Former president Jacob Zuma is meant to be facing charges related to the arms deal at the Pietermaritzburg High Court. But being Zuma, he’s managed to throw up two obstacles to proceedings actually getting underway. The first, in May, involved questioning state prosecutor Billy Downer’s impartiality. The second emerged on Tuesday. Zuma was meant to …
The big story this week is President Ramaphosa returning to the State Capture Commission following his first appearance in April. Then, he was testifying in his capacity as President of the ANC, and he was criticised for being terribly vague. Ramaphosa’s second appearance, in his capacity as President of the country, was hotly anticipated. His …
Spring is coming and almost 10% of adults have been fully vaccinated in South Africa! Plus we were warmed by images of more than 100 South African firefighters arriving at Winnipeg’s international airport to help Canada fight its raging wildfires. They held the flag high and sang as they arrived. If only all news could …
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Hi there 🙋🏽♀️ in this week’s edition of The Wrap, we’re looking at how ordinary South African citizens are the future of this country, plus why we need to keep telling about you the legal travails of one Jacob Zuma even if they continue well into the year 2100. 😵 So, let’s dive into your …
When former president Jacob Zuma arrived at the Estcourt Correctional Centre last Thursday, few people believed the story was over. Fewer still (apparently including our intelligence services; more on that shortly) imagined what was to come. Zuma’s supporters were aggrieved at his incarceration. Protests escalated fast in KwaZulu-Natal. Roads were blocked, trucks were set alight, …
Tensions are high in South Africa, so it’s OK if you’re feeling scared, sad and a lot more in between. But as always, we’re here to bring you a solid analysis of the week that was, plus South Africans who are making us proud on the international stage, Botswana’s latest shiny find and more! So, …
South Africa! 🙋🏽♀️ Jacob Zuma woke up in jail this morning and that’s a pretty big deal. We tell you why, plus bring you the Covid successes we’re starting to see in SA, the billionaire space opera between Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, and more! So, let’s dive into your weekly simple news update, brought …
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma woke up in prison. That’s right, dear reader. After a game of chicken with the state that went down to the wire, Zuma finally presented himself for arrest just before the police’s deadline to arrest him at midnight 7 July , after he failed to turn himself in by midnight on Sunday. …
A just society is predicated on the idea that everyone, from a street sweeper to a president, is equal before the law. We know this theoretically, but in practice, South Africans have never seen a truly high-profile politician sentenced to prison time. Until this week, when former president Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months …