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R4 million for construction worker who lost his leg in drum roller accident
In a claim with a twist against the Road Accident Fund (RAF), a man who lost his leg after an…
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Ace Magashule’s ex-PA files urgent application to have fraud charges dropped
Fraud accused Moroadi Cholota, the 37-year-old former personal assistant to Ace Magashule, has again denied the charges against her. Cholota…
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Case involving Ace Magashule’s former PA to be transferred to high court
The case involving Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, is set to be transferred to the Bloemfontein High Court…
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Ace Magashule’s former PA granted bail
The Bloemfontein High Court says it doesn’t believe Ace Magashule’s former PA Moroadi Cholota is a flight risk following a…
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Thabo Bester pre-trial conference faces delays at the High Court in Bloemfontein
The much-anticipated pre-trial of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester unfolded on Wednesday, 31 July 2024 at the Bloemfontein High…
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Thabo Bester hires 6th lawyer to represent him in his prison escape case
Convicted killer rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, has hired his sixth lawyer to represent him in his prison escape case.…
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Ex-prison warder who played major role in Thabo Bester’s escape says he can’t pay legal fees
The man who allegedly received the most money from the Thabo Bester prison escape told the Bloemfontein High Court that…
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Defence wants court to prioritize Thabo Bester’s application about his conditions of imprisonment
Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester’s new lawyer has warned that his client may be mentally compromised if an application…
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Thabo Bester expected back in court to give update on legal representation
Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester is expected back in the Bloemfontein High Court on Wednesday morning to give an…
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Thabo Bester claims lawyers don’t want to be associated with him
Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester told the Bloemfontein High Court that he could not secure a lawyer to represent…
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Thabo Bester begs court to reinstate and apply death penalty on him
Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester has begged the Bloemfontein High Court to reinstate and apply the death penalty on…
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Thabo Bester claims he’s not being treated fairly as legal representatives withdraw from case
Convicted killer and accused prison escapee, Thabo Bester, had an emotional outburst in the Bloemfontein High Court where he has…
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Thabo Bester’s case to stall for another 4 months
The Thabo Bester prison escape case will stall for another four months following a brief first appearance in the Bloemfontein…
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Dr Nandipha Magudumana granted leave to appeal dismissal of her deportation bid
The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Dr Nandipha Magudumana leave to appeal a Bloemfontein High Court decision which dismissed…
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Man fined R20K for offering a high court administration clerk R200 bribe
A man who offered a high court clerk a R200 bribe to fast-track his case was handed a R20,000 fine.…
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Business robbery suspect gets 10 years imprisonment
A 43-year-old woman, part of a group that robbed a supermarket in Wepener, holding the owner at gunpoint and escaping…
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SCA rules against property owner who tried to remove occupants by cancelling lease & changing locks
A full bench of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed an appeal by a Bloemfontein property owner who tried…
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Trial dates set for accused in R280 million Estina scandal
Legal proceedings in the high-profile R280 million Estina Dairy case have taken a significant step forward, with trial set to…
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What will happen if court grants Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s appeal to have arrest & extradition scrapped
If Dr Nandipha Magudumana is successful in getting her arrest and extradition to South Africa scrapped, it could see her…
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Dr Nandipha’s application for leave to appeal to be heard next week
Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s application for leave to appeal the Bloemfontein High Court decision that dismissed her urgent application to declare…
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3 alleged Thabo Bester accomplices get R10 000 bail each
Bail has been granted to three of the men accused of helping r@pist and murderer Thabo Bester escape from prison.…
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Cheating ex-husband fails to claim back R1.44m maintenance after finding out child born during marriage was not his
The Bloemfontein High Court ruled against a man who wanted to claim back over R1.44 million which he had paid…
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Dr Nandipha planning to appeal extradition ruling after court keeps her behind bars
Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s legal team is preparing to appeal the Bloemfontein High Court’s decision that dismissed her urgent application to…
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NPA says more arrests are possible in Thabo Bester escape
The National Prosecuting Authority in the Free State has welcomed the judgment in Dr. Nandipha Magudumana’s case. The Bloemfontein High…
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Dr Nandipha to remain in jail as judge dismisses her application
Bloemfontein High Court Judge Phillip Loubser on Monday dismissed, with costs, Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s urgent application to have her arrest…
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Lawfulness of Nandipha Magudumana’s arrest set to be argued in court
The lawfulness of alleged criminal Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s arrest will be argued in the Bloemfontein High Court on Friday morning.…
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Court stops ex-husband from paying R16K monthly spousal maintenance after ex-wife found with another man
The Bloemfontein High Court has freed a man from paying his ex-wife R16 000 monthly in spousal maintenance after he…
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Dr Nandipha wants her arrest in Tanzania declared wrongful and unlawful
Dr Nandipha Magudumana, the alleged accomplice and girlfriend of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, is challenging her arrest in…
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Corruption case against Ace Magashule & 18 co-accused postponed to 2024
The R225 million corruption case against former African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Ace Magashule and 18 others has been…
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NPA fails to prosecute Nulane Investments due to no evidence
The first state capture trial has been withdrawn after acting Bloemfontein High Court Judge Nompumelelo Gusha ruled last Friday that…
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Free State serial r@pist to spend 117 years in jail
The Bloemfontein High Court sentenced serial Letela Makhetha to 117 years imprisonment for rape, assault, and housebreaking with the intent…
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Estina dairy project case against Zwane and others postponed to August
The Bloemfontein High Court postponed the Estina dairy farm state capture case to August for a pre-trial hearing. The matter…
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Charges against 5 accused in Gupta-linked Nulane R24.9 million money laundering case dismissed
Five accused in the R24.9 million money laundering Gupta-linked Nulane Investment case had their charges dismissed by the Bloemfontein High…
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ANC Free State wins court interdict against Mangaung municipality
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State has welcomed the outcome of the Bloemfontein High Court which found…
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Postponement in R255 million graft case a waste of time by NPA, says Ace Magashule
Former African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule said that the latest postponement in the graft case against him and…
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Corruption case against Ace Magashule & co-accused postponed
The corruption case against the African National Congress (ANC) former secretary-general Ace Magashule and 18 others has been postponed to…
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Ace Magashule & co-accused due back in court on graft charges
The African National Congress (ANC) former secretary-general Ace Magashule and his 16 co-accused are due back in the Bloemfontein High…
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Court dismisses bid for further info in R24.9 million Gupta-linked Nulane Investment case
The Bloemfontein High Court has dismissed an application for the State to provide further information about the R24.9 million fraud…
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Ex-Estina director Kamal Vasram added to charge sheet
Kamal Vasram, the former business owner of the now defunct Estina company, where millions of rand were allegedly stolen by…
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More accused added to charge sheet in Estina Dairy Farm case
The case against former Free State agricultural officials — including MEC Mosebenzi Zwane — has been postponed to January. The…
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Corruption-accused Ace Magashule pins case postponement case on NPA
Suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule said he’s disappointed with the postponement of the corruption case against him…
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Suspended Ace Magashule puts hand up for nomination ahead of ANC elective conference
Suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule has put his hand up for nomination when the governing party holds…
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Constitutional Court shuts door on foreign nationals being admitted as lawyers
The country’s apex court has overturned a ruling that had declared the Legal Practice Act unconstitutional, in so far as…
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Corruption-accused Ace Magashule pins pre-trial postponement on NPA
The pre-trial in the case against Ace Magashule and 16 others has been postponed to 23 September pending his appeal…
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Court expected to rule on Ace Magashule’s bid to have his corruption case dropped
The Bloemfontein High Court is on Friday expected to deliver judgment on former African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule’s…
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Man sentenced to 34 years for raping elderly woman & her granddaughter
The Welkom Regional Court has sentenced a 48-year-old man to 34 years behind bars for raping a 61-year-old woman and…
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Dad sentenced after murdering & stuffing the body of 3-year-old son under his bed in Bloemfontein
The Bloemfontein High Court has sentenced a father to life imprisonment for murdering his three-year-old son in October last year.…
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State asks High Court to dismiss Ace Magashule’s application
The State on Tuesday asked the Bloemfontein High Court to dismiss suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule’s application to have corruption…
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State failed to give me chance to respond to corruption allegations, says Ace Magashule
Suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule is insisting that the State failed to give him an opportunity to…
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State denies using Edwin Sodi’s Zondo Inquiry testimony against him in asbestos case
Advocate Nazeer Cassim on Monday argued in the Bloemfontein High Court that businessman Edwin Sodi could not claim he incriminated…
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