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Sisi Khampepe

Zondo — ‘Constant litigator’ Zuma is seeking to ‘delegitimise’ judiciary

Maverick News

Zondo — ‘Constant litigator’ Zuma is seeking to ‘delegitimise’ judiciary

By Dianne Hawker

Councillor accused of acting as landlord for hijacked building to testify in Mashalltown fire inquiry

South Africa

Councillor accused of acting as landlord for hijacked building to testify in Mashalltown fire inquiry

By Michelle Banda

From safe haven to hijacked den - Marshalltown fire inquiry hears of building horrors as confessed arsonist appears in court

South Africa

From safe haven to hijacked den - Marshalltown fire inquiry hears of building horrors as confessed arsonist appears in court

By Michelle Banda

Man claiming to have started Joburg Marshalltown inferno faces murder charges

South Africa

Man claiming to have started Joburg Marshalltown inferno faces murder charges

By Michelle Banda

‘I started deadly Marshalltown fire’ — witness arrested at inquiry into inferno

South Africa

‘I started deadly Marshalltown fire’ — witness arrested at inquiry into inferno

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Usindiso building fire inquiry to resume this week after multiple delays

South Africa

Usindiso building fire inquiry to resume this week after multiple delays

By Michelle Banda

‘Xenophobic’ commissioner at Joburg fire inquiry must be recused, say applicants

South Africa

‘Xenophobic’ commissioner at Joburg fire inquiry must be recused, say applicants

By Michelle Banda

‘They can go, we are not married’ — EFF councillor Mgcini Tshwaku on shaky ties with ANC in Joburg

Politics

‘They can go, we are not married’ — EFF councillor Mgcini Tshwaku on shaky ties with ANC in Joburg

By Queenin Masuabi

Catholic Bishops: Real culprits of Joburg fire are those in power who have allowed slumlords to flourish

South Africa

Catholic Bishops: Real culprits of Joburg fire are those in power who have allowed slumlords to flourish

By Russell Pollitt

Judges ‘will not be intimidated by anybody’, no matter who they are, says Zondo

Maverick News

Judges ‘will not be intimidated by anybody’, no matter who they are, says Zondo

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Racist incidents at Stellenbosch University a ‘pushback’ against change, says Prof Jonathan Jansen

Maverick News

Racist incidents at Stellenbosch University a ‘pushback’ against change, says Prof Jonathan Jansen

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

The appointment of female judges to superior courts is not a favour to women — it’s a favour to justice

South Africa

The appointment of female judges to superior courts is not a favour to women — it’s a favour to justice

By Thandeka Kathi, Sithuthukile Mkhize and Zanele Malindi