Politics

The National Freedom Party will plead with the Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Ronald Lamola, to grant former president Jacob Zuma compassionate leave so he can bury his younger brother.

“Please allow us to take the dead bodies of our loved ones back home. We want to bury them in dignity.”

Thulani Dlomo, the man who was accused by deputy state security minister Zizi Kodwa of being one of the instigators of violence and looting, handed himself in to the police on Friday.

Inkosi Mandla Zwelivelile Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, has commended the Zulu King Misuzulu for standing up against the looting and public violence taking place in KZN and Gauteng.

Deputy Minister of State Security Zizi Kodwa has claimed the unrest in KZN and Gauteng may have been planned by former uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives.

Social media read the story right. As the smoke from the burning, the blockades and the looting engulfed KwaZulu Natal and parts of Gauteng, the top trending hashtag on Twitter on Tuesday was #shutdownSA.

The new Zulu king, King Misuzulu has urged the Zulu nation to withdraw from participating in the destruction of the country and called for peace.

Twitter should suspend the accounts of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and the Jacob Zuma Foundation for inciting violence, say prominent South Africans who have appealed directly to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

Iqbal Sharma, an associate of the Guptas, was granted R500,000 bail by the Bloemfontein High Court on Wednesday.

Duduzane Zuma, a presidential hopeful and the son of the imprisoned former president Jacob Zuma, has just produced the undisputed quote of the year.

The issues that have been brought to the surface by the conduct of former president Jacob Zuma are bigger than any individual.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking amidst the continued protests in Gauteng, KZN and Mpumalanga, said the Constitution of South Africa allows for individuals to voice their concerns and express their opinion in peaceful protests.