SCORE: E It’s fair to say that Simelane has struggled to come out from under the heavy cloud of corruption allegations against her linked to the VBS Mutual Bank scandal. Earlier this year, the Democratic Alliance also opened a criminal case accusing Simelane of defrauding Eskom of more than R700 000 through inflated billing while […]

Cyril Ramaphosa has dithered and delayed acting against ANC ministers implicated in wrongdoing

Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille cornered the ANC’s Fikile Mbalula with the ultimatum to axe the minister or lose DA support on budget votes

The narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to only look into dodgy lottery grants has hobbled the SIU, despite it having applied for an amendment to its terms 15 months ago

Democratic leader John Steenhuisen however said the party would withdraw from a national dialogue due later this year, calling it a waste of time and money and a distraction from the failures of the ANC

Three groups emerged: those who negotiated quietly to set up the GNU; loyalists in the DA, ANC, EFF and MK party and the rogues in and out of trouble with the law

Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition

The forensic auditor has told parliament there is a conspiracy to ensure he does not testify in court

SCORE: E The justice minister must, like Caesar’s wife, be beyond suspicion. Thembi Simelane never met that standard and her six-month tenure was remarkable only as time spent denying credible corruption allegations, rather than showing the decency to step aside. The justice minister holds final political responsibility for the embattled National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which […]

Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour

Ramaphosa must, through public demand or GNU nudging, be pressured into severing the tether that still connects him to agenda-based decision-making

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula defends the decision not to ask the minister to step aside, despite allegations of misconduct linked to VBS Mutual Bank

The Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson on justice and constitutional development has called for Simelane to be removed from the cabinet

The International Criminal Court says there are reasonable grounds to prosecute a variety of war crimes against the Israeli leaders

There have been frequent reports of police in KZN being involved in gun battles with armed suspects

Veterans league president Snuki Zikalala said if members ‘stepped on the toes’ of the integrity commission, there must be immediate consequences

Judge Susannah Cowen said South Africa was waiting for land justice and the constitutional court should lead the way

Reputational damage mounts while Ramaphosa worries about the power balance in his coalition cabinet

The furore around impeached judge John Hlophe’s appointment to the JSC will politicise the first interviews since her appointment

Ramaphosa needs time to consider the matter because it involves the minister, which may affect the cabinet, his office stressed