Thabo Mbeki

How Bizarre Fight Over Mines Skews the Agenda

WHAT does one make of the bizarre argument between the South African Communist Party's (SACP's) deputy general secretary, Jeremy Cronin, and the African National Congress Youth League's leader, Julius Malema, about...

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Pikoli May Get State Job After R7,5 Million Payout

Johannesburg — FORMER prosecutions head Vusi Pikoli may be offered a government post, two years after his controversial suspension and later dismissal. As part of a R7,5m settlement between President Jacob Zuma and Pikoli...

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Paying Off Pikoli

opinion Johannesburg — THE settlement agreement between former national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) Vusi Pikoli and the government makes for fascinating reading. The government concedes that Pikoli is "professionally...

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Genocide calls 'unhelpful'

Johannesburg - Recent calls for former president Thabo Mbeki and former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang to be charged with genocide are unhelpful, an HIV/Aids association said on Tuesday. "We need to spend all the...

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Honour restored, says Pikoli

Pieter du Toit Cape Town - Vusi Pikoli may have reached a settlement with the state, "but he continues to insist that there had been interference with the prosecuting authority". So said Aslam Moosajee, the legal representative...

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Africa: The Other Side of the Coin - Relevance of Namibia's Elections

As was the case in South Africa's elections in April 2009 and later, in November in Mozambique, their respective ruling parties and governments grew out of tried-and-tested struggle movements, taking charge from their former...

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Government might offer Pikoli a position

The South African Government says it's prepared to offer Former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Vusi Pikoli a position. Pikoli officially withdrew his High Court application challenging the legal validity of his...

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State under fire in Selebi trial

Johannesburg - The State in former police commissioner Jackie Selebi's corruption case came under fire in court on Monday for making indemnity deals with self-confessed criminals in exchange for testimony. Taking the stand in...

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'Too late for Mbeki genocide charge'

Sydney Masinga Mbombela - The doctor who was fired for giving ARVs to rape victims says it is too late to charge former president Thabo Mbeki for genocide. Malcolm Naude was responding to the call by the Young Communist League...

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South Africa: Pikoli's R7,5 Million Payout Clears Way for Zuma

A meeting between President Jacob Zuma and top African National Congress (ANC) officials is understood to be on the cards today to discuss the appointment of a new national director of public prosecutions now that the...

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