Apex court’s Zuma ruling on NDPP opens up attack on Ramaphosa
A legal challenge to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of the country’s top prosecutor hinges on a landmark Constitutional Court ruling against his predecessor,... Read more.
‘We are dealing with violent cold-blooded criminals’
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has framed the recent increase in fatal police shootings as a tragic but necessary consequence of officers confronting an... Read more.
DA bans ‘racist’ label in internal contests
The DA has warned members against “negative campaigning” in internal leadership contests, as the party moves to prevent the use of inflammatory labels, including... Read more.
Zuma, Mbeki yet to address ‘secret amnesty deal’ for apartheid crimes
Former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki have launched fierce legal attacks against a judge leading a critical inquiry but have pointedly not addressed the damning... Read more.
WATCH | Patrice Motsepe’s ANC campaign takes off
Billionaire businessman and CAF president Patrice Motsepe has unofficially entered the ANC succession race. A campaign to install Motsepe as the party’s leader... Read more.
WATCH | ‘I endured malicious allegations from Paul O’Sullivan’
Khomotso Phahlane, the former Lieutenant-General of the South African Police Service (SAPS), has provided a detailed account of his career, dismissal, and the allegations... Read more.
Ex-top cop Phahlane labels secret SAPS ‘Project Cyborg’ irregular
A secretive South African Police Service (SAPS) initiative, dubbed “Project Cyborg”, has been exposed in a bombshell affidavit as an irregular and wasteful operation... Read more.
Why Paul O’Sullivan fled South Africa
In a series of email exchanges with Parliament and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has revealed that he has once... Read more.
Prosecutorial silence freezes SA’s $7m marine restitution fund
A $7-million (about R116-million) fund meant to shore up South Africa’s plundered oceans remains frozen in a state account, with blame for the lack of progress... Read more.
Xulu firm withdraws urgent NDPP interdict but wants Cyril Ramaphosa’s panel report
In a strategic legal retreat, attorney Barnabas Xulu’s law firm has agreed to withdraw the urgent part of its court bid to block President Cyril Ramaphosa’s... Read more.


