The election of Jessie Duarte as the only woman to the male-dominated ANC Top Six has angered women's organisations in the country.

To claim the crown, there are three challenges that Ramaphosa, designated heir to the throne, has to perform – at least in terms of public perception.

The prospect of spending Christmas in jail did not seem to bother a killer too much who stretched out in a lazy yawn shortly before he was escorted to the holding cells.