The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that Zuma has left prison and been admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation.
The Constitutional Court had a Zoom hearing recently, dealing with the state’s obligation to recognise Muslim marriages. One lawyer’s “ninja” comment is now being scrutinised.
The much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle, which had been on the cards for a while, was announced by President Ramaphosa last night. A few appointments warrant a closer look.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to shuffle the deck, with a number of ministers reported to be on the chopping block.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has filed a 90-page affidavit outlining what it alleges is gross corruption within the health department’s awarding of contracts, with many hands in the cookie jar.
The unveiling of a memorial to police officers who have died in the line of duty was a sombre affair, until Boris’ struggles with an umbrella took over.
The EFF and members of the Afrikaner group Bittereinders (meaning ‘to the bitter end’) faced off outside a Pretoria old age home yesterday.
The Economic Freedom Fighters, or EFF, turned eight this week, with much noise and self-congratulating taking place on social media.
A Twitter account under the name ‘Tracy Zille’ shot to prominence last year and quickly racked up more than 30 000 followers. An investigation soon drew back the curtain.
According to filmmaker Anthony George Kirkwood, “no one could train you for what we have witnessed on the frontline”.
If Donald Trump still had a Twitter account, you can guarantee he would already have fired off a number of attacks.
If you’re tired of reading about the looting and destruction, which is understandable, then I would recommend one final story on the matter.
Statistics South African can confirm that white South Africans are leaving the country in large numbers, even during a period where COVID-19 has made emigration more difficult.
Katie Hopkins is no longer welcome in Australia after openly mocking the country’s quarantine measures.
None of this is to excuse what has happened, but it is worth revisiting how gross inequality and poverty have helped fuel the past week’s events.
The portal allows new voters to register, while already registered voters can easily update and amend their details.
It doesn’t seem to matter that the cameras are rolling, because it’s been total and utter anarchy in parts of the country.
What we have witnessed this past week or so are not merely random acts of violence, but rather a planned and executed “insurrection”, using social media mobilisation and the know-how of former uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives.
The tool tracks incidents of violence, looting, arson, protests, and other instability using only credible, verifiable reports.
Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2018 series ‘Who is America?’ made a fool out of many US politicians and public figures. Roy Moore, then a US Senate candidate, was one of them.
It’s easy to blame those stoking the fires on social media, and they do shoulder a large burden of responsibility, but there are also forces operating in the shadows.
This documentary unpacks mystery after mystery as it explores the origin and life of the 500-year-old ‘Salvator Mundi’, the most expensive painting ever sold.
Sorry in advance. Feel free to exit stage left if you don’t want to go down this road, or just need a break from all of the negativity.
Being the president’s daughter comes with certain perks. Just ask Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, who enjoyed a lavish wedding back in 2011.
When your citizens have so little, for so long, and their pleas for assistance go unanswered, desperation sets in. Some of the looting, however, was indefensible.
Late last week, and throughout the weekend, scenes of chaos and destruction have played out, predominantly in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Dudu Zuma-Sambudla is trying to mobilise forces to protest her father’s arrest. Worryingly, she tweeted a video of a President Ramaphosa poster being hit with a hail of bullets.
Speaking outside of the prison where Jacob Zuma is incarcerated, Carl Niehaus suffered further humiliation after being arrested during a live broadcast.
Late last night, with the clock ticking, Jacob Zuma was taken to Estcourt Correctional Centre to serve his 15-month prison sentence.
Even after years and years of reading about sheer government incompetence, there is still room to be surprised.