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Presidency leaves Zuma to pick up State Capture report court costs

The Presidency on Friday announced that it had withdrawn leave to appeal the personal costs order made against former president Jacob Zuma in the state capture report review application. This withdrawal came alongside the Presidency's decision to also withdraw its application for leave to appeal the judgment of the North Gauteng High Court, said Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko. "The Commission of Inquiry [into state capture] has now been established and […]

today7 April 2018

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Hawks probe Zuma for allegedly taking R1m bribe from child molester

The Hawks say they are investigating bribery charges against former president Jacob Zuma after businessman Chaile Seretse submitted an affidavit in December claiming Zuma accepted a R1-million bribe to keep Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana in Cabinet. The man alleged to have given the bribe is convicted child molester Deon Larry, a Western Cape abalone dealer, according to City Press. The affidavit handed to Lyttelton Police Station in […]

today25 March 2018

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ANC still stuck on Zuma’s fate

Former ANC president Jacob Zuma took his seat at the table of the party’s powerful national executive committee (NEC) this weekend, the first time since his recall. Zuma arrived at this weekend’s meeting in Cape Town on the ticket of being an ex officio member, a courtesy extended to all former ANC presidents. City Press understands, however, that Zuma’s presence there was anything but courteous and that he showed up […]

today25 March 2018

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Ramaphosa defends choice to foot the bill for Zuma’s legal fees

Government is facing growing questions over who should foot the legal bills of former president Jacob Zuma as he fights numerous allegations of corruption. His successor President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to endorse underwriting the mounting legal court costs of his erstwhile political master. “The acts on the basis of which it is alleged that the former president committed criminal offences took place during his tenure as a government official both […]

today23 March 2018

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NPA to prosecute former president Jacob Zuma

The NPA will prosecute former president Jacob Zuma on 16 charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering. The charges relate to 783 questionable payments Zuma allegedly received in connection with the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal. "I am of the view that there are reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution of Mr Zuma," embattled NPA boss Shaun Abrahams said on Friday. He said he notified Zuma on his decision earlier […]

today16 March 2018

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Zuma to face 18 charges

Prosecutors analysing former president Jacob Zuma’s representations to avoid his day in court have recommended that all charges against him be reinstated. City Press has reliably learnt that a team of five senior prosecutors unanimously recommended on Friday that Zuma face all charges that were previously withdrawn against him. They are believed to have signed a memorandum which was handed to National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams on Friday, […]

today25 February 2018

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ANC NEC to meet for first time post-Zuma

The ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) is expected to meet in Irene, Gauteng on Sunday and Monday in the wake of the resignation of Jacob Zuma as president, and the subsequent election of Cyril Ramaphosa. After the drawn out departure of Zuma via a "recall", and the installation of Ramaphosa as president, the next step is believed to be the selection of the country's deputy president. Zuma resigned late on […]

today25 February 2018

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D-Day for Zuma prosecution

It’s D-Day for Jacob Zuma. By midnight on Friday‚ a five-person prosecuting team will have to recommend to National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams whether or not to go ahead with the prosecution of the former president. In October last year Abrahams gave Zuma and the Democratic Alliance until November 30 to make further presentations on whether or not Zuma should be prosecuted. This deadline was later extended to […]

today23 February 2018

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Sasco eager to hear Gigaba’s plan on free education

Student body, South African Students Congress (Sasco) says it’s eagerly waiting to hear how the finance minister is going to allocate the funding for higher education on his budget speech on Wednesday afternoon. Former President, Jacob Zuma announced in December that the government would subsidise higher education for poor and working class students despite an inquiry finding this was not feasible. Zuma said the subsidies would be phased in over […]

today21 February 2018

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