UAE must extradite Guptas, demands SA; Public Protector misconduct; Trump impeachment

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* South Africa will use a meeting in the United Arab Emirates this week to ramp up pressure on the country to sign an extradition agreement that could be used to extradite members of the Gupta family to face corruption-related allegations in Johannesburg.
* Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been accused of misconduct by a whistleblower who filed an affidavit to the president’s office on Friday, the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism reported.
* Economic Freedom Fighters re-elected founder Julius Malema and deputy Floyd Shivambu to head the party at its conference in Johannesburg over the weekend.
* The wife of Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who was arrested during the weekend over alleged fraud and money laundering, now faces an additional charge of attempting to murder her husband.
* The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives could vote as soon as Wednesday to formally charge President Donald Trump, a Republican, with “high crimes and misdemeanors,” making him only the third US president in history to be impeached, says Reuters.
* The UK Labour Party is looking for a new leader after its heavy defeat in last week’s general election and Jeremy Corbyn announced his plans to resign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Dec 2019 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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