South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma made light Saturday morning of the uncertain future that hangs over his head, saying “I’m not scared to go to prison”. Zuma was referring to allegations of his wrongdoings in the Public Protector’s recently released State Capture Report, which calls for a Judicial Inquiry. Thousands took to the streets of Pretoria […]

South African President Jacob Zuma is running out of options fast. A number of legal missiles are hurtling towards him, in what may have been one of his worst weeks since taking office in 2009. At the same time, the party he is heading, the African National Congress (ANC) is fast unravelling. The processes – […]

Okay, thanks to a massive demand, here are ten more fantastic #SaxonwoldShebeen jokes and memes doing the rounds on social media, and showing South African resilience and humour at its best… For info on the background to this incredible hashtag that just keeps on giving – please see SAPeople’s first Saxonwold Shebeen jokes / meme article (basically, […]

With typical South African humour, social media has presented NPA boss Shaun Abrahams’ explanation in Parliament Friday for why he was at a meeting at Luthuli House – the day before he issued a controversial summons to Pravin Gordhan – into “performance poetry”. Abrahams presence at the ANC headquarters in Johannesburg, at a meeting also attended […]

South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has issued a moving letter of gratitude to his fellow South Africans for all their support following his summons – and withdrawal thereof – by the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority). Here is Gordhan’s letter, in full: On behalf of my family and myself, I wish to thank fellow South Africans from all […]

After the marches in Pretoria yesterday, and the revelations in the State Capture Report – two heroes have arisen: Tshwane mayor, Solly Msimanga (DA) Solly showed he’s not only cleaning up corruption in his city… but helping to clean up the trash that was left behind by protesters, who marched through the streets of Pretoria’s CBD yesterday. Leading […]

Clive Derby-Lewis, who spent 22 years in prison for the assassination of Chris Hani, has passed away at the age of 80. The former Conservative Party MP was released in June last year on medical parole, after being diagnosed with stage-four cancer. He was still kept under strict house arrest. Derby-Lewis’ lawyer, Julian Knight, said: “He […]

The African National Congress (ANC) claims it “welcomes” the release of the Public Protector’s ‘State of Capture’ report, and says it provides a “concrete basis” for the ANC and South Africans to discuss the allegations and deal with its outcomes. The ANC does not however address specifics in the Report, nor does it make mention of the […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has revealed they have provisional confirmation that the Motion of No Confidence will be debated next week; and a petition calling for a support of the motion to remove President Zuma has already been signed by over 16,000 South Africans in just two hours. “Next week will be the moment of […]

As the roof of Jacob Zuma’s presidency begins to cave in, there is the suggestion that, to save South Africa and the continuing damage that his incumbency is doing to the economy, he should be given amnesty. It would seem this is meant to give Zuma a cast iron assurance that the charges pertaining to […]

JOHANNESBURG – South Africans have been gripped by revelations in the State Capture Report… that reveals heroes and villains, and uncovers certain irregularities. The document compiled by Adv Thuli Madonsela, and released today by the office of the Public Protector, is a whopping 355 pages long… prompting one Twitter user (Culprit) to say: “355 pages?… […]

JOHANNESBURG – The CEO of the Public Protector’s office, Advocate Louisa Zondo, has resigned Wednesday due to personal and health reasons. The announcement has come amidst much publicity – and court hearings – over the State Capture Report, compiled by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, regarding the Gupta Family influence over South African state matters. Her resignation […]

PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his application to interdict the State Capture Report, and opposition parties have immediately called for the release of the report… which contains investigations into the alleged ‘state capture’ of South Africa by the Gupta Family. In a surprise move this morning at the High Court in Pretoria, Zuma’s advocate Anthea […]

PRETORIA – Tshwane has closed down for the potentially historical marches today to save South Africa, with music in the air and a heavy police presence on the ground. The Save South Africa campaign kicked off with a beautiful rendition of the country’s national anthem in church… #SaveSouthAfrica officially starts with the national anthem #StateCapture pic.twitter.com/V7LeDvIa7P […]

The march/marches tomorrow, 2 November, in Tshwane will go ahead despite charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan being dropped. The DA, EFF and Save South Africa have all confirmed their commitment. All three marches begin at different venues with EFF in red, DA in blue and Save SA in colours of the national flag. Economic […]

Adv Shaun Abrahams has dropped controversial criminal charges against South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, causing the Rand to strengthen… but the march in support of Gordhan will still go ahead on 2 November. The Rand, which had dropped after the NPA issued the summons on 11 October, strengthened again today improving by 1.46%, and trading […]

Here’s proof that Minister Pravin Gordhan was right in Parliament this week when he quoted a traditional Pedi saying: “Lions that fail to work as a team will struggle to bring down even a limping buffalo.” Watch below as a buffalo, that is overpowered by several lions, manages to escape in MalaMala Game Reserve… because the […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) announced Friday that they will strongly oppose the more than R1.18-billion of “wasteful expenditure” they have identified in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s adjusted budget, which was presented in Parliament this week. Shadow Minister of Finance David Maynier says the “SHOCKING levels of wasteful expenditure” are “simply wrong”. Maynier reveals the government’s budget includes: […]

An alleged “hostage drama” at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has gripped South Africa. It has been claimed that Vlok Symington, SARS deputy director of law, was held against his will from leaving a boardroom at the SARS head office, by the Hawks and a bodyguard to SARS commissioner Tom Moyane… as they tried to get […]

A coordinated campaign today from the ANC – including walkouts and the smashing of glass jugs – during the council meetings of Nelson Mandela Bay, Johannesburg and Tshwane – has undermined democracy and exposed the ANC’s “true colours as a party of lawlessness”, according to James Selfe, Shadow Minister of Correctional Services. The violent altercations – […]

CAPE TOWN – The #FeesMustFall march to Cape Town Parliament today turned violent when police and protesters clashed throughout the afternoon in the CBD, resulting in several terrifying scenes including an incident at MacDonalds fast food restaurant. Photographer JUSTIN SULLIVAN witnessed and photographed a “terrifying incident [which] occurred at the MacDonalds, where a family sitting close […]

Several thousand students marched through the Cape Town CBD today to demand “free decolonised education”. Just as the march was set to end and disperse violence broke out, bringing chaos to the Cape Town CBD. Earlier the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, had heard and signed the students’ memo, before announcing in his budget speech […]

The South African Police Services (SAPS) will be maintaining a strong presence in the Braamfontein area, Johannesburg, this evening after a SAPS vehicle and a Rea Vaya bus were torched tonight following protests… adding further costs to SAPS which revealed today that it has already spent over R3-million for overtime work, since the university fee protests […]

Information gathered by former Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela during her investigation into State Capture (regarding the influence of the Gupta Family over South African political positions and decisions) has been leaked to local newspapers. In two explosive articles, the Sunday Times reveals the alleged links between the Gupta Family and the nuclear deal, as disclosed […]

The ANC’s Chief Whip, Jackson Mthembu, has shocked South Africans by suggesting that his party’s top leaders – the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) – should tender their resignations because their performance left a “bitter taste in the mouth”. Speaking to City Press newspaper, Mthembu said the pursuit of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is “anti-democracy and […]