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  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma presents the Presidency budget vote in the National Assembly on 31 May 2017. Picture: GCIS

    Jacob Zuma: Parliament isn’t contributing to nation building

    Zuma said debates in the National Legislature are geared towards short-term electoral gains and do little to drive social cohesion.

    61 days ago
  • Jacob Zuma and Bheki Cele met on Thursday, 18 February 2021 in Nkandla. Picture: Dudu Zuma-Sambudla/Twitter.

    Cele: I am ready to account to Parly over my visit to Zuma

    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.”

    61 days ago
  • FILE: Nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi was the first person in South Africa to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, 17 February 2021. Picture: Siya Duda.

    JUDITH FEBRUARY: The pendulum swings between hope and despair in South Africa

    In typically contradictory South African fashion, as the circus which is ANC politics played itself out on the national stage, hope was in the air as the local COVID-19 vaccine rollout began.

    62 days ago
  • Jacob Zuma and Bheki Cele met on Thursday, 18 February 2021 in Nkandla. Picture: Dudu Zuma-Sambudla/Twitter.

    DA: If Cele visited Zuma as minister then he must reimburse taxpayer

    The DA wants answers from Cele as to whether he was at Zuma‘s Nkandla home in his capacity as the national police minister or ANC NEC member.

    62 days ago
  • Former President Jacob Zuma hosts Police Minister Bheki Cele at his Nkandla homestead on 18 February 2021. Picture: Twitter/@DZumaSambudla

    DA wants to know whether Cele visited Zuma as police minister or NEC member

    Cele spent time at Zuma's Nkandla home on Thursday and has not disclosed the detailed reasons for his visit.

    62 days ago
  • Jacob Zuma and Bheki Cele met on Thursday, 18 February 2021 in Nkandla. Picture: Dudu Zuma-Sambudla/Twitter.

    Magashule: I have no details of Cele’s visit to Zuma

    Ace Magashule - who held an impromptu media briefing after his court appearance on Friday - said Bheki Cele was not sent by the ANC leadership to Nkandla.

    63 days ago
  • Jacob Zuma and Bheki Cele met on Thursday, 18 February 2021 in Nkandla. Picture: Dudu Zuma-Sambudla/Twitter.

    Bheki Cele to report back to ANC NEC after visit with Jacob Zuma

    The contents of the meeting were not yet revealed, but it came against the backdrop of Jacob Zuma's refusal to co-operate with the State Capture Commission despite the ANC's stance on the inquiry.

    64 days ago
  • Former President Jacob Zuma hosts Police Minister Bheki Cele at his Nkandla homestead on 18 February 2021. Picture: Twitter/@DZumaSambudla

    MKMVA blocks Cele motorcade on way to Nkandla meeting with Zuma

    Police Minister and ANC NEC member Bheki Cele’s motorcade was initially blocked by members of the MKMVA, who have been stationed outside Jacob Zuma’s home since earlier this week.

    64 days ago
  • FILE: Zuma has ignored summons requiring him to give evidence at the hearings. Picture: Picture: AFP.

    Kathrada Foundation lambasts Zuma for snubbing Zondo Commission

    Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has approached the Constitutional Court asking that the former president be sent to jail for being in contempt of court.

    64 days ago
  • The crowd who gathered to support former President Jacob Zuma is seen reflected in his glasses as he waits to speak after appearing on corruption charges at the Durban High Court on 6 April 2018. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/Eyewitness News.

    ANALYSIS: Zuma defiance is a grave moment. But it’s not a constitutional crisis

    The former president is in a corner and largely isolated. His only option is to stir the pot so much that it gives him some kind of bargaining power.

    65 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's Sona on Tuesday, 16 February 2021. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter.

    Malema warns of 'uprising' against corrupt members of judiciary

    EFF leader Julius Malema launched his attack on the judiciary during Tuesday’s debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona).

    65 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma ahead of his addresses to his supporters outside the state capture commission on 19 July 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Zikalala says Zuma’s conduct not aligned with ANC policy

    Jacob Zuma maintains he will not appear before the state capture commission as long as it’s chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo whom he accuses of being prejudiced.

    66 days ago
  • FILE: Struggle stalwart Mavuso Msimang. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Mavuso Msimang: Zuma has embarrassed every member of the ANC

    African National Congress (ANC) veteran Mavuso Msimang said that his party was in a difficult state and should be embarrassed that Jacob Zuma refused to show up at the state capture commission of inquiry.

    66 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 17 November 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Pro-Zuma group led by Niehaus says ANC failing the former president

    The Gauteng RET, led by MKMVA spokesperson Carl Niehaus, said the commission led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo was especially created to deal with former President Jacob Zuma.

    66 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 17 November 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Zondo: If action not taken against Zuma, others could ignore court orders too

    Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said the court should find him guilty of contempt for defying its order – and the State Capture Commission summons to testify.

    66 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma ahead of his addresses to his supporters outside the state capture commission on 19 July 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Zuma: Many South Africans overlooking judicial abuse because they don't like me

    In a long statement issued on Monday night, former President Jacob Zuma repeated his long-held claim that the Zondo Commission was part of a well-orchestrated plan to remove him from office.

    66 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma at the state capture commission on 19 July 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Zuma: I have no objection to the law, but I object to Zondo Inquiry

    He has released a statement in response to Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo referring his matter back to the Constitutional Court for action.

    67 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma addressing his supporters outside the state capture commission on 19 July 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Zondo Inquiry is pulling a publicity stunt, says Jacob Zuma’s son Edward

    Zuma junior, who is at home in Nkandla with his father, has expressed gratitude to party members and supporters who have gathered outside in defence of the former leader.

    67 days ago
  • Zondo: We will ask for imprisonment of Zuma if found guilty of contempt of court

    Former President Jacob Zuma was a no-show at the State Capture commission of inquiry on Monday 15 February 2021. As a result, the commission will approach the Constitutional Court to find Zuma guilty of contempt of court, and would request a term of imprisonment for him.

    67 days ago
  • FILE: KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala at a media briefing on 24 May 2020 on the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture: @kzngov/Twitter.

    Zikalala ‘confident’ ANC officials will convince Zuma to abide by the law

    On Monday, Zuma was a no-show at the state capture commission despite a Constitutional Court ruling ordering him to appear before Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and testify.

    67 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is seen during a session of the commission of inquiry into state capture in Johannesburg on 16 November 2020. Picture: AFP

    Zondo: State capture commission to ask for imprisonment of Zuma

    A dangerous precedent could be set if Deputy Chief Justice Zondo allowed Jacob Zuma to defy the State Capture Commission summons and the Constitutional Court order.

    67 days ago
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