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The Zondo Commisson of Inquiry into State Capture live streams have drawn the crowds, a lot like the televised murder trial of Oscar Pistorius in 2014. South Africans have been captivated by the finer details of how corruption on a grand scale was pulled off in the Jacob Zuma era. The hearings, which have cost taxpayers not far off R1bn, have unearthed astonishing tales of deceit and drama, with Judge Raymond Zondo himself at the centre of the soap opera when Zuma accused him of not being impartial. But Zondo has stood his ground, exposing for all to see the institutionalised corruption acros...

The struggles of the South African judiciary are well-documented. Many cases in South Africa are postponed time after time, with criminals only having their day in court years after the alleged crime has taken place. Chuck Stephens of the Desmond Tutu Centre for Leadership wonders how it can be sped up. He notes that currently, there are less than 300 judges serving in courtrooms across the country. ‘Currently there is a recruiting process going on to fill almost 100 vacancies. That’s a 25% increase! How did the number of judges droop so low?” Stephens remarks that he himself is involve...

The Zondo commission has exposed the rot and disease of corruption for all to see. When the inquiry draws to a close this month, the spotlight will fade but Chuck Stephens reminds South Africans that the fight against corruption must continue. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has spearheaded an investigation that has felled ‘the tree of corruption’ as Stephens puts it, but the stump and the roots remain. Stephens says South Africans should engage in some introspection and change their behaviour on an individual basis. After the raw exposure of disease, the time for renewal and revival h...

For decades South Africans have been complaining that the Judiciary has lost its teeth. Paul Hoffman wrote that the corrupt have hollowed out the machinery of the justice system and that those who are left within it, are powerless. Chuck Stephens argues that justice in the country has become a greyscale, softened by Relativism and Humanism. The Judiciary has been culture-jammed and kneaded into a system that lacks a moral compass. ‘When God at the centre is replaced by humans at the centre, all you get is a tug-of-war between interest-groups’, says Stephens. – Melani Nathan A judiciary ...

Donald Trump has been mired in controversy since he was elected leader of the free world. Can it happen again? Chuck Stephens thinks so.