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- The bail hearing for five Zimbabweans accused of trying to join the Russia-Ukraine war was postponed because the prosecutor was absent.
- After severe electoral losses in KwaZulu-Natal, including in the stronghold of eThekwini, the ANC is working on a recovery plan and says all is not lost.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa approved salary increases of 3.5% to 4% for government officials and lawmakers.
- With an exceptionally strong El Niño looming, Cape Town is preparing for heightened risks from extreme heat, wildfires and water stress.
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Key FactsCourt orders Mbalula, Dlamini Zuma to testify
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- The Johannesburg High Court found a genuine dispute of fact and ordered oral evidence with both parties subject to cross-examination.
- Mbalula sued Dlamini Zuma after she accused him of using money to secure election as ANC secretary-general.
- Witness Themba Sibiya claims he witnessed and participated in the alleged vote-buying; Mbalula rejects his account.
- Mbalula’s request for an immediate retraction and apology remains on hold while the court hears oral evidence.
Where a real dispute of fact is found to exist, the court has a discretion as to the further conduct of the proceedings. It may dismiss the application with costs, order the parties to trial, or direct that oral evidence be heard on specified issues, its function being to select the most suitable method of employing viva voce evidence for the determination of the dispute.— Judge Henno Viljoen, acting judge at the Johannesburg High Court, on the court's discretion in real disputes of fact
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