CIA alerted South Africa about Guptas in 2009 – report
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2009 alerted South African state intelligence structures to the potential threat of the Gupta family, a Sunday newspaper has reported. Former intelligence officials Gibson Njenje and Moe Shaik told the Sunday Times that they had been involved in a probe into the Guptas. Njenje told the newspaper he […]
Court Postpones South African ‘Coup Plotter’ Case
Judgment in the case of the alleged “coup plotter” Elvis Ramosebudi’s bail, has been postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s court on Friday. During arguments, State advocate Johan Badenhorst said the State would oppose bail. Badenhorst said Ramosebudi travelled from Soshanguve to Johannesburg to present his plan to undercover agents. Badenhorst said he had a well-constructed […]
Who Marched Against President Jacob Zuma and Why?
South Africa has long been described as the “protest capital of the world”. But the protests have largely been confined to black townships and informal settlements. The student protests of 2015-2016 suggested that this was beginning to change, with students of all races marching to places such as the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) headquarters Luthuli […]
Since Zuma has been in office, the country’s state-owned broadcaster, SABC, has grown more and more state-controlled
When South African President Jacob Zuma delivered his annual State of The Nation address to parliament on February 9, the force of his political argument was backed by a show of force. Thousands of police officers and hundreds of soldiers were deployed at the houses of parliament in Cape Town to help “maintain law and […]
Jacob Zuma Fighting To Save His Job Following The Guptas Scandal
Jacob Zuma faces a battle to save his presidency as ruling party leaders prepare for a showdown this weekend over a controversy engulfing the government that one top official said is threatening to turn South Africa into a “mafia state.” The meeting of the African National Congress’s decision-making National Executive Committee comes after revelations that […]
