It is a testing time for the judiciary as it prepares for the
trial of African National Congress President Jacob Zuma. His supporters
say the trial is politically motivated and want the charges of
corruption, money laundering and racketeering thrown ou...
Chief Justice Pius Langa: The head of the Constitutional Court and of the Judicial Commission from rural Limpopo Province worked as a labourer in a shirt factory and studied law by correspondence through the University of South Africa. He defended opponen...
KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Vuka Tshabalala studied at the Universities of Fort Hare and Natal. He lost many pro-African National Congress President Jacob Zuma friends by choosing retired Judge Hillary Squires to preside over the 2005 trial that led to ...
The fierce struggle for the presidential nomination is going Jacob Zuma's way - fast
The battle for control of the African National Congress divides
African intellectuals inside and outside the ANC, with Jacob
Zuma supporters, Thabo Mbeki supporters and third-man
advocates sparring it out in public. Malegapuru William Makgoba, South Af...
The ANC's leadership wants to know where its money came from - and where it went
Bulelani Ngcuka, South Africa’s former National Public Prosecutor and boss of the Scorpions anti-corruption investigators, is the man most hated by African National Congress President Jacob Zuma and his supporters. He is also likely to be the first Black ...
The murders of immigrants have their roots in poverty, xenophobia and the failure of political leadership
South African officials visiting Russia on 22-23 May were in
damage-control mode. In March, Eskom let it be known that the
Russian nuclear reactor builder Atomstroyexport (ASE),
would be excluded from competitive tenders for Africa's largest
ever nucl...
A dash through Europe has helped the new ANC leader establish his pragmatic credentials with diplomats and businesses
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