This week's Talkback question on the Mail & Guardian Online:
What are the implications for the elections now that Zuma could be recharged?
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Zuma to challenge SCA ruling
Judge Nicholson red-carded by SCA
Court opens way for n...
A public judicial commission of inquiry is the only option to deal with the nagging allegations of corruption and mismanagement related to the purchase of new arms for the South African National Defence Force. President Motlanthe is correct in urging...
What should the courts or the state do when a 13-year-old girl refuses to undergo a heart transplant, which may or may not extend her life? Intervene and compel the operation or adhere to the wishes of the child?
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With The Honourable Nhlanhla Musa Nene's struggles with gravity occupying much of the public consciousness late last week, (does that moment NOT justify this year's licence fee all of its own?), you most likely missed the following story in the news ...
This week's Talkback question on the Mail & Guardian Online:
Zuma ruling: What now for Mbeki?
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Mbeki hits back at interference comments
NPA to appeal against Zuma judgement
Round one to Zuma
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South Africa lost one of its greatest investigative journalists and a fine thinker when Deon Basson died this week.
What endeared him to me, aside from my admiration of his understanding of insurance companies and the determination that made him o...
Judge Chris Nicholson ruled in favour of Jacob Zuma in the application before the Pietermaritzburg High Court, in that the National Prosecuting Authority's decision to prosecute the ANC president was held to be invalid. His judgment flowed from a pro...
This week's Talkback question on the Mail & Guardian Online:
What if Zuma wins?
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Youth league plans 'huge party' for Zuma judgement
Malema in a froth over Zuma
Cosatu on Zuma: Don't test our patience
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Rape. It is a hard thing to think about, and not usually the subject of cartoons. Did the Zapiro cartoon cross the line? And what is that line, anyway?
I don’t think it crossed the line. Michael Trapido thinks it did, and argues (in his blog "Wi...
Last year I spent a few hours in prison. Not as a guest of the state, I should add, but to accompany students on a study tour. Contrary to popular belief, a prison is not a great place to spend one's life. It’s cramped and dark, the food is foul, o...
