Constitutional Court

A senior SANDF intelligence officer faces bribery charges, government intervenes to prevent Tongaat Hulett's collapse, and the Constitutional Court settles a Zulu royal family succession dispute in three separate developments testing South African institutions.

A senior SANDF intelligence officer faces bribery charges, government moves to prevent Tongaat Hulett's liquidation, and the Constitutional Court settles a Zulu royal family succession dispute in rulings that highlight governance challenges across military, economic and traditional institutions.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged not to activate the National Health Insurance law pending a Constitutional Court ruling, while governance battles intensify in Johannesburg between Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba.