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Making headlines: Ramaphosa says the ANC can’t choose judges, alleged unrest instigator to appear in Bloemfontein court and, South Sudan president orders end to factional infighting

 

Ramaphosa says the ANC can’t choose judges

The ANC's deployment committee minutes have revealed that it made recommendations concerning the appointment of judges.

This was revealed during the appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa at the State Capture Inquiry today.

Advocate Paul Pretorius, who led Ramaphosa's evidence, said the committee made the recommendations during a meeting on March 22, 2019.

But Ramaphosa defended this, saying the committee "knows very well" it was not the appointing structure.

Ramaphosa said the committee could never ever have a judge appointed because that is a process that is done through the JSC.

 

Alleged unrest instigator to appear in Bloemfontein court

An alleged instigator of the recent unrest and violent looting has been arrested by the Hawks.

The 40-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Monday by the Hawks, Free State police and a Tactical Response Team.

Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said the team managed to trace one of the alleged instigators in the recent violent protests, looting of businesses and destruction of infrastructure.

The suspect will answer to charges relating to incitement to commit public violence.

11 suspected instigators were arrested so far.

 

South Sudan president orders end to factional infighting

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has called for a halt to fighting between forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar and a splinter group that threatens the country's fragile peace process.

Clashes broke out earlier this month in the Upper Nile region between Machar loyalists and supporters of Lieutenant General Simon Gatwech Dual after Gatwech tried to replace Machar as the head of their party.

Machar said the move was aimed at trying to block the country's peace process.

Civil war broke out in South Sudan two years after independence in 2011 when forces loyal to Kiir and Machar clashed in the capital.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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