, 2013

Thuli Madonsela’s ‘Nkandlagate’ Report Almost Complete

The report on the renovations at the private residence of President Jacob Zuma is almost complete. Speaking to journalists in Pretoria, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said: “I regret to say we have not yet ... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

Justice Langa was One of the Best Legal Minds – Zuma

Former Chief Justice Pius Langa has died at the age of 74. His death was announced by his brother on Wednesday morning. Justice Langa died at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. He was in hospital for about a... Read more »
By PAW On Saturday, July 6th, 2013

‘Nkandlagate’ Landscaping Budget Noted as R 14.3 million

The ‘Nkandlagate’ plot thickens. On Friday, the Mail and Guardian took a bold decision and published documents which tell the ‘behind-the-scenes’ version of events leading up to the scandal now known as... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Friday, July 5th, 2013

Is Former President Nelson Mandela in a “Permanent Vegetative State”?

The latest media reports say that the former President of South Africa may have no hope of recovery. For weeks, the presidency has told South Africans and, through the media, the international community that fo... Read more »