Court to hear DA application to set aside Motsoeneng appointment
The Western Cape High Court will on Tuesday consider part B of a review application by the Democratic Alliance which...
View ArticleDA files notice of motion of Nkandla to rescind Nkandla reports
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday morning submitted a notice of motion to the National Assembly requesting the house “rescind...
View ArticleMotsoeneng given notice to attend SABC disciplinary hearing
SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been given notice to attend a disciplinary hearing at the end of the month, according...
View ArticleAfriForum in court over so-called ‘presidential handbook’
The high court in Pretoria is set to hear arguments in civil rights group AfriForum’s bid to force the executive...
View ArticleDalindyebo avoids jail time … again
Abathembu King Buyelekaya Dalindyebo has again avoided jail time after the Mthatha High Court granted him an extension to his...
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Sobbing rape suspect remanded Man in custody
A sobbing 32-year-old man arrested last week following the rape of four young girls in Dimbaza made a brief appearance in court yesterday. The matter was postponed until tomorrow when he will appear...
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Rapist, 23 gets life sentence
A man convicted of gang-raping a Middelburg woman earned the wrath of a high court judge for his violence and misogyny, which the judge termed despicable and perverted. “Let’s take this thing and work...
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Drugs: man sentenced to 15 years
Repeat drug offender Raymond Nwokoye has felt the wrath of the judicial system. Nwokoye, who had three previous drug-related convictions, was convicted on two counts under the Drug Trafficking Act in...
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Fireworks in court as Panayiotou’s new bail application is withdrawn
There were fireworks in court on Tuesday as Christopher Panayiotou’s defence attorney Terry Price and state advocate Marius Stander went head to head over whether Panayiotou would be lodging a new bail...
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Lesbian minister loses case in Constitutional Court
Ecclesia de Lange‚ who has been engaging in a long legal fight to be reinstated as a minister in the Methodist Church after she married her female partner‚ today saw her case dismissed by the...
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Mom wins court battle for son’s benefits
An Eastern Cape mother has managed to convince the East London High Court to compel Eskom to pay her the benefits due to her minor son. Thabisa Ngalo approached the court on behalf of her son,...
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Mandla loses his assault appeal
Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla, lost his appeal against his assault conviction and sentence in the Mthatha High Court yesterday. NPA regional spokesman Luxolo Tyali confirmed the appeal was...
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‘If I do anything to you, I will only get six months,’ convicted killer...
Convicted murderer Thabo Mohapi threatened a journalist in court while he was awaiting sentencing at the Palm Ridge High Court on Monday morning. A brazen Mohapi said he would jump from the dock and...
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Panayiotou’s legal team fighting for police docket
Murder-accused Christopher Panayiotou’s hopes at being released on bail before Christmas hinge on the outcome of Tuesday’s proceedings when the state and defence go head to head over copies of the...
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SCA will hand down Oscar judgment on Thursday
The Supreme Court of Appeal will rule on Thursday on whether Oscar Pistorius’s culpable homicide conviction will be replaced with murder. Oscar Pistorious Judgment was expected to be handed down at...
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NPA wants Pistorius in court ‘urgently’
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) wants convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius to appear in court soon and receive a harsher sentence. Prosecutors have been engaged in deliberations since the ruling...
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Tabata sues lawyer over Siyenza slur
The Eastern Cape leadership of the ANC, judges of the high court, a prominent local attorney and a wealthy Johannesburg businessman have all been drawn into the R631-million Amathole toilet saga. The...
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16-year interdict finally set aside
The Grahamstown High Court has terminated a 16-year interdict prohibiting a 65-year-old Queenstown attorney from practice. As is standard, the interdict was brought by the Cape Law Society in December...
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Court ultimatum for MEC
The political head of the Eastern Cape education department faces arrest if he fails to appear in court next month. Education MEC Mandla Makupula has been ordered by Port Elizabeth Labour Court Judge...
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Oscar Pistorius in court on Tuesday
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius‚ whose conviction for culpable homicide was set aside and replaced with murder last week‚ will appear before the high court in Pretoria on Tuesday. National Prosecuting...
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