That’s where the former president will appear on 16 charges of corruption, fraud, money laundering and racketeering.
Metro police say roads in the vicinity of the court will be closed – with traffic officers closely monitoring access to Margaret Mncadi Avenue – the old Victoria Embankment
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A night vigil will be held in Durban on Thursday night ahead of former president Jacob Zuma’s court appearance on Friday.
The vigil is expected to be held at Albert Park, which is within walking distance of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban, where Zuma will face 16 charges relating to 783 payments, which, it is claimed, he received in connection with the controversial multibillion-rand arms deal
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A vigil will be held in Durban on Thursday night ahead of former president Jacob Zuma’s court appearance on Friday.
The vigil is expected to be held at Albert Park, which is within walking distance of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban,……………
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Corruption Watch has received a record number of complaints last year since its inception in 2012, and the organisation has highlighted the role which civil society, the media and an independent judiciary had made in fighting corruption.
In its latest report released on Wednesday, entitled The Time is Now, the organisation said 5 334 complaints were lodged in 2017 – 25% more than the previous year
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The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) received 486 racism complaints for the 2016/2017 period and most centred around hate speech and the use of the k-word, among others.
Other complaints related to the use of the words “monkeys” or “baboons” to refer to people.
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The Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have begun a probe into the circumstances around the death in 1967 of ANC leader Albert Luthuli.
Luthuli, who had been banned from addressing public gatherings and placed under house arrest by the apartheid regime, died after being hit by a train near his home in Groutville, near KwaDukuza on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, on July 21 1967.
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AfriForum on Wednesday expressed displeasure at the jail term given to convicted racist Vicki Momberg by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court.
Momberg will effectively spend two years behind bars as one year of her three-year sentence was suspended on condition that she is not found guilty of committing a similar offence in the next three years.
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CAPE TOWN – The City of Cape Town says the eviction of illegal businesses and occupiers from a piece of its land in Steenberg is a massive win for the municipality.
The city’s eviction applications were finally secured following a two-decade-long court battle
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JOHANNESBURG – Former president Jacob Zuma’s lawyer has confirmed they have received a summons for him to appear in court on April 6.
His lawyer, Michael Hulley says they are now busy preparing an application to review the National Prosecuting Authority’s decision to prosecute Zuma
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The upcoming Jaco Zuma trial looks like it will take years to come to an end. At this stage, it might even take years to get going.
The latest instalment in South Africa’s longest running political soap opera played out dramatically on 16 March when Shaun Abrahams,
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The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday said it would be supporting former President Jacob Zuma when he appeared in court to face charges.
Last week, National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams announced he had decided to reinstate charges against Zuma after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned former NDPP head Mokotedi Mpshe’s decision to set the charges aside.
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On Tuesday, the state announced that it was withdrawing charges against IPID (Independent Police Investigative Directorate) head Robert McBride for child abuse. No reasons were given at the Pretoria Magistrates Court as to why the charges were being dropped – but it marks a provisional end to a story marked by peculiar circumstances from the start.
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National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss Shaun Abrahams is expected to make his much-anticipated announcement on Friday afternoon on whether or not former president Jacob Zuma will be facing criminal charges.
The announcement will be made at 15:30 at the NPA offices in Silverton, Pretoria, spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku told News24.
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The Bill, once passed, is expected to help eradicate not only racism but all forms of discrimination, the justice department says.
The Cabinet has announced it had approved a bill that will criminalise hate crimes and hate speech.
The Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crime and Hate Speech Bill will now be sent to parliament for processing.
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