South Africa’s Ex President, Thabo Mbeki On South Africa’s Con-Court ‘Nkandla Judgement’

South Africa’s Ex President, Thabo Mbeki On South Africa’s Con-Court ‘Nkandla Judgement’

The Wider Significance of the Judgement of the Constitutional Court on the “Nkandla Matter”. On 31 March, 2016, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng conveyed the unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the matter of “Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others [2016] ZACC 11. This decision has evoked much understandable and inevitable political discussion and activity in our country, which…

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‘Ignore Mugabe As He Is Never Serious About Fighting Corruption’-Jabulani Sibanda

‘Ignore Mugabe As He Is Never Serious About Fighting Corruption’-Jabulani Sibanda

  PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe should not be taken seriously when he talks about fighting corruption as he has never been sincere, former war veteran’s leader Jabulani Sibanda has  said. Sibanda said Mugabe has instead allowed it to thrive under his watch. Sibanda said Mugabe  if full of  hypocrisy and has on countless occasions failed to act when presented with full evidence. Speaking to Bulawayo journalist last week, Sibanda said Mugabe ignored a tip off from…

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‘ANC Had Good Relations With ZAPU & None With ZANU,’ -Mbeki

‘ANC Had Good Relations With ZAPU & None With ZANU,’ -Mbeki

Historically, with regard to the Zimbabwe liberation struggle, the ANC had good relations with ZAPU and none with ZANU when it broke away from ZAPU. This was a product of a continuous process in Zimbabwe which had started with the establishment of the Southern Rhodesia African National Congress in that country and the membership in the South African ANC of Zimbabwe students and workers while they were studying and working in South Africa. ANC relations…

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‘President Jacob Zuma’s Cattle Enjoy A Better Life Than Many South Africans’-Mmusi Maimane

DA’s new black leader Mmusi Maimane has lashed out at the African National Congress and President Jacob Zuma, saying under Zuma’s leadership South Africa has experienced a massive decline in living standards, News24 reported. Maimane was speaking at the Eastwood Hall in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday as he concluded a three-legged schedule which began in KwaMashu Township, Durban, moved to Howick in the Midlands before concluding in Pietermaritzburg. “What we see is that Zuma has managed…

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Zanu-PF pleaded for mercy after losing March 2008 elections, says Tsvangirai

Zanu-PF pleaded for mercy after losing March 2008 elections, says Tsvangirai

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday revealed how a desperate Zanu-PF had dispatched its leading lights to him, allegedly including former State Security minister Nicholas Goche, to try and broker a deal that would save the party’s and President Robert Mugabe’s bacon after they had lost the March 2008 elections. Amplifying the stunning revelations at the weekend by former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa that Zanu-PF bigwigs had been left numbed by that surprising loss, the…

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