This picture was taken from the Eyewitness News website, which was A YouTube screengrab of Kanya Cekeshe in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on 14 October 2019. The Congress of the People says Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola should not interfere in FeesMustFall student activist Khaya Cekeshe’s case. Lamola is assisting Cekeshe [...]

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has brought a criminal complaint against the directors of Tahal South Africa regarding an alleged dubious contract with the City of Tshwane. It was found that Tahal had written its own contract terms of reference. Outa’s Michael Holenstein says although the city suspended the contract, it failed to act against [...]

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has postponed former president Jacob Zuma’s long-awaited corruption trial to February. The state told the court that it had been informed that Zuma plans to appeal the earlier judgement that denied him a permanent stay of prosecution. Zuma’s lawyer Thabani Masuku welcomed the state’s assurance that it is now ready for [...]

Wishes poured in for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who celebrates his 88th birthday today. The Nobel Laureate, who was born in Klerksdorp, largely retreated from public life over the years but made two public appearances this year. Last month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex met with him and his wife in Cape Town to [...]

Former president Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane Zuma, told the state capture commission of inquiry that serious rumours prompted him to organise a meeting between businessman Fana Hlongwane and former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas on October 23, 2015. Zuma claimed in an affidavit that there were rumours that Hlongwane had blackmailed Jonas. The meeting which [...]

Helen Zille is cleared to run for the position of the DA chairperson of the federal council. In 2017, the former party leader reached an agreement with DA leader Mmusi Maimane after a series of controversial tweets about colonialism. According to this deal, Zille agreed to vacate her position on all decision-making structures of the [...]

A pastor from Cape Town has been arrested for allegedly sexually molesting a four-year-old toddler for the second time in the past five months. The 49-year-old was arrested on Wednesday. He had reportedly been accused of raping and molesting the girl five months ago, but according to family members, police delayed in investigating the allegations. [...]

A second whistleblower has come forward in the impeachment case against US President Donald Trump. Lawyers representing the first one say the second person was also an intelligence official. This person apparently has first-hand knowledge of the phone call Trump made to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on 25 July in which he allegedly asked for [...]