Bail is neither a fine nor an acquittal
NO BAIL, let him rot in jail” – these are familiar words which are always printed on placards which have become constant visitors to our court buildings all over the country. These calls are not only...
View ArticleLegal eagles at odds over appointment of trial judges
EASTERN Cape judge-president Themba Sangoni and National Prosecuting Authority managers in Grahamstown are at loggerheads over the appointment of judges to hear criminal trials in East London and...
View ArticleBail is neither a fine nor an acquittal
NO BAIL, let him rot in jail” – these are familiar words which are always printed on placards which have become constant visitors to our court buildings all over the country. These calls are not only...
View ArticleGriekwastad murderer of three ‘well-adjusted’, court told
The young Griekwastad murderer was a well-adjusted individual during primary and high school, the Northern Cape High Court heard on Tuesday. The court has found the boy guilty of the murders of...
View ArticleConman walks off with son’s bail cash
A KWELERA woman was conned out of R500 at the East London Magistrate’s Court when an unidentified man said her son would be released on bail if she gave him the money. He disappeared with the cash....
View ArticleIEC’s Tlakula made ‘honest mistake’, court hears
IEC chairwoman Pansy Tlakula made an “honest mistake” in the procurement of new premises, the Electoral Court sitting in the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Wednesday. “People can make mistakes....
View ArticleStill no desks for thousands of pupils
THE provincial education department has applied for a four-month extension to meet an Mthatha High Court order that it provides every public school with adequate school furniture by May 31. Education...
View ArticleDerby-Lewis layer to approach high court over parole
A lawyer for convicted killer Clive Derby-Lewis says he will approach a court to deal with matters arising from his medical parole application. He will go to the high court to force the correctional...
View ArticleBrickz rape case postponed
KWAITO musician Sipho “Brickz” Ndlovu appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court earlier today accused of raping a 17-year-old girl. The matter was postponed to July 8 for Ndlovu to raise funds to...
View ArticleMhlontlo travel, food cost millions
BROKE Mhlontlo municipality spent millions during the last four months of the 2013-14 financial year paying travel allowances to employees and about R1-million on catering. This is the same...
View ArticleSix men held for Eastern Cape teen’s murder
SIX men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a teenager to death in Bongweni, Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said earlier today. The men, aged between 19 and 21, allegedly stabbed the 17-year-old boy...
View ArticleBuys was a ‘problem child’, De Koker tells court
Raymond Buys was a problem child and used “many tricks” to avoid completing his work at a military-style camp, murder-accused Alex de Koker told the Vereeniging Regional Court on Wednesday. “He sat the...
View ArticleMaqubela’s sentencing postponed
SENTENCING proceedings of convicted killer Thandi Maqubela were postponed in the Western Cape High Court today. Judge John Murphy said Maqubela would remain in custody until September 29, when she...
View ArticleEx-girlfriend’s ultimatum to brothel accused
A mother of two threatened to leave a man if he did not stop his involvement in the running of a brothel that used young girls, the Durban Regional Court was told on Thursday. The woman, who cannot be...
View ArticleMom held after son ‘dodges’ cops in court
AN MDANTSANE mother has found herself on the wrong side of the law after allegedly hiding her son from police. Thembisa Ncedani, 49, of NU1 in Mdantsane appeared in the magistrate’s court along with...
View ArticleKing denies rape claims
A19-YEAR-OLD relative of controversial AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo was recently found in Swaziland four years after being spirited out of the country. The teen was discovered by Swaziland...
View ArticleEC public prosecutor attacked in court
A SENIOR Eastern Cape public prosecutor was attacked and nearly stabbed by an accused during a court appearance on Thursday. The incident which saw a magistrate, court interpreter, defence lawyer and a...
View ArticleShrien Dewani had hormone problems
British businessman Shrien Dewani had hormone problems and underwent testosterone replacement therapy, the Western Cape High Court heard this morning. “I decided to undergo this treatment despite the...
View ArticleTrollip takes on ethics ruling
Democratic Alliance Eastern Cape leader Athol Trollip will today go to court to fight a decision to fine and suspend him from the Eastern Cape Legislature. Trollip said in court papers he had been...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Winnie’s bombshells in court challenge to Madiba will
NELSON Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has, through her lawyers, filed a notice of motion in the Mthatha High Court disputing parts of Mandela’s will. Madikizela-Mandela wants the court to...
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