# South African insurers have activated catastrophe claims protocols following severe storms across the Western Cape. Heavy rain, flooding and gale-force winds caused widespread damage, including uprooted trees and roof damage at the Whale Coast Mall in Hermanus. The South African Weather Service has issued a Level 8 warning for disruptive rainfall. Insurers, including Santam, […]
# National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza will meet Parliament’s legal advisors this week following the Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter. The allegations concern president Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of the theft of millions of rand from his farm in Limpopo in February 2020. The court found Parliament’s impeachment rules unconstitutional, forcing lawmakers to […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema says president Cyril Ramaphosa must resign following the Constitutional Court ruling that declared Parliament’s impeachment Rule 129 (i) unconstitutional in the Phala Phala farm theft. Malema argues the matter is serious and should not be political. He insists Parliament must proceed with urgency despite the high threshold required for impeachment. […]
# The Presidency says it has noted the Constitutional Court judgment in the case brought by the EFF regarding Section 89 proceedings against president Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala farm theft matter. The court ordered Parliament to correct its rules, and the Section 89 report on the case must proceed to an impeachment committee. Spokesperson […]
# Today marks 30 years since the adoption of South Africa’s Constitution by the Constitutional Assembly in 1996 and later signed into law by former president Nelson Mandela. The milestone celebrates the country’s transition from apartheid to a constitutional democracy based on human rights, equality, and the rule of law. The Constitution remains the foundation […]
# The former third president of Botswana, Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86. Mogae had been hospitalised in Gaborone last month for an undisclosed ailment. He served as Botswana’s president from 1998 to 2008 and was widely respected for promoting economic stability, democratic governance, and tackling the HIV/AIDS crisis. Mogae pioneered Botswana’s […]
# African Transformation Movement says South Africa is led by a tainted president following the Constitutional Court ruling that Parliament’s 2022 vote on the Phala Phala farm theft of ten-million-rand was unconstitutional and invalid. ATM’s parliamentary leader, Vuyo Zungula, told SABC News urgent impeachment proceedings were imperative. He emphasises this matter will show whether government […]
# The ANC will study and reflect on the Constitutional Court ruling declaring Parliament’s impeachment rule unconstitutional. The judgment relates to the Phala Phala controversy involving the theft of cash at president Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm. Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the ANC respects the rule of law and will comply with the court’s decision. She also […]
# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has ruled that testimony from Witness H, a key crime intelligence officer, will be heard entirely in camera. The public and media are banned from accessing the audio or video of the testimony. The evidence relates to the 2021 theft of 541 bricks of cocaine from Hawks offices in […]
