Jacob Zuma on Sunday reminded South Africans that he is still the president of the country. “As your shepherd, let me lead you,” Zuma said in Zulu to more than 10 000 people gathered at a
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National assembly speaker Baleka Mbete on Sunday said she “regretted” the hostile reception public protector Thuli Madonsela got while presenting her budget to a parliamentary
The top three selling passenger vehicles in South Africa in March were the Volkswagen Polo Vivo, the Volkswagen Polo and the Ford Figo. While vehicle sales have fallen dramatically in
The ANC has confirmed that its top six officials met on Thursday night to discuss the judgment handed down by the constitutional court earlier that day. “They met yesterday and they will again today,” national spokesman Zizi Kodwa said on
The accountability of public governance in South Africa has come a long way since 1994. When the transitional constitution was hammered out in negotiations in 1993, the primary consideration was to establish an unshakeable commitment to government under
Public protector Thuli Madonsela revealed on Thursday that she was being investigated by the Hawks. “I would celebrate if the NPA (the National Prosecuting Authority) and the Hawks at least by tonight would send a report that says they
The Guptas, the “spy tape” saga and now the constitutional court’s Nkandla ruling are all blows that President Jacob Zuma is trying to deflect, political expert Daniel Silke said on Thursday. “The nature of the constitutional court judgment, the
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has called for President Jacob Zuma to be impeached following the constitutional court’s finding that he had flouted the constitution. “This morning we have already filed a motion to say Zuma must be
The rand has briefly touched R14,80/US$ after the constitutional court ruled that President Jacob Zuma must pay back a portion of the money spent on security upgrades at Nkandla. At the time the ruling was concluded at around 11am on Thursday, the rand
The Public Protector’s remedial action against President Jacob Zuma over the upgrades to his Nkandla home were binding, the constitutional court said on Thursday. “The remedial action taken against