Politics
Swifambo boss Mashaba admits to paying ANC R80mln from Prasa tender
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond has instructed the secretary of the commission to lay a criminal complaint against Mashaba.
He was speaking at a briefing after delivering his Budget speech on Wednesday afternoon.
It said the current level 3 lockdown restrictions prohibit political parties from engaging in programmes that hold government accountable and doesn’t allow for campaigning to take place ahead of local government elections set for November.
Several small gatherings, in line with COVID-19 regulations, were expected to take place around the country to highlight challenges such as unemployment which now sits at 32.5%.
The court set the 17 May as the date for the commencement of the trial, following input from both the State and the accused.
Opposition parties said that all indications were that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni would slap South Africans with a tax increase.
ANC Northern Cape secretary Deshi Ngxanga said secretary general Ace Magashule’s insistence that guidelines for the implementation of the step aside resolution must first be approved by the party’s branches, was simply wrong
Provincial secretary Deshi Ngxanga has told Eyewitness News the province would not go ahead with the meetings until allowed to do so legally.
Zuma and Thales face corruption, money laundering and racketeering charges linked to the multibillion-rand arms deal.
His comments come after the commission, chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, on Monday filed an application to the Constitutional Court asking for Zuma to be jailed for two years for being in contempt of the court.
His family said he was admitted at an Eastern Cape hospital last week due to abdominal pain and passed away on Sunday.
In Monday's papers, the secretary of the commission is the applicant and the respondents are Zuma, the minister of police and the SAPS.
There's little to complain about when government works. Making unfounded allegations is the only solution for some, writes Yonela Diko.
Several people close to the Diko family have confirmed that Chief Madzikane Thandisizwe Diko II passed away on Sunday night at an Eastern Cape hospital.
Jacob Zuma and French arms company, Thales, are expected to appear at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday but his foundation claimed that the National Prosecuting Authority was not ready to proceed with the trial as indicated in December.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africans should be concerned when those who occupied prominent positions in society made statements that demonstrated a disdain for the basic principles of our Constitution and the institutions established to defend our democracy.
Zuma said it’s up to the electorate to ensure that elected officials do better.
Zuma said debates in the National Legislature are geared towards short-term electoral gains and do little to drive social cohesion.
Cele met Zuma on Thursday, but did not clearly explain what was discussed, except to say he wanted to understand the former president’s concerns to avoid what he called “a disastrous situation.”