WATCH: Inside court, former President Jacob Zuma takes out his cellphone to take photographs of journalists taking pictures of him. "Umathatha thathana," quips Zuma
We are in the Gauteng High Court for his private prosecution case.
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[BREAKING] My name is Amanda Khoza, a Presidency Correspondent for the Sunday Times and I am coming to you live from Poland. We have experienced extreme challenges while on the Ukraine/Russia Peace Mission.
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A MMC at Emfuleni Local Municipality Tumi Mochawe justifies driving his brand new German BMW while people are living in squalor: "Bathong, what must I do, drive a Tazz? I cant apologizefor driving that car, I did not steal that car. Who must drive that car?"
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We landed at the Warsaw Chopin Airport in Poland at around 13:30 on Thursday. We weren't allowed to disembark. It's now 14:07 on Friday.
Can you imagine what it feels like?
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A colleague even said: "I miss loadshedding back home."
WATCH: The moment EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has been waiting for. He has finally graduated with a doctorate in political studies from the University of the Witwatersrand.
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The level of aggression towards the media is unparalleled. I've covered former President Jacob Zuma for almost 10 years, I've never seen anything like this.
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Because they didn't bring the busses we decided to walk to the terminals but we have been told that we are going to get arrested "if we don't respect" the laws of a foreign country.
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[Update] We will not be proceeding to St Petersburg, Russia, to cover the remainder of the mission due to Hungary outstanding flight clearance. We were told that we should cover the talks remotely. Looks like we'll be spending another night in Warsaw, Poland.
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[WATCH] During his campaign, Liebenburg makes startling allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa set up AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. "They got him on drugs and took pictures of him while he was naked."
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On our way to Poland, earlier, the flight we are on was flagged by the Italian government. We flew around Mediterranean waters about six times before we went back on the route to Warsaw. We were told that SA "did not have clearance" to fly over Italian airspace.
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Update: A request has been made for us to hand over our passports. After the drama that ensued last night, we slept on the plane. Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly arrived in Ukraine after a train ride with other African leaders.
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[MUST WATCH] SAA pilot Captain Mpho Ramashele tells us that the situation of the aircraft is not the problem. "Everything that was supposed to have been done, is being done. The whole issue is about the mission."
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: The look on President Cyril Ramaphosa's face as pro-Zuma delagates attempt to embarrass him. Delegates are booing and chanting former SG Ace Magashule's name.
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Dirco minister Naledi Pandor reiterates her stance on the ICC's warrant of arrest against Russia's Vladimir Putin. Says cabinet must discuss the matter asap because there are obvious "double standards".
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Putin has been invited to attend BRICS Summit in SA.
[MUST WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa together with King Charles III and The Queen Consort Camilla's carriage procession arrives at Buckingham Palace. They are accompanied by Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate.
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MUST WATCH: Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton Mckenzie, says he expects President Cyril Ramaphosa to set the tone for the government of national unity.
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: The SAA crew has been absolutely phenomenal. They have remained on board with us, fed us and tried their best to manage this situation. At some point, we ran out of food, last night they bought us food from the local Burger King.
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Update: We spent the night in a hotel in Warsaw, Poland, without our luggage because of the impasse. The whole trip has been overshadowed by this whole logistical nightmare.
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Earlier members of uMkhonto weSizwe Party, led by Adv Dali Mpofu, wished former President Jacob Zuma a happy birthday in advance. Zuma turns 82 tomorrow.
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[MUST WATCH] SAA pilots ferrying us back to South Africa have downplayed an incident we experienced on our way back home where three unidentified aircrafts circled our flight while flying over Italian airspace. It's like we were being monitored or escorted out.
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: [MUST WATCH] Mzwandile Masina has just announced that Gauteng has decided to throw its support behind outgoing national spokesperson Pule Mabe who has been nominated for the position of Treasurer General. Mabe supports Zweli Mkhize for president.
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[WATCH] It seems like President Cyril Ramaphosa finally met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy in person. It's a pity that we were assigned to cover the peace mission, and yet we are sitting in a hotel reading tweets about it. Imagine!
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African Heads of State & Government with President Zelenskyy walking to the Park Yard to brief members of the media on conclusion of peace talks at Mariyinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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We've been informed that Minister in the
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and Dirco DG, Zane Dangor, are trying to organize that our flight be allowed to fly straight to St Petersburg, Russia.
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We have been stuck in the plane for more than 24 hours now.
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WATCH: "Discipline. Decisiveness. And political will." These are the three things that newly elected Limpopo premier, Poppy Ramathuba, is promising her province.
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[BREAKING] We have just been told that we are no longer leaving Warsaw, Poland. Instead, we have been told that we need to disembark and head to customs, make accommodation arrangements. There will be personnel that remains with the cargo.
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South African official heard saying: "Let's go we will deal with the issue of the bags later. They want us to fight but we told them that just because we are from Africa you can't disrespect us."
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In Ga-Rankuwa ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa was met with anger. Residents demanded that their grievances be met. The crowd kept disrupting the president while he was speaking.
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How can it be going well when we have been in the plane for three days shlobo? How can it be going well when we have not been able to report on the mission? How can it be going "well and as planned?"
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is proceeding well and as planned. The President arrived safely in Kyiv by train along other Heads of State and Government and he remains safe. The impasse with the charter flight in Poland is being addressed by our officials and their Polish counterparts.
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: Kabelo Lekgotle tells Ramaphosa that the locals are tired of foreign nationals "who are killing our own people and no arrests have been made." Programme director DM David Masondo does tries to stop him from talking.
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Adv Dali Mpofu has asked the court for a lengthy postponement on former President Jacob Zuma's private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa. He's requested the date of 6 August 2024. The order has been granted.
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[MUST WATCH] It appears as though there has been a breakdown in relations between the South African and Polland government. Our cargo is now being loaded back onto the plane.
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[HAPPENING RIGHT NOW] We have been sitting inside the SAA chartered flight for over nine hours now. We have not been allowed to disembark to cover the mission. Earlier,
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Seven-year old Zinhle Mchakazana cried all night for ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. When she saw him on Sunday she stopped crying and put on a smile. "At least I can sleep tonight," said her mother.
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: At this stage, we all just want to shower and brush our teeth, honestly. We've spent the night on the plane. This morning we handed over our passports, even though we are not sure what's the next step. What a horrible experience.
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Negotiations are currently underway between the SA and Polish governments. It appears as though the Polish government is willing to let us off but with a condition that they want to unload the cargo to see what weapons SA is carrying.
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ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa's political advisor, Jomo Sibiya, says he is confident that Ramaphosa will be elected as state president during tomorrow's first sitting of Parliament.
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WATCH: This is EFF President Julius Malema's version of what happened in the Government of National Unity negotiations. "I never asked President Ramaphosa for any positions."
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ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says former president Jacob Zuma is too old to contest for leadership positions: "At 80 years you are rather advanced in your years and the key role should be that of being an elder giving advice to the ANC. That would be a wonderful role."
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I asked Liebenburg to provide proof for the explosive allegations he made about AmaZulu King and President Cyril Ramaphosa. This was his response.
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[WATCH] Former President Jacob Zuma arrives at the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg for the private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The matter was postponed in December 2023.
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Controversial MK Party leader Visvin Reddy says, "They tried to get rid of us but they couldn't." He says the day has finally come fore former President Jacob Zuma to deliver The People's Manifesto.
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MK Party supporters still want to know: "Wenzeni uZuma? (What has Zuma done?) Zuma has always maintained he did nothing wrong when he resigned in 2018. Zuma believes he can still serve another term as state president.
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WATCH: uMkhonto weSizwe Party supporters are gearing up for the May general elections. Bathi: "Woza, woza, 2024. Uyawabona lamasela aseyatatazela, asinalo uvalo! Niyababona bayatatazela. Basicimela ugesi, badla imali yentela, basinika izijumba, sikhathele.."
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Liebenburg recalls his meeting with Zuma in Nkandla: "I realised that President Zuma needed money for his legal fees and that we had been lied to. I realised that President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo to protect his cronies. I just know, I needed to help."
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: MUST WATCH |On Phala Phala, Zuma accuses civil society and the media of being quiet. "I wonder what would have happened if I was accused of hiding million of dollars under my mattress in my Nkandla home? I wonder."
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WATCH: Former President Thabo Mbeki arrives at the BRICS Political Parties Plus Dialogue taking place at Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg. I will be giving you a blow by blow report of the dialogue.
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MUST WATCH:
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: ANC provincial chair Sihle Zikalala responds to the "Wenzeni uZuma..." song saying many ANC members and communities are still at pain about the manner in which former president Jacob Zuma was treated when he was arrested.
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BREAKING: [MUST WATCH] Head of the Presidential Protection Services Gen Wally Rhoode has told the media in Polland that the South African government has been sabotaged. "The security of the president has been compromised."
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Good morning.
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is coming to you live from the Orlando Stadium in Soweto, where the uMkhonto weSizwe Party is launching its elections manifesto on Saturday.
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MUST WATCH: NEC member Fikile Mbalula reiterating his support for a second term for President Cyril Ramaphosa. "We must not leave him to the sharks. If you don't want him, it's okay, we will meet in December. But don't insult an elected ANC president. "
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We have been asked whether we want to get off the plane or remain on the flight with the SA security personnel "because if you leave, you will not be allowed to get back on."
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: MUST WATCH | Zuma accuses President Cyril Ramaphosa of being corrupt "by conducting a side hustle...Your president has committed treason. Your president is corrupt, yet the busy bodies and antricorruption crusaders are dead silent."
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The ANC Youth League in Gauteng says it "strongly" supports ANC chair and Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi's decision to form a government without the DA. It has however expressed disappointment in the lack of youth representation in Panyaza's PEC.
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Former president Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile, says there have been attempts to sabotage the party's manifesto launch. She says she heard that some buses on the way to the stadium were blocked. She says she expects everything to go well today.
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[LISTEN] SAA pilot John Campbell explained that the reason why we saw so many aircrafts around our plane was because of the busy air traffic in Europe.
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: [WATCH] Delegates continue to sing: "Wenzeni uZuma?" after the adjournment. This time they are joined by the former president in song.
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In Naledi, Ramaphosa has been met by more angry residents. "He will address us and then leave us without electricity. At night we get robbed. We've been saying this, they are not doing anything about it," says Mcedisi Shabalala
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MUST WATCH: The gloves are off in the EFF: EFF President Julius Malema has told members "who want to leave, to LEAVE." Malema says he will not beg people to stay in the EFF.
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: Mzwandile Masina: "I will not be taking R1000 from another man to vote this way or that way. So, the ANC needs to do things differently, that’s why we want change.” Masina announced that Gauteng is throwing its weight behind Mabe, who supports Zweli Mkhize.
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WATCH | Former President Jacob Zuma maintains that he did not finish his second term. "I was recalled. If the people want me to serve (as president), no one can stop me. I should be allowed to finish what I started."
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Newly appointed Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, aka "babes wamanzi," is mum on how the Cabinet Lekgotla, taking place at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria, is going.
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