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Jul
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Chaos in South Africa points to failures in the project to build a democracy

Chaos in South Africa points to failures in the project to build a democracy

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
THE spate of violence that’s engulfed South Africa shows that not all citizens have internalised constitutional democracy and the rule of law as the organising principle of the post-apartheid society. MASHUPYE HERBERT MASERUMULE, Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology Various interventions to institutionalise democracy were more focused on policy interventions and institution-building to safeguard it, but not on ensuring that it was embraced by the entirety of society, appreciating it as the basis of its evolution. The violence started in KwaZulu-Natal following the imprisonment of the former president Jacob Zuma to serve a 15-month sentence for contempt of…
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Jul
15
2021
By The African Mirror
The cost of looting in SA: R7 to R10-billion, counting…

The cost of looting in SA: R7 to R10-billion, counting…

BUSINESS
CLAIMS for damage and theft from businesses affected by civil unrest in South Africa are likely to be between R7- billion rand and R10-billion rand, the head of the only insurer covering political violence in the country told Reuters. Days of riots and looting have left more than 70 people dead, hurt thousands of businesses and damaged major infrastructure in some of the worst civil unrest in decades. Triggered by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma last week after he failed to appear at a corruption inquiry, it has widened into an outpouring of anger over poverty and inequality. Sasria,…
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Jul
15
2021
By The African Mirror
S.A looting dies down as more troops expected

S.A looting dies down as more troops expected

NEWS
A week of violence, arson and looting that has engulfed South Africa slowly began to ebb on Thursday as several districts rocked by the mayhem were quiet ahead of an expected surge in soldiers on the streets. Pockets of looting contiued in the eastern port city of Durban. A Reuters reporter saw crowds in Durban's Mobeni neighbourhood rollling away trolleys loaded with maize meal and other looted staples. Some loaded pick-up trucks - one such truck had to be abandoned as it had run out of fuel. Petrol stations have shut across the city because of the unrest. Taxi drivers…
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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
South Africa unrest hits farming, threatens food supply

South Africa unrest hits farming, threatens food supply

NEWS
TANISHA HEIBERG SOUTH African farmers have been hit by days of unrest and looting as trucks carrying produce are prevented from delivering to markets, threatening food supplies, industry officials said. Crowds have this week clashed with police and ransacked shopping malls, with dozens reported killed as grievances unleashed by last week's jailing of former president Jacob Zuma boiled over into the worst violence in years. Some of the country's major highways have been closed off. "Farmers have already had major losses because they cannot get their products to local markets and to shops," Christo van der Rheede, executive director at…
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Jul
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Zuma’s younger brother dies

Zuma’s younger brother dies

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FOUR days into his 15-month prison sentence, former South African president Jacob Zuma suffered a family tragedy after his younger brother, Michael, passed away. Michael, 77, who has been unwell, passed on yesterday. He has, over the years, been a pillar of strength for his brother and recently spoke out against Zuma’s legal troubles. Zuma’s supporters took to social media to offer their condolences, with some calling for Correctional Services to allow the former president to bury his brother. https://twitter.com/niehaus_carl/status/1414257022934028291?s=20
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Jul
11
2021
By The African Mirror
SA army deployed as looting, arson continue

SA army deployed as looting, arson continue

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER  SOUTH Africa deployed soldiers today to quell violence that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma's jailing, after days of riots left at least six people dead. Police said disturbances had intensified and 219 people arrested as the controversial ex-leader challenged his 15-month prison term in the country's top court. Smoke from burning buildings swirled in the air as items from burgled shops lay strewn by the side of the road in Pietermaritzburg in Zuma's home province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The sporadic pro-Zuma protests that broke out when he handed himself over last week have…
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Jul
10
2021
By The African Mirror
62 held as SA police battle pro-Zuma protesters

62 held as SA police battle pro-Zuma protesters

NEWS
A total of 62 people have been arrested as police sought to impose the rule of law in the face of lawlessness which has accompanied protests by supporters of jailed former president Jacob Zuma. National roads have been blocked, trucks with merchandise running into hundreds of millions torched and shops looted by protesters. The South African Police said the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure was working around the clock to enhance operational capacity in response to incidents in which people were undermining the authority of the state. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken out strongly against the violent…
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Jul
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Jacob Zuma: when did erstwhile South African revolutionary lose his way?

Jacob Zuma: when did erstwhile South African revolutionary lose his way?

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
IT'S the small crimes that bring you down. Al Capone went merrily on his murdering way until the FBI nailed him for tax evasion. Richard Nixon seemed immune to the consequences of lying about Vietnam, Cambodia and Chile but his lies over the silly crime of burgling the Democratic Party’s headquarters did for him. GAVIN EVANS, Lecturer, Culture and Media department, Birkbeck, University of London So it is with Jacob Zuma South Africa’s former president. He faced multiple charges of corruption, but, so far, has avoided his day in court. He was tried for rape and acquitted. As president he…
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Jul
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Legal blows for Zuma, Magashule

Legal blows for Zuma, Magashule

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE high courts in South Africa have, in separate judgments, dealt blows to former President Jacob Zuma and his political ally, suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. In the Maritzburg High Court, Judge Jerome Mnguni dismissed Zuma’s attempt to have his 15 month sentence, which he has started to serve, set aside. Zuma had applied to have the sentence suspended while the Constitutional Court considered his application to have the sentence rescinded. This application will be heard by the court on July 12. Mnguni said Zuma had not met the requirements for an interim interdict. He said the…
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Jul
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Zuma will be treated fairly, could be out in 4 months

Zuma will be treated fairly, could be out in 4 months

NEWS
FORMER South African president Jacob Zuma, who has started his 15-month prison term at the Escourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, will be treated fairly, with dignity and could be free in four months, government has revealed. SA Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola, who saw Zuma in his hospital cell where he kept in accordance with COVID-19 regulations, said: “We want to assure all South Africans that former president Zuma will be afforded dignity throughout his term of incarceration." Lamola said Zuma, who will stay in isolation for two weeks, was in good spirits. “I have seen him. He…
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