Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s lawyers have told National Prosecuting Authority head Shaun Abrahams that they will not be making representations to him on the fraud charges levelled against the Minister. Criminal Law Expert Tyrone Maseko explains if and how the minister’s decision affect the NPA’s decision to go-ahead with the prosecution process?

Oakbay Resources & Energy is investigating five of 72 transactions reported to authorities as suspicious. At the same time, Oakbay CEO has resigned with immediate effect right after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan filed an explosive affidavit in the Pretoria High Court on why he would not intervene on the decisions of the banks to cut ties with the Guptas. Gert Van Der Merwe, the Gupta Family Lawyer speaks to John about what’s next for the family and their business.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Friday launched a declaratory application in the High Court in Pretoria revealing billions of rand in suspicious Gupta banking transactions. The EFF have announced on Sunday that it plans to open a criminal case against the Guptas and the directors of their companies. What are the implications of this court application? Investigative journalist at News24 Pieter-Louis Myburgh and EWN Senior Reporter Stephen Grootes explain the entire story once more.

Thuli Madonsela, as public protector number three, quickly built both a reputation as a fearless watchdog and as a celebrity after her appointment in 2009. With that came her defining trouble: harassment bordering on persecution. Ben Turok, who has had many dealings with the Public Protector chats about her legacy.

The police negotiators have secured the safe release of five hostages, including two police officers, who were being held by a gunman in Moreletapark in Pretoria.We speak to Professor Jaco Barkhuizen, Associate Professor at the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Limpopo about different hostage scenarios, the priorities of a negotiator and how you can survive a hostage situation.

South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was summoned to appear in court on fraud charges next month, the latest twist in a struggle with President Jacob Zuma that could cause South Africa’s credit rating to be downgraded to junk. The Finance Minister has hit back saying the timing of the charges ahead of his mid-term budget need to be questioned. Political Analyst Judith February explains the implications of this decision on how the country is run.

Zuma has requested that Thuli Madonsela provide him with names and testimonies of witnesses that her office has spoken to as part of the investigation. John feels like Zuma  is just  buying time before he needs to answer the questions initially forwarded to him.

The SA Police Service in Gauteng has dismissed 66 officers involved in a range criminal offences in efforts to root out the rot in the police service. What about prosecutions and convictions? Lt. Colonel Lungelo Dlamini, Spokesperson of SAPS Gauteng elaborates.

Parks Tau has recently been elected as SALGA’s new Chairperson. What are his plans for SALGA? How will he balance his role representative of local authorities and his role as opposition in the City of Joburg? Is there a conflict of interest? Parks Tau speaks to John about his new role.

Two SABC board members dropped a bombshell during an emergency meeting of Parliament’s communications portfolio committee on Wednesday, when they tendered their resignations, saying the board was dysfunctional. Vusi Mavuso was one of the board members who resigned. Why did he resign? How does his resignation impact on the quorum and functioning of the current board?