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Former President Jacob Zuma on the state capture commission. EFE-EPA / Kim Ludbrook / Pool
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation said former President Jacob Zuma’s actions when he left the state capture commission on Thursday were the actions of someone “who thinks he is above the law.”
Zuma left the process without permission on Thursday when the chairman of the commission, Supreme Court Vice President Raymond Zondo, rejected a request the former president had submitted for disqualification.
In a statement, CEO Neeshan Balton said: “This is a ‘judicial’ commission of inquiry. Its rules and procedures are meant to be respected. When a subpoena is issued to an individual, and that person challenges [it], then the commission has every right to ensure that the subpoena is carried out.
“If someone ignores a subpoena, they run the risk of being arrested or fined or both. In the case of the former president, we want the law to take its course. The criminal justice system must act to uphold the rule of law. “
Balton added that the commission should take action against Zuma.
Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary face charges of fraud, theft and money laundering in the amount of R102 million, and they were granted bail of R200,000 each. Photo: Twitter / @ psbushiri
Despite violating his bail conditions, self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri hosted his first virtual church service on Friday since he fled to Malawi last week.
The leader of the Enlightened Christian Encounter and his wife Mary are now considered fugitives by South African authorities, after heading to their home country on Wednesday.
They face charges of fraud, theft and money laundering in the amount of R102 million, and were granted a bond of R200,000 each.
South African authorities are now conducting an official extradition process to return the couple to trial for their alleged crimes.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied allegations that he raises and sells animals from his Phala Phala wildlife breeding operation for trophy hunting.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), an American nonprofit animal rights organization, said Friday that its secret investigation found that Ramaphosa secretly benefits from trophy hunting through the hunting company. Tsala Hunting Safaris.
It alleged that the president owns a stake in the company.
“Peta’s recordings of Ramaphosa managers reveal that she is quietly developing and expanding a trophy hunting property called Diepdrift, stocking it with animals from her personal wildlife husbandry operation, Phala Phala, and owning a 50% stake at Tsala Hunting Safaris “.
“President Ramaphosa is lining his pockets with the cold-blooded killing of curious and gentle elephants and other wild animals, which deserve protection, not exploitation,” says Peta President Ingrid Newkirk.
However, the president has denied involvement in illegal or unethical activities in any way, adding that neither he nor Phala Phala have any involvement in the trophy hunting industry nor in Tsala Hunting Safaris.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng speaks to The Citizen at his office in Midrand on October 7, 2019. Image: Tracy Lee Stark
Western Cape Chief Justice John Hlophe says Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng should face an impeachment inquiry for allegedly “conspiring” with his deputy, Patricia Goliath, to engineer a bogus assault case in his against.
In an extraordinary attempt to appeal Mogoeng’s dismissal of his allegations of racism, gross incompetence and dishonesty against Goliath, Hlophe claimed that his deputy and the Chief Justice attempted to persuade Justice Mushtak Parker to file a “false” assault complaint. against him – ”This complaint will be dealt with by Mogoeng.
Hlophe’s allegations stem in part from a statement released by the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) in May, which publicly confirmed that Goliath had met with Mogoeng in October 2019 over Hlophe’s alleged assault on Parker.
In July, Mogoeng recommended that Hlophe face an impeachment investigation for accusations of assault, abusive language and abuse of power leveled against him by Goliath.
Kruger National Park remains dry even after some rain this year. Photo: Amanda Watson
The South African National Parks Ranger Corps (SANParks), its K9 unit, as well as airwing and environmental crime investigation units have reported no new news about the Kruger National Park (KNP) missing ranger, Checkers Mashego.
The ranger disappeared Tuesday in the Stolsnek section of the KNP while on routine patrol.
Search efforts have been bolstered by additional support from SAPS.
KNP Marketing and Communications General Manager Isaac Phaahla said The citizen On Thursday Mashego has been working in the park for over ten years and had extensive experience as a park ranger.
Mashego was last seen in his full ranger uniform, and he had a rifle, cell phone, and radio.
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