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FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma appears in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on 31 January 2022. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/Eyewitness News

Mzwanele manyi

Zuma’s lawyer initiates private prosecution against Downer

By Theto Mahlakoana

With the corruption trial due to get underway in the Pietermaritzburg high court Zuma's lawyers have now resolved to initiate private prosecution proceedings...

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

    Zuma's testimony on Themba Maseko's axing dishonest - state capture inquiry

    The rapid removal of Maseko resulted in government communications enabling state capture.

    141 days ago
  • Kuli Roberts. Picture: @kuliroberts/Twitter

    Manyi 'lied & cost me my job': Kuli Roberts says she was never an ATM councillor

    Kuli Roberts was working as a lifestyle editor for 'Sunday World'.

    189 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwanele Manyi. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News

    Manyi: ConCourt's judgment against Zuma could impact investor confidence

    Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi described Friday’s judgment by the apex court as expected but disappointing.

    251 days ago
  • Former President Jacob Zuma responding with laughter to a debate in Parliament. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    EBRAHIM FAKIR: Instigation, insurrection & informality – eroding the rule of law

    Acceding to ludicrous demands made by Jacob Zuma supporters threatens the fabric of the rule of law and rule by law, writes Ebrahim Fakir.

    314 days ago
  • FILE: Former MKMVA spokesperson Carl Niehaus addresses the crowd outside the state capture commission on 19 July 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Zuma allies say remarks about instability in SA were warnings, not threats

    As government sets its eyes on those who had been inciting the current spate of violence, some of former President Jacob Zuma’s allies said that their remarks about instability hitting the country were not threats but genuine warnings.

    316 days ago
  • Mzwanele Manyi and Jacob Zuma. Picture: Dudu Zuma-Sambudla/Twitter.

    Zuma ruling was handed down by a very angry panel of judges - JZ Foundation

    In a two-page statement, which dropped just before midnight, the Jacob Zuma Foundation accuses the court of failing to act independently.

    329 days ago
  • FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma outside the state capture commission in December 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Former President Jacob Zuma in 'high spirits' despite jail sentence: Manyi

    "I think the reason he is like that is that his soul is intact, his conscience is intact," said spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi a day after the Constitutional Court sentenced Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail for contempt of court.

    330 days ago
  • Mzwanele Manyi and Jacob Zuma. Picture: Dudu Zuma-Sambudla/Twitter.

    'Here to set the record straight': Mzwanele Manyi on being Zuma's spokesperson

    Mzwanele Manyi returns to Zuma’s side in a professional capacity having hung his African National Congress (ANC) t-shirt in 2019.

    343 days ago
  • A YouTube screengrab of former Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi testifying at the state capture commission of inquiry in Parktown, Johannesburg, on 3 December 2019.

    Richard Baloyi dodges questions about signing-off Maseko’s transfer from GCIS

    The state capture commission of inquiry on Tuesday heard evidence, which revealed the transfer and appointment, respectively, were irregular.

    904 days ago
  • Former Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant. Picture: GCIS

    Oliphant didn’t ask about Manyi’s Dept of Labour charges, Zondo told

    Despite facing charges, Mzwanele Manyi was controversially appointed as the head of GCIS where he replaced former government spokesperson Themba Maseko.

    905 days ago
  • FILE:  Mildred Oliphant. Picture: GCIS

    WATCH LIVE: Zondo commission resumes with Mildred Oliphant set to testify

    The commission would also hear testimony from former Minister of Public Service and Administration Richard Baloyi.

    905 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwanele Manyi. Picture: Youtube

    Mzwanele Manyi accuses Zondo Commission of being biased

    Manyi reluctantly answered questions during his second appearance at the state capture commission on Wednesday.

    931 days ago
  • A YouTube screengrab shows former government communications CEO Mzwanele Manyi at the state capture inquiry on 6 November 2019. Picture: SABC Digital News/youtube.com

    State capture: Mzwanele Manyi slams commission for ‘ambushing’ him

    He was expected to shed light on allegations that money was channelled into accounts owned by the Gutpa family from GCIS and the role he played in that transaction.

    932 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy Chief Justice Zondo during the first public hearing on state capture allegations in Johannesburg on 20 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    No records approving Maseko transfer from GCIS, Presidency tells Zondo Inquiry

    Former President Jacob Zuma told the commission earlier this year that the decision to replace Themba Maseko with Mzwanele Manyi was approved by Cabinet in February 2011.

    932 days ago
  • A video screengrab of Mzwanele Manyi appearing at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state capture on 14 November 2018.

    WATCH LIVE: Zondo Inquiry resumes with Manyi, Maseko in hot seats

    Former director-general of Government Communications Mzwanele Manyi and Themba Maseko will be back at the state capture commission on Wednesday.

    932 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwanele Manyi. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Manyi’s ATM backs out of plan to take IEC to court

    The African Transformation Movement says it now accepts the election results and the IEC’s audit outcomes into claims of multiple voting incidents.

    1111 days ago
  • African Content Movement leader Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Hlaudi Motsoeneng‘s ACM and other new parties you’ll see on your ballot paper

    Until recently no one had heard of parties like the African Content Movement (ACM), but the ACM and others made the cut in this year’s elections, led by some familiar faces.

    1114 days ago
  • African Transformation Movement members on the campaign trail in the Eastern Cape. Picture: @AfricanTransformationMovement/Facebook.com.

    ATM members must transform to be able to transform SA - Nongqunga

    The African Transformation Movement (ATM) founder Caesar Nongqunga said that those joining the party will become 'transformed' to align to the real mission of the party.

    1119 days ago
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