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Ace Magashule’s former PA back in court for pre-trial
Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, is expected to appear in the High Court in Bloemfontein on Wednesday morning…
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PP’s office says it’s been vindicated by court ruling on Busisiwe Mkhwebane gratuity
The Public Protector’s office says it has been vindicated by a High Court ruling that a decision not to pay…
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Serial rapist Sifiso Mkhwanazi branded as arrogant & a danger to society
The High Court sitting in Palm Ridge has described convicted rapist and murderer Sifiso Mkhwanazi as arrogant and a great…
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‘I shower and exercise in a cage’, says Thabo Bester as he requests for a laptop
Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has approached the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to have access to…
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Killer who murdered lecturer Prof Tayob also convicted for killing Limpopo teacher & another man
Immanuel Charles Maboko, from Burgersfort in Limpopo, has been convicted in the High Court in Polokwane on three counts of…
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Wife seeks over R257K for maintenance with R52,000 set aside for lashes, nails & facials
An unemployed woman, who wants to continue living a life of luxury at the expense of her estranged husband, failed…
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Luxury properties seized in new Lottery crackdown
Two luxury homes, a property in an upmarket estate, a poultry farm, and a Hilux SUV, all allegedly bought with…
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Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption case back in court
Former President Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption case returns to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday. The allegations at…
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Husband & accomplice sentenced for murder of pregnant Gauteng policewoman Prudence Masuku
The High Court in Pretoria, sitting in Benoni, sentenced James Veli Masuku, 36, and his co-accused Xolani Lawrence Dlamini, 31,…
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Remorseless killers jailed for brutal murder & robbery of shopkeeper
The High Court in Limpopo has sentenced Kgomotso Pitsi Mmaphaka, 38, and Lethope Donald Tshehla, 33, from Tafelkop village to…
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KZN Athletics threatens to cancel the 2025 Comrades Marathon
One of South Africa’s most cherished sporting events is embroiled in controversy. Legal documents reveal that the president of KwaZulu-Natal…
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Blow for municipalities who have to refund citizens after Nersa tariff rejection
Municipalities that unlawfully increased electricity tariffs will have to refund consumers after the High Court in Johannesburg rejected the National…
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Office of the Public Protector to make submissions in legal battle over Busisiwe Mkhwebane gratuity
Former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal battle to get her hands on an estimated R10 million gratuity returns to the…
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Dali Mpofu argues that nothing should disqualify Busisiwe Mkhwebane from getting paid
Proceedings wrapped up for the day in former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s court bid to get her hands on a…
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23-year-old cheating cop killer sentenced for murdering her boyfriend, making it look like suicide
The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced 23-year-old Bongiwe Praise Magwaza to 20 years imprisonment for the brutal murder of…
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Lengthy jail term for 26-year-old Limpopo man who brutally hacked to death his mom, sister & 9-year-old niece
The High Court in Limpopo, sitting in Polokwane, has sentenced a 26-year-old man who was convicted for the murder of…
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3 men sentenced for murder, robbery & attempted murder
Three men who made attempts to rob a store in Sasolburg, in the Free State, were successfully brought to justice…
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Jacob Zuma fails in 2nd bid to overturn setting aside of private prosecution against Ramaphosa
Former President Jacob Zuma has been dealt another blow after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed his second bid…
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EFF loses court bid to have Parliament’s DC declared unlawful
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have lost a High Court bid to have Parliament’s disciplinary process against them for disrupting…
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Taxi boss killer gets life imprisonment
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering a taxi boss in Mpumalanga. The…
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Kirsten Kluyts murder case moves to high court and set for pre-trial
The case against the man who allegedly kidnapped attempted to rape, and then murdered teacher Kirsten Kluyts has been moved…
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Eastern Cape vigilantes sentenced for murdering group accused of stealing light bulbs
The Eastern Cape High Court sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of four other men…
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Gauteng government accepts High Court ruling on Life Esidimeni
The Gauteng Provincial Government has fully accepted the judgment handed down by the High Court in Pretoria on the Life…
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Esidimeni families relive tragedy of 144 deaths
The findings of the Life Esidimeni inquest will be released today and the families of the 144 victims will have…
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Man gets life imprisonment for brutally murdering his girlfriend at Dzingi Dzingi village in Limpopo
The High Court in Limpopo, sitting in Thohoyandou, has convicted and sentenced a 29-year-old man, Ceasman Dala Chauke, to life…
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Court set to hear historic challenge to rape laws
A historic challenge to rape laws that civil society groups say give perpetrators an easy out, is set to come…
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Woman with 3 domestic workers & an au pair sues husband for R68K child maintenance
A woman in the midst of a divorce told the High Court that she spends over R110,000 every month to…
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Centurion woman who buried bodies of her son and 2 lovers on top of each other, sent to jail
The High Court in Pretoria on Monday sentenced Pamela Ncumisa Selani from Olievenhoutbosch to three life terms for three counts…
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Limpopo man brutally killed girlfriend, a SAPS official & drove away with her Nissan bakkie
The High Court in Polokwane has convicted and sentenced a 54-year-old for the murder of a 43-year-old woman believed to…
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Widow fights late husband’s children for control of his estate in court, despite marriage before divorce
A woman who got married to her deceased husband while he was still married to his first wife failed to…
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Murdered woman’s mobile phone sinks rapist-killer, gets sentenced to 4 life terms in jail
The High Court in Mpumalanga, sitting in Middelburg, has convicted and sentenced Joseph Thabang Selepe, aged 30, to four life…
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Unrepentant rapist & robber slapped with life imprisonment plus 110 years behind bars
The High Court in Mpumalanga, sitting in Breyten, has sentenced serial rapist Nkosikhona Ntshalintshali, 36, to life and additional 110…
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange granted right to challenge US extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange met with partial success as a High Court in the United Kingdom allowed him to appeal…
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Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial scheduled to kick off in April 2025
Former President Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial is now set to kick off next April. The case in which…
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Pretoria mother to serve 10 years in jail for murdering her 2 kids
The High Court in Pretoria has sentenced 29-year-old mother, Lehlogonolo Mary Bokaba to 20 years direct imprisonment after convicting her…
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Ruling allowing one of Caiphus Nyoka’s alleged killers to continue working in Iraq shocks family
The family of slain anti-apartheid activist Caiphus Nyoka responded with shock to a High Court ruling allowing one of his…
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DA will not relent on ANC cadre deployment saga: Schreiber
The African National Congress (ANC) says it intends to appeal the judgment of the High Court in Johannesburg which found…
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NPA: Mapisa-Nqakula surrenders passport and has received list of State witnesses
Embattled former Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, complied with the stringent bail conditions set by the High Court in Pretoria…
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ANC insists MK party wants to confuse voters
In its unrelenting fight against the uMkhonto WeSizwe (MK) party, the ANC insists the new party’s use of its logo…
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High court to hear Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula’s urgent application
The High Court in Pretoria is expected to hear an urgent bid from National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to interdict…
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High Court orders Eskom to disclose coal, diesel & electricity export contracts
The High Court in Pretoria on Friday rejected arguments by Eskom that some of its crucial contracts are commercially sensitive…
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Jacob Zuma instructs legal team to proceed with application for leave to appeal latest ruling in Downer matter
It looks like former President Jacob Zuma won’t be taking his latest court loss lying down. The High Court in…
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Judgment expected in Jacob Zuma’s 2nd bid to remove Downer from his arms deal trial
The High Court in Pietermaritzburg is on Wednesday expected to deliver judgment on former president Jacob Zuma’s second bid to…
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Thabo Bester & Nandipha Magudumana documentary given the go-ahead
Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana’s urgent court bid to stop the premier of a documentary series on them, has been…
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Joy for dismissed City of Joburg workers
The City of Joburg says it will comply with a High Court order to reinstate fired workers. The court found…
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Sifiso Mkhwanazi admits to killing s.e.x workers, but denies rape charges
The man accused of killing six s.e.x workers in Johannesburg has pleaded guilty after admitting to committing the crimes. Sifiso…
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Man kills girlfriend & calls police to report her ‘suicide’
The High Court in Pretoria, sitting in Benoni, has sentenced Lundokuhle Innocent Radebe to 15 years’ direct imprisonment for murder…
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The auction of Mandela’s belongings seen as taboo: Contralesa
The Congress of Traditional Leaders (Contralesa) says it is unacceptable to auction any items belonging to a traditional leader or…
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Herman Mashaba: Eskom wasting taxpayer cash by appealing load shedding exemption ruling
Action SA has expressed its disappointment at Eskom’s decision to appeal a High Court judgement exempting schools, hospitals, and police…
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Cyril Ramaphosa to appeal High Court ruling on AmaZulu King
President Cyril Ramaphosa has applied for leave to appeal the High Court in Pretoria’s judgment, setting aside the recognition of…
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