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Justice Minister Mmamaloku Kubayi

Justice minister insists she was not put in place to act against Ramaphosa’s enemies

Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition

Former minister Zizi Kodwa, who was the ANC’s spokesperson at the time of the alleged bribes, appears in court for a bail application.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Zizi Kodwa quits as an MP over R1.7m EOH bribery charges

The former sports, arts and culture minister appeared in court earlier this week This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail &…

Step up: Zizi Kodwa quit as a minister when he was charged with corruption, but was persuaded to be sworn in as an MP along with the delayed uMkhonto we Sizwe reps. Photo: Brenton Geach/Getty Images

It’s take it or leave it time at the GNU

Step-aside be damned; instead it’s a quickstep up to parliament for Zizi Kodwa and others

New faces, old scandals: The familiar staleness of South Africa’s 2024 National Assembly

It’s too early to judge how this parliament will perform, but the notion that 2024 will be a refresh for our politics must surely be declared stillborn

Former minister Zizi Kodwa, who was the ANC’s spokesperson at the time of the alleged bribes, appears in court for a bail application.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Kodwa faces 15 years in jail for R1.6m corruption charges – if found guilty

The former minister’s alleged crimes are more than R500 000, kicking in a minimum sentence legislation

Zizi Kodwa resigned from his sports, arts and culture ministerial post shortly after making his first appearance on Wednesday in the Johannesburg specialised commercial crimes court, sitting in Palm Ridge in Katlehong. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Zizi Kodwa resigns as minister, pleads not guilty to R1.6m corruption

Kodwa and his co-accused, former EOH boss Jehan Mackay, said the state had a weak case against them This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

Last month, the M&G reported that the state would use emails for Kodwa’s expected prosecution. File photo

BREAKING: Zizi Kodwa to be charged for corruption this week

The sports, arts and culture minister allegedly received cash and other benefits to influence lucrative tenders for a software firm

African National Congress (ANC) president and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on during a door-to-door campaign in Ekurhuleni on March 10, 2024 ahead of the South African general elections scheduled for May 29, 2024. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)

Flag burning and treasonous obsessions in the face of real problems

In the aftermath of the DA’s election advert, Cyril Ramaphosa’s symbolic outrage sparks debate amidst broader concerns over governance failures

ANC electoral committee chair Kgalema Mothlante. Photo: Jelesai Njikizana/AFP

Motlanthe admits there were some omissions in the ANC lists submitted to the IEC

The former president also weighed in on Zizi Kodwa’s alleged imminent arrest, saying if it came to pass, then the ANC’s step aside rule would apply This content is restricted to…

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn corruption charges against former cabinet minister and ANC national executive committee member Zizi Kodwa. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images

Zizi Kodwa faces R1.6m ‘bribe’ charges

The National Prosecuting Authority has encouraged its prosecutors and investigators to go after state capture cases

Implicated: Bathabile Dlamini (above left) has been charged with fraud linked to a tender, Zweli Mkhize (above right) is associated with the Digital Vibes scandal. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

ANC state capture brigade set to make the cut

The ruling party seems to have failed to remove tainted people from its parliamentary lists

ANC stalwart Frank Chikane.

Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane

The ANC embarked on a programme of renewal in 2017 after it emerged that it had been complicit in state capture.

Do the South Africans have enough left in them to put in one more never-say-die game? (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Springboks and Proteas could be flagless as SA fails to comply with World Anti-Doping Code

South Africa has until 13 October to fully comply with the code

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa at one of the many cultural events that took place during National Heritage Month.

Heritage Month

‘Heritage is a continuum of past, present and future’

Out: Former ministers Nathi Mthethwa (above) and Lindiwe Sisulu did not keep their jobs this week. Photo: Siyabulela Duda

More is less, except when it comes to electricity, as Ramaphosa culls his cabinet

Electricity minister Sputla Ramakgopa’s brief is to get himself fired. Not coal-fired, that is, but to work himself out of his job

Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the president would soon reveal the fate of the BELA Bill after months of deliberations and consultations. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Ramaphosa names his electricity minister, Paul Mashatile becomes new deputy president

The president has increased his already bloated cabinet, promising once again to reduce it in time

Former Eskom chief executive Andre De Ruyter. Photo: Supplied

Eskom ‘unaware’ of security agency’s request for vetting information about André de Ruyter

The power utility says it is inaccurate to suggest that it has deliberately delayed the vetting process for its executives

Scopa chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa. (David Harrison/M&G)

Parliament’s Scopa may subpoena State Security Agency over vetting of SOE employees

The tide is turning, impunity is no longer a given, says national prosecutions boss Shamila Batoyi

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP

Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people

The president has made strides in renewing the state but how he deals with individuals in the ANC linked to state capture may be his undoing in the party

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Politicians and their sexual escapades from affairs to sexual misconduct

The finance minister is not the first politician to get into hot water over claims of sexual misconduct