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Chair of the state capture commission Raymond Zondo (L) handed over the first of the report to President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) on 4 January 2022. Picture: GCIS.

Dikgang moseneke

It’s imperative that SA moves fast on state capture prosecutions. Here’s why

By The Conversation

Penelope Andrews lays out why prosecutions related to state capture need to happen fast.

  • FILE: IEC chairperson Glen Mashinini. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN.

    IEC to head to court to have local govt elections postponed

    The commission received the final report of the Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Elections during COVID-19 from former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke earlier this week.

    298 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Moseneke recommends local govt polls be held no later than February due to COVID

    IEC inquiry chairperson, former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, said that it was not possible that the elections scheduled for October would be free and fair. He said that COVID-19 restrictions would not only affect political parties and their campaigning efforts but also voters.

    300 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Moseneke finds local elections will not be free & fair if held in Oct

    This follows days of submissions from political parties and various organisations of whether the elections should be held or not during the COVID pandemic.

    301 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    IEC set to release report on inquiry into having elections during COVID-19

    There were mixed responses from political parties with concerns that the polls on 27 October would be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    302 days ago
  • To open the polls or not? Political parties weigh in at Moseneke local election inquiry

    Leaders of various political parties made oral submissions at the Moseneke electoral commission on 2 July 2021 as to whether the country should head to the polls to vote for local government in October or not. #Elections2021 #IEC #COVID19

    319 days ago
  • FILE: Two ballot boxes sit in the Pinelands Primary voting station as South Africans cast their votes on 8 May 2019. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    Moseneke acknowledges elections report urgency as IEC gears up for by-elections

    Retired Judge Dikgang Moseneke has the task of determining whether free and fair elections are possible amid pandemic related lockdowns on a very tight deadline.

    323 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Inquiry probing feasibility of holding elections starts this week

    Political parties, civil society organisations and medical experts will make submissions to the Inquiry headed by retired Judge Dikgang Moseneke.

    324 days ago
  • FILE: Moeketsi Majoro (right) is sworn in as Lesotho prime minister at the Royal Palace in Maseru on 20 May 2020. Picture: AFP

    SADC facilitation team hits out at Lesotho politicians over reform delays

    SADC facilitation team leader, retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, said that Lesotho’s delays were squandering enormous SADC, EU and UN resources when there were more compelling conflicts in Mozambique and the DRC.

    348 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Moseneke spells out review committee’s work to assess election readiness

    The commission on Thursday said it wants to benefit from the evaluation of all factors which have a bearing on the possibility of an otherwise free and fair election.

    361 days ago
  • Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at an IEC press briefing in Centurion, Johannesburg on 20 May 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    IEC appoints Moseneke to head review process on holding municipal polls

    Although the commission said that it was confident about its ability to carry out the polls, former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has been requested to urgently review all relevant factors, including legal and socio-political.

    362 days ago
  • IEC appoints Moseneke to assess if COVID will allow for free, fair local elections

    The Electoral Commission has appointed former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke to lead a process to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on conditions conducive for the holding of free and fair elections later this year.

    362 days ago
  • President Cyirl Ramaphosa delivers the eulogy at the funeral of human rights lawyer Advocate George Bizos on 17 September 2020. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa: SA laws must continue to provide protection for most vulnerable

    President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at late human rights lawyer Advocate George Bizos' funeral on Thursday.

    607 days ago
  • Justice Edwin Cameron applauded in the Constitutional Court where he was celebrated for his contributions to the South African justice system. Cameron has retired after 25 years. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Justice Cameron described as a South African hero

    Dikgang Moseneke said it never escaped him, Edwin Cameron, and others that their critical role was to protect the country, democracy, and other hard-won gains.

    1001 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa attends a special NEC meeting in Cape Town on 21 May 2019. Picture: EWN

    Ramaphosa 'concerned' about infighting in Lesotho

    President Cyril Ramaohosa, who is SADC’s facilitator for Lesotho, was heading to the mountain kingdom on Thursday as that country grappled with a split in Tom Thabane’s party.

    1049 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Ramaphosa expected to weigh in on SADC mediation for troubled Lesotho

    Lesotho has been going through constitutional and security sector reforms since 2015, following alleged coups and the killing of two army commanders.

    1050 days ago
  • After protesting outside the offices of Gauteng Premier David Makhura,  families of the Life Esidimeni victims headed to the ANC headquarters in Johannesburg. They are protesting over not being compensated for the deaths of the family members.  Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Families of Life Esidimeni victims seek legal advice over govt payouts

    Life Esidimeni family committee's Andrew Pietersen says most of the families who are seeking legal advice are those who were not aware of the arbitration process.

    1252 days ago
  • FILE: Retired deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN.

    'Watch out' - Carl Niehaus tells Dikgang Moseneke

    Carl Niehaus was referring to comments Dikgang Moseneke made earlier this week at Wits University, where he referred to former President Jacob Zuma as a 'bumbling fool'.

    1264 days ago
  • FILE: Lesotho PM Thomas Motsoahae Thabane at the 37th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit at The OR Tambo Building in Pretoria on 20 August, 2017. Picture: AFP

    Lesotho's apex court rejects amnesty clause brokered by SA mediator

    This puts a question mark over the planned return this weekend of an opposition leader after a year in exile in South Africa.

    1271 days ago
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