Stalingrad

According to Zuma’s eponymous foundation, the former president will be taking on review aspects of the full report in which he is directly implicated in wrongdoing. In the final instalment of the report, made public on Wednesday, Zondo again makes wide-ranging findings of corruption and self-enrichment against Zuma and his…

On Wednesday, Justices Jody Kollapen, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Steven Majiedt, Rammaka Mathopo, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Dunstan Mlambo, Leona Theron and Zukisa Tshiqi dismissed, with costs, Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application as it bore “no reasonable prospects of success”. In September 2021, the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Mkhwebane’s  application appealing the setting aside of…

In late May, Russian ambassador at large Nikolai Korchunov informed state media that the situation in the Arctic was becoming perilous. He wasn’t referring to melting polar ice due to climate change. Instead, he warned of “a very disturbing trend that is turning the Arctic into an international arena of…

With the wheels of justice grinding slowly in the runup to this week’s dramatic arrest of Ajay and Rajesh Gupta in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the infamous brothers may employ Stalingrad tactics to fight off extradition to South Africa, according to an expert. The brothers were implicated in the…

For a while now, the courts have been the best theatre in town. They are full of political actors who wronged us and nobody wants to go to prison, be impeached or part with ill-gotten millions.  The motives for launching inventive litigation to avoid that reckoning are mostly relatable. The…

The DA says Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane's "utterly hopeless rescission application" is an attempt to prevent Parliament from impeaching her. President Cyril Ramaphosa's counsel says there isn't a conflict of interest in him suspending Mkhwebane because he is being investigated in his capacity as president.Mkhwebane's counsel says the Constitution requires…

7.23PM – Mar 28, 2022 That’s all for tonightThat’s all for tonight, thank you for reading. Here is a wrap of the headlines: -- About 160,000 people remain trapped in besieged Mariupol without power and the city must be completely evacuated, its mayor said, but Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said…

Olga does her best to stay strong for her children, but it is hard to hide the growing fear she has for her husband’s future as the conflict engulfing their country inches closer to their home. Video / World Vision / NZ Herald In the annals of Soviet military history,…

Russia has made dire threats to the West that any military shipments to Ukraine will be seen as 'legitimate targets', prompting fears there could be an escalation of conflict that could suck in other countries.  It comes as Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of shooting children and said Vladimir…

Russia squeezes Kyiv as 'unimaginable' tragedy looms in Ukraine  Russian forces inched towards Kyiv and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities Friday, drawing warnings of "unimaginable tragedy". Sixteen days after Moscow shocked the world by invading Ukraine, the United Nations and others said it may be committing war crimes…