Why did South Africa’s ruling ANC suspend ex-President Jacob Zuma? It’s the latest move in the ongoing feud between Jacob Zuma and current President Cyril Ramaphosa. Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2024
South Africa Poll Battle Heats Up As ANC Suspends Zuma South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma was suspended from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Monday, weeks after he backed another party ahead of this year's general elections. International Business Times · Jan 29, 2024
South Africa's Zuma A No-show At Rally But Fans Keen For Comeback Supporters of South Africa's embattled former president Jacob Zuma's newly-formed radical left-wing party said Sunday they hope he might soon be the country's leader again, even though he failed to show up at their rally. International Business Times · Jan 21, 2024
Ramaphosa Rallies S.Africans For Votes After 30 Years Of ANC Rule President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday lauded the "significant progress" made by his ruling African National Congress from the ruins of apartheid 30 years ago to a landmark election this year. International Business Times · Jan 13, 2024
South Africa's legal team in the genocide case against Israel has won praise. Who are they? South African justice minister Ronald Lamola led a top legal team to argue the country’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 January. The Conversation · Jan 12, 2024
South Africa's new intelligence bill is meant to stem abuses – what's good and bad about it When South Africa became a constitutional democracy in 1994, it replaced its apartheid-era intelligence apparatus with a new one aimed at serving the country’s new democratic dispensation. However, the regime of former president Jacob Zuma, 2009-2018, deviated from this path. It abused the intelligence services to serve his political and… The Conversation · Jan 11, 2024
Zuma Deals New Blow To ANC Hopes In S. Africa Election Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Saturday drove a new split in the ruling African National Congress, calling for a boycott of the party in a landmark 2024 election. International Business Times · Dec 16, 2023
South Africa's foreign policy under Ramaphosa has seen diplomatic tools being used to provide leadership as global power relations shift Leadership plays a critical role in diplomacy. What quality of leadership does South Africa need if it’s to secure its international interests? The Conversation · Dec 12, 2023
South Africa 2021 riots: Alleged instigator sentenced to 12 years in prison In tonight's edition: For the first time, a South African court has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for inciting unrest. More than 350 people died during days of unrest in 2021 sparked by the incarceration of ex-president Jacob Zuma. Also, with COP28 is set to begin, we… France 24 · Nov 29, 2023
Economic Freedom Fighters became South Africa's third largest political party in just 10 years. What's behind its electoral success South Africa is drawing nearer to a landmark national general election in 2024. Based on recent electoral trends and opinion polls, the governing African National Congress (ANC) is expected to drop below 50% of the national vote for the first time since democracy in 1994. The Conversation · Oct 10, 2023
Zuma prison case casts doubt on South Africa's medical parole law The Constitutional Court order relating to a case involving former President Jacob Zuma has illuminated some of the flaws in the law governing medical parole in South Africa. This is despite amendments in 2012 to ensure equality before the law, uphold offenders’ rights to dignity and healthcare when they suffer… The Conversation · Aug 11, 2023
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma briefly taken to prison then released on remission Former South African President Jacob Zuma was briefly taken to prison and released to correctional supervision The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023
Julius Malema: South Africa’s next kingmaker? The leader of South Africa’s second-largest opposition party is waging a war of words with the world’s richest person after being accused of “pushing for genocide of white people”. The Week · Aug 8, 2023
South Africa deploys army over burning of trucks, braces for unrest over ex-president's court case South Africa has deployed the army in four of its provinces after at least 21 trucks carrying goods were set on fire on national roads in various parts of the country since last weekend The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
France 24 · Jul 13, 2023 ICC says investigating alleged new war crimes in Sudan's Darfur The International Criminal Court opens a new war crimes probe into Sudan's civil war as the UN accuses RSF paramilitary forces in Darfur of killing and dumping the bodies of at least 87 people. Also, South Africa's top court upholds an earlier ruling that former president Jacob Zuma should return…
The Conversation · Jul 2, 2023 Zondo at Your Fingertips: new book offers an accessible and condensed version of South Africa's ambitious corruption inquiry Anti-corruption activist Paul Holden has done South Africa a great favour by summarising the work of the judicial commission that probed massive corruption under former president Jacob Zuma. No one except academics will read the commission’s 4,750 page report, but many will read Holden’s book, Zondo at your Fingertips.
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023 South Africa's ruling party expels former top official accused of corruption South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party expelled its former secretary-general on Monday for misconduct and other breaches of party rules
Al Jazeera · Jun 2, 2023 A ‘Russian love affair’: Why South Africa stays ‘neutral’ on war South Africa’s stance of neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war has been at variance with its Moscow ties. Why is that so?
The Conversation · May 28, 2023 South Africa’s pact with Russia – and its actions – cast doubt on its claims of non-alignment Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 South Africa has proclaimed a policy of non-alignment in that conflict. This position was placed in doubt when US Ambassador Ruben Brigety claimed recently that he had evidence that South African arms and ammunition were loaded on a Russian ship in December…
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023 Former minister urges UK to back international anti-corruption court Lord Hain is seeking amendments to economic crime bill requiring ministers to back establishment of new court
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023 Jeremy Gordin obituary Journalist who campaigned for the proper application of criminal law in South Africa and co-founded the Justice Project
The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023 South Africa ex-President Zuma's graft trial postponed again The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been postponed again as he seeks to have the lead prosecutor removed from the case by claming he is biased
France 24 · Apr 14, 2023 Did Vladimir Putin really defy his arrest order to travel to South Africa? In short, nope Did Vladimir Putin recently go to South Africa, defying the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court? That’s the claim made by at least two videos that have been shared thousands of times on TikTok and Facebook since late March. This footage, however, is old and doesn’t in any…
Al Jazeera · Apr 14, 2023 Gold mafia helped Gupta brothers in South Africa state capture Al Jazeera investigation reveals a well-known money launderer as a previously missing link in the Gupta state capture.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023 Dubai Court of Appeal Rules Gupta Brothers Cannot Be Extradited to South Africa UAE Minister of Justice Abdullah Al Nuaimi held a phone call with Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, to discuss the ruling on the extradition request concerning Atul and Rajesh Gupta. The Dubai Court of Appeal issued its decision that the brothers, accused in relation to…