Politics
Brigadier says Idac turned recruitment dispute into public punishment
Brigadier Dineo Mokwele has accused the state of allowing a disputed crime intelligence appointment to become public punishment before any court has tested the...
State probes why crime intelligence appointee ‘vetted like service provider’
The state's case against Brigadier Dineo Mokwele has opened a new line of scrutiny into how a newly appointed crime intelligence officer was allegedly...
Speaker Didiza abides while Parliament’s power is on trial
In Britain, when Boris Johnson shut down Parliament during the Brexit crisis, Speaker John Bercow did not reach for polite neutrality.
After the UK Supreme...
ANC withdraws notice to intervene in Phala Phala review application
The African National Congress (ANC) has formally withdrawn its bid to participate in the high-profile court challenge over the Section 89 Independent Panel Report...
When should police generals be arrested?
The failed arrest drama around Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo and Maj-Gen Nosipho Madondo has predictably forced us to choose a side, as always.
One can either...
MEC’s office ‘blows cover’ of North West mining whistleblower
An anonymous whistleblower who complained to the public protector about a North West kgosi's alleged role in blocking a mining investor from accessing communal...
‘MK Party’s decisions irregular:’ National High Command breaks silence
Senior members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party's National High Command (NHC) have broken their silence and publicly challenged the party's national leadership. They...
How Malema clobbered Mabuyane in master’s degree defamation lawsuit
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane's failure to review the Horizon forensic investigation report commissioned by the University of Fort Hare to probe his registration...
Why Didiza stayed out of Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala court battle
National Assembly (NA) Speaker Thoko Didiza has revealed why she chose not to join President Cyril Ramaphosa's legal battle to halt Parliament's Phala Phala...
Mathews Phosa defends National Assembly speaker over Phala Phala
Former ANC treasurer-general and legal expert Dr Mathews Phosa has leapt to the defence of National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza’s decision to file a...
