Marianne Thamm

‘Spurious, vexatious, scurrilous and even malevolent” is how advocate Ishmael Semenya, the chief evidence leader of the Khampepe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the delayed prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases, has described ... See more

While facing his own Legal Practice Council disciplinary hearing into misconduct later this year, lawyer Barnabas Xulu this week launched an urgent application to interdict President Cyril Ramaphosa from appointing a new head of the National Prosecuting A... See more

From refusing to testify at an inquiry instituted at her request, to overseeing a legal settlement for former Cato Manor Unit members, Shamila Batohi's actions as outgoing head of the National Prosecuting Authority are under scrutiny. After spending more ... See more

Local government elections, political fallout from two commissions and a possible coup plot uncovered - 2026 is the year when things get real. An unscheduled press conference by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 6 ... See more

An unscheduled press conference by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 6 July 2025 set the stage for 2026 and even 2027, when the ANC and South Africa will face crossing a churning Rubicon. Right now, though, our Rub... See more