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ANC MPs have dismissed the Zondo Commission’s recommendation for opposition legislators to chair some parliamentary committees, and are tactically dithering on the recommendation to establish an oversight committee on the Presidency that is increasingly centralising powers.

Former Justice of the Constitutional Court, Yvonne Mokgoro remains in hospital after suffering multiple injuries when the car in which she was travelling was hit by a truck between Warrenton and Kimberley in the Northern Cape three weeks ago. 

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Using drugs while pregnant is not a crime, and neither is sex with a minor, or defecating on a sidewalk, according to a recent United Nations report.

Lack of accountability is a flaw in the way we are governed. The system makes politicians more accountable to parties than to voters.

A concerning report published last month by international legal experts with support from the United Nations (U.N.) seems to widen the door for the acceptance of sex with minors.

The dramatic and immensely embarrassing story of Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana is hard to ignore. It is an international embarrassment for both the department of correctional services and the nation. SA has experienced so many moments of shock, anger and disillusionment associated with out-of-control crime.

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Dr Nandipha Magudumana and her father, Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni, will appear in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Monday. Here are seven stories you must read about the saga:

A report by the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists with the UN's backing recommends decriminalizing the age of sexual consent, opening the floodgates for sex with minors, say critics.