Former president Jacob Zuma waits ahead of his court hearing in Pietermaritzburg, on 30 November 2018. PHOTO: Rogan Ward/Pool/AFP 19m ago Jacob Zuma back in court for corruption trial: What can we expect? After a massive outcry over his non-attendance in court earlier this year, citing ill health, former president Jacob Zuma is expected to appear…
Former president Jacob Zuma is seen inside the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Gallo Images/Thulie Dlamini Former president Jacob Zuma and his legal team appear to believe the judiciary is against him.Advocate Eric Mabuza said all would be revealed in court.Zuma supporters are not expected outside the court due to Covid-19 regulations.After a massive outcry over his…
Head of the National Prosecuting Authority's Investigative Directorate Hermione Cronjé. (Jan Gerber/News24) The Investigating Directorate has been granted an order restraining alleged Gupta "fixer" Kuben Moodley and his letterbox company, Albatime, from dealing with R232 million worth of assets.Advocate Hermione Cronje brought the urgent application on 10 June after the state capture commission released approximately R20…
Judge Dunstan Mlambo. (Sarel van der Walt) The DA has described a judgment on the government's use of transformation criteria when providing relief as a "step back for non-racialism". The party intends to appeal.The court dismissed the DA's bid to stop the minister of small business development to stop using BBBEE status, race, gender, age…
Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court Dunstan Mlambo. A full High Court bench has dismissed the DA's bid to have government stop using BBBEE status, race, gender, age or disability in determining who will receive Covid-19 aid. The court also ruled that the criteria used on who gets aid is unlawful and has…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…