The probability of South Africas President Jacob Zuma's ex-wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, becoming the next leader of the African National Congress was given a boost on Saturday with the endorsement of the ruling party's women's division.

The ANC will pick a new leader at a conference in December and, given its national dominance since coming to power at the end of apartheid in 1994, the winner is likely to go on to be South Africa's next president when elections are held in 2019.

A Harare magistrate has described former Zanu PF activist Acie Lumumba as “confused” because he is continually changing his lawyers.

Lumumba whose real name is William Mutumanje, is charged with undermining President Robert Mugabe’s authority after telling him f*** you during the launch of a new party.

On Tuesday, the Magistrate, Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe chided Lumumba for “bringing a new lawyer for every court session”. This was after he brought Advocate Zvikomborero Chadambuka to represent him.

In the last court session, Lumumba was represented by Advocate Nelson Chamisa. Earlier on he had been represented by Mr Arshiel Mugiya. Chikwekwe yesterday inquired if the new advocate was instructed.

The defence counsel produced a letter from Lumumba’s first lawyer, Mr Mugiya, which Mr Chikwekwe said was not clear. Prosecutor Mr Oscar Madhume said the matter was being continually postponed at the insistence of the accused.

To this Mr Chikwekwe said: “Accused you are confused, go and put your house on order.

“With so many lawyers in the country, I wonder how many you will bring to this case.”

Former Zanu-PF activist William Mutumanje, also known as Acie Lumumba

The matter was adjourned to August 11.

Lumumba seeks Constitutional Court referral of his matter following the dismissal of his application challenging his placement on remand.

He said his constitutional rights as enshrined in the Constitution were being infringed upon.


Allegations are that on June 30 Lumumba said “Mr President Robert Gabriel Mugabe f*** you. I am drawing the red line, our kids are in trouble so it is a red line I know and my name is Lumumba, Lumumba, Lumumba . . . ”

He was addressing a press conference where he unveiled his political party.

It is further alleged that he went on to say that if anything happened to President Mugabe, his children would be dealt with.

“I am someone’s child, a war veteran’s child, you can touch me, but I hope you live long because God forbid something happens to you and you leave your kids, they will be touched too.”

This week Dr Alex Magaisa, a law lecturer at Kent University in the United Kingdom said that Section 33 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act that provides against insulting the president is unconstitutional as it is too vague and violates freedom of expression and citizens’ political rights.

“Section 33 is an outdated and unjust law which is not fit for purpose. It is unconstitutional and should be struck off the statute books because it is a serious hazard to democracy,” said Magaisa in a recent blog. (Read the full article here).

“An executive president is an active politician who routinely trades arguments with and exchanges occasional political jibes against opponents, especially during election time.

“It is inherently unfair for a legal system to give protection to a president who freely criticizes and insults competitors whenever opportunity permits,” said Magaisa.

“Indeed, the reality in Zimbabwe is that President Mugabe has often publicly insulted his political rivals and other critics and yet the legal system has often descended heavily upon those who allegedly insult him,” added the law expert.

He added: “A law that fails to treat all persons equally falls short of the standard of the right to equal protection of the law and against non-discrimination which are protected under Section 56 of the Constitution.” Nehanda Radio

• scar Pistorius has been found guilty of the murder of Reeva Steenkamp, in an appeal court ruling that set aside his original conviction for culpable homicide:
  

As a result of the errors of law … and on a proper appraisal of the facts, he ought to have been convicted not of culpable homicide on that count but of murder.

In the interests of justice the conviction and the sentence imposed in respect thereof must be set aside and the conviction substituted with a conviction of the correct offence.

• The five judges, who were unanimous in their verdict, said Pistorius’ evidence and explanations for killing Steenkamp were “implausible” and he had “never offered an acceptable explanation” for firing four times through a closed door.
• The appeal court said the original trial judge, Thokozile Masipa, had been wrong on several points of law, chief among them her conclusion that Pistorius had not foreseen that his actions could kill somebody (dolus eventualis).
• Justice Eric Leach, reading the ruling on behalf of the bench, said:

I have no doubt … the accused must have foreseen and therefore did foresee that whoever was behind that door might die.

• The judges said it was clear that Pistorius had criminal intent in firing, and was therefore guilty of murder by dolus eventualis (see here for what that means).
• Pistorius, who was not at the supreme court in Bloemfontein to hear the ruling, will have to appear at the high court in Pretoria for fresh sentencing by Masipa.
• Until then, he is likely to stay under house arrest at his uncle’s home and will not immediately return to prison.

Last month, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Professor Jonathan Moyo’s daughter, Zanele Moyo was also found dead at her off campus residence at the Cape Town University and the family still suspects foul play. And now onother Campus murder.

Another female student has died at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT).
Four young women studying at VUT have been murdered in and around campus in the past few months.
Final year cost and management accounting student Thandeka Nkosi (27) is the fifth to die under mysterious circumstances.
Nkosi’s brother, who declined to be named, said a postmortem had found that his sister was strangled and that the suicide rumours were NOT true.“Our sister was murdered and it is very important that we say this to the students,” he said at a memorial service at the university yesterday.


He said the family had found blood on Nkosi’s pillow and mattress. The brother further accused university management of concealing information about his sister’s death. He said the family would be seeking legal advice.


Nkosi’s body was discovered in her locked room at a student residence last Friday. Her friend Sphiwe Khoza said she had last seen Nkosi on Monday, and noticed only on Friday that the heater in her room was on and that her window was open. She said she also heard from other students that there were flies and a foul smell coming out of Nkosi’s room.


On Friday, she approached residence management and was given a master key to the room. She and a security guard made the gruesome discovery.


“I just saw her legs and from there I could not bring myself to look at her,” said Khoza.


Speaking during the memorial service, Khoza said they had been planning their graduation day and the dresses they would be wearing. Nkosi will be buried in Duduza on the East Rand tomorrow.


After the deaths of the two females in September, the institution said it had appointed a company to install CCTV cameras at on- and off-campus residences.Nkosi’s death comes barely two months after two of the four students were murdered in their off-campus residence.


This was after students embarked on a lengthy protest and class boycott.


Student representative council (SRC) president Troy Mathebula said the CCTV cameras had not yet been installed.


“If all those things are not going to be implemented, no one is going to enter those residences and people will have to account,” Mathebula said.


But university spokesperson Mike Khuboni said the report the institution had received was that Nkosi had complained of a headache and had asked for medication, which she was given.


According to a paramedics report, she might have overdosed on the pills,” Khuboni claimed, much to the surprise and anger of the deceased’s family.


Vanderbijlpark police spokeswoman Sergeant Gertrude Magale confirmed a student was found dead in her room and that police were waiting for a postmortem report.


Last month, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Professor Jonathan Moyo’s daughter, Zanele Moyo was also found dead at her off campus residence at the Cape Town University and the family still suspects foul play. Just like Nkosi, Zanele was also found with blood on her body in her room a few days after she was last seen.


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Jason Darulo is the mane who angered the entire South Africa after asking this question

'Y'all speak English right?'
It looks like Jason Derulo may not be welcome back to South Africa after an offensive question he made during his perfomance.

It looks like Jason Derulo may not be welcome back to South Africa after an offensive question he made during his perfomance.

He was on stage at the South African of the Year Awards when he asked the audience, "Y'all speak English right?"

After making this comment people took to Twitter in their droves to vent at the star who was headlining the event.

One user was so angry she suggested the Watcha Say hitmaker make a sharp exit: "Jason Derulo needs to leave our country right now. How dare he?"

Latest article from IOL with more facts about this situation

Several shops owned by Ethiopians, Pakistanis and Somalis were closed in Snake Park following the attacks. File photo
Image by: Alon Skuy

People threw stones at the van of four Somali nationals who had packed up their shop in Soweto on Thursday following clashes between locals and foreigners.

A crowd stood around the van, which the men were loading with stock, in Heald street, Meadowlands.

Two police vans were on the scene and officers stood close to make sure the crowd did not intimidate the foreign businessmen.

A boy in school uniform shouted: "They must leave, they want to kill us."

One of the Somali men, Shineh Farrah Abdillah, responded: "Why would I want to kill you, you are my brother", to which the boy answered: "You are not my brother".

The crowd became impatient and as the men finished packing their van and started the vehicle people began throwing stones.

Abdillah, who said he had been in South Africa since 2011, told Sapa: "The police were trying to help us but now I'm worried about myself because of these people."

Earlier on Thursday, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was reportedly in Meadowlands to try speak to the people.

Police were on high alert in Soweto, the third day of clashes that left at least two people dead.

Several shops owned by Ethiopians, Pakistanis and Somalis were closed in Snake Park following the attacks.

Residents went on a rampage looting shops and attacking foreigners after a teenager was shot dead in Snake Park. Mthetheleli Siphiwe Mahori, 14, was shot dead, allegedly by a foreign shop owner on Monday. He was apparently part of a group that tried to rob the shop.

The violence spilled over to Braamfischerville, Dobsonville, Emdeni, Zola and Protea Glen. Timeslive