Ex-president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of State prosecutor Billy Downer is ‘an abuse of process because it is part of the strategy used by Mr Zuma since 2007’, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has been told.
Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations are seeking a ruling that will hold former judges accountable, for misconduct during their time in office.
When is a judge no longer a judge? In a key case before the Pretoria High Court, retired judges Willie Seriti and Hendrick Musi will argue that they are not subject to investigation by the Judicial Conduct Committee for their role in the Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the Arms Deal.
Step one towards the envisaged renaissance is the ending of the National Democratic Revolution as we know it in favour of a wholehearted embrace of the values of the Constitution. If the ANC is not up to the task, the long-suffering electorate, as an act of self-preservation, must vote the ANC.
The party is under intense strain and could easily fall in the elections next year to an unprecedented minority level. This is what makes its response to the claims of corruption at Eskom so startling there appears to be no understanding of how vulnerable the party is and just how much the li.