Marianne Thamm

South Africa is wedged between the past, the present and the future, which is why it is significant that in the week of President Cyril Ramaphosa's well-received Sona, Lukhanyo Calata brought devastating unfinished business back into the spotlight. On Fri... See more

On Friday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation (Sona) speech dominated South African headlines, Lukhanyo Calata delivered devastating testimony to the Khampepe Inquiry into delayed apartheid-era prosecutions. Calata has fought a long, hard ... See more

Things have gone downhill for former Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane since his appearance at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee into police corruption mid-January. There, he protested his innocence and argued for hours that he was being victimised by the ... See more

Last week, at this multiparty police committee of the 7th Government of National Unity (GNU) Parliament of South Africa, it was the turn of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Democratic Alliance (DA) MPs Leigh-Ann Mathys and advocate Glynnis Breytenbach ... See more

The inquiry into Gauteng NPA prosecutor Andrew Chauke has stalled after witnesses have either withdrawn or, in the case of outgoing NPA boss Shamila Batohi, won't testify without legal representation. Towards the end of 2025, outgoing National Prosecuting... See more