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The Sunday Independent has evidence pointing to the battle for the control of the judiciary following Mogoeng Mogoeng’s departure as then Chief Justice of South Africa
Among others, it was alleged that the OCJ Head body-shamed the spokesperson of the OCJ who had applied for a director position
The MKP said it had discovered that individuals were setting up parallel structures, adding that recent changes in structures were as a result of sabotage or infiltration.
EFF treasurer-general Omphile Maotwe slammed ANC MPs who voted against Hlophe, saying the ANC were hypocrites and should be removed from power.
Reacting to the news, the EFF in a statement said it welcomed the nomination as her extensive knowledge and experience and impeccable character stood her in good stead.
Mogoeng assertions come ahead of the 2024 national and provincial elections, the date of which Ramaphosa is expected to announce in a few days.
Former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has reiterated his conviction that he is destined to become the president of South Africa.
Without elaborating, the former Chief Justice said he is aware there was a plan to take his life before the end of last month, among several attempts to assassinate him.
The proposed measures include Ramaphosa “to consider objectively measurable norms and standards, with regard to the public funding of political parties in other peer democratic jurisdictions – ensuring that South Africa “does not become an outlier”.
This was the view of the constitutional law expert Professor Pierre de Vos who told the Daily News that despite that he did not believe that the MK party would get enough votes to win the elections for Jacob Zuma to become president, another reason could be that the constitution would not allow him back into Union Buildings.
Following the widely circulated voice, former police minister Nathi Nhleko spoke to the Daily News on Tuesday, putting context to what he said in the voice note, but added that “Unkulunkulu usidunu … siyi-ANC” meaning God has turned His back on the ANC.
Former police minister Nathi Nhleko who was one of the ministers who presided over the R200 million Nkandla upgrades and the fire pool saga, has reportedly slammed Fikile Mbalula, describing him as the worst secretary general in the African National Congress’s 112 year history.
Although former president Jacob Zuma is leading the party campaigns across the country, its president is Jabulani Khumalo.
Several political parties criticised Mbalula for his public remarks.
Party had banked on former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to be the face of its elections campaign but the law forbids him.
Mbalula took at a swipe at Zuma for failing to stand by and support President Cyril Ramaphosa in his campaign.
OPINION: The indictment of the judiciary that it was compromised and captured was refuted by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, writes Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo next week to discuss the pressing matter of the fast tracking of the judiciary’s institutional independence.
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has slammed former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng over comments he made criticising President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying the former head of the courts wanted to rule from the grave.
Former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says the court-sealed CR17 bank statements which saw President Cyril Ramaphosa rise to power, should be open to the public.
South Africans took to social media platforms, among them X, to react to retired Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s comments that he would soon become South Africa’s unelected president. Some users suggested that he could be suffering from dementia or going “bananas”. Mogoeng told journalists in Bloemfontein that he would not form or join a political party but he would, one day, become president.
In an effort to cope with the current political landscape within the education sector, the National Teachers’ Union (Natu) will hold a policy conference to amend its constitution.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s future may hang in the balance, but the role of law enforcement agencies to investigate the Phala Phala matter has raised questions.
Analyst says the narrowness of the terms of reference is worrisome