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Justice Minister Mmamaloku Kubayi

Justice minister insists she was not put in place to act against Ramaphosa’s enemies

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

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Former minister Zizi Kodwa, who was the ANC’s spokesperson at the time of the alleged bribes, appears in court for a bail application. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Zizi Kodwa quits as an MP over R1.7m EOH bribery charges

The former sports, arts and culture minister appeared in court earlier this week This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Eyaaz
1 min read
Step up: Zizi Kodwa quit as a minister when he was charged with corruption, but was persuaded to be sworn in as an MP along with the delayed uMkhonto we Sizwe reps. Photo: Brenton Geach/Getty Images

It’s take it or leave it time at the GNU

Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read

New faces, old scandals: The familiar staleness of South Africa’s 2024 National Assembly

It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read
Former minister Zizi Kodwa, who was the ANC’s spokesperson at the time of the alleged bribes, appears in court for a bail application. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Kodwa faces 15 years in jail for R1.6m corruption charges – if found guilty

The former minister’s alleged crimes are more than R500 000, kicking in a minimum sentence legislation

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
Zizi Kodwa resigned from his sports, arts and culture ministerial post shortly after making his first appearance on Wednesday in the Johannesburg specialised commercial crimes court, sitting in Palm Ridge in Katlehong. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Zizi Kodwa resigns as minister, pleads not guilty to R1.6m corruption

Kodwa and his co-accused, former EOH boss Jehan Mackay, said the state had a weak case against them This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Khaya Koko
1 min read
Last month, the M&G reported that the state would use emails for Kodwa’s expected prosecution. File photo

BREAKING: Zizi Kodwa to be charged for corruption this week

The sports, arts and culture minister allegedly received cash and other benefits to influence lucrative tenders for a software firm

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
African National Congress (ANC) president and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on during a door-to-door campaign in Ekurhuleni on March 10, 2024 ahead of the South African general elections scheduled for May 29, 2024. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)

Flag burning and treasonous obsessions in the face of real problems

In the aftermath of the DA’s election advert, Cyril Ramaphosa’s symbolic outrage sparks debate amidst broader concerns over governance failures

  • Douglas White
4 min read
ANC electoral committee chair Kgalema Mothlante. Photo: Jelesai Njikizana/AFP

Motlanthe admits there were some omissions in the ANC lists submitted to the IEC

The former president also weighed in on Zizi Kodwa’s alleged imminent arrest, saying if it came to pass, then the ANC’s step aside rule would apply This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Eyaaz
1 min read
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn corruption charges against former cabinet minister and ANC national executive committee member Zizi Kodwa. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images

Zizi Kodwa faces R1.6m ‘bribe’ charges

The National Prosecuting Authority has encouraged its prosecutors and investigators to go after state capture cases

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
Implicated: Bathabile Dlamini (above left) has been charged with fraud linked to a tender, Zweli Mkhize (above right) is associated with the Digital Vibes scandal. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

ANC state capture brigade set to make the cut

The ruling party seems to have failed to remove tainted people from its parliamentary lists

  • Lizeka Tandwa
7 min read
ANC stalwart Frank Chikane.

Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane

The ANC embarked on a programme of renewal in 2017 after it emerged that it had been complicit in state capture.

  • Lizeka Tandwa
4 min read