Phala Phala farmgate
EFF Turns Up Heat on Apex Court Over Phala Phala Delay
Pressure is rising on the Constitutional Court as political parties and civil society intensify calls…
Phala Phala Trial: Witness Tells Court How Ramaphosa’s Dollars Ended Up in a Sofa
The highly anticipated trial of three accused in the Phala Phala farm robbery has entered…
Phala Phala Trial Opens: Three Accused Face Court, Ramaphosa Faces Public Pressure
The highly anticipated trial of three people accused of stealing millions of rand in foreign…
MK Party Gives Ramaphosa Mandela Day Ultimatum to Resign, Slams GNU as “Political Fraud”
In a dramatic political twist just days before Mandela Day, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP)…
ActionSA Threatens Legal Action Over Delayed IPID Report on Phala Phala Probe
The national chairperson of ActionSA, Michael Beaumont, has warned that his party will take the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to court if it fails to meet its deadline to release a report on the conduct of the presidential protection unit during the Phala Phala probe. Beaumont said that after ActionSA’s initial application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) a month ago, IPID missed its first deadline and instead requested a 30-day extension. This follows ActionSA’s PAIA…
Phala Phala: Gcaleka Defends Her Decision To Ignore Section 89 Findings
Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka’s legal team has defended the fact that the final report into Phala Phala farmgate ignored evidence that opposition parties submitted to Parliament’s Section 89 panel, which found that President Cyril Ramaphosa had a case to answer. Today Gcaleka absolved Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing, stating that the president did not abuse his power or fail to declare his personal business interests to parliament. Last year, an independent panel appointed by Parliament, led by former Chief Justice…
“Real State Capture” Killed Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Says Mkhwebane
In what Public Protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has labelled the biggest scandal to hit South African democracy, the suspended Chapter 9 institution leader blamed the death of former Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson on “state capture.” Mkhwebane was speaking during her much-anticipated media briefing on allegations that Section 194 chairperson Richard Dyantyi and ANC parliamentary Chief Whip Penny Majodina solicited bribes to make the inquiry go her way. She said the solicitations of the bribes were communicated to her husband,…
Mbeki mum on “hypocrisy” accusation following his explosive Mashatile letter
FORMER President Thabo Mbeki’s foundation has refused to comment on claims that his leaked letter to ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile has raised “good points” at the “wrong time” for all the “wrong reasons.” The criticism came at the height of Mbeki’s name having once again taken centre stage on matters concerning incumbent ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. This time the former statesman has received praise for the leaked letter that he addressed to Mashatile and copied the rest of the…