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ANC challenges High Court ruling on MK Party’s name and logo
ANC challenges High Court ruling on MK Party’s name and logo! The African National Congress (ANC) has strongly opposed a…
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Man who owes Standard Bank over R3 million loses SCA appeal to set aside auction on his mansion
A man who owes Standard Bank over R3 million on his bond and had his home sold, lost at the…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane blames judicial officers of Indian descent for her misfortunes in court
Former Public Protector turned Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has lashed out at judicial officers of Indian descent…
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UIF Commissioner Tebogo Maruping suspended again
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Commissioner Tebogo Maruping has been suspended again, the Department of Labour has confirmed. Labour Minister Nomakhosazana…
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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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I’ve not done anything wrong’: Ace Magashule not losing sleep over Moroadi Cholota’s arrest
Former Free State premier Ace Magashule says he is not losing sleep over the arrest of his former personal assistant,…
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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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MK Party plans to march to City Hall against alleged racist Helen Zille
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) will embark on a massive march in Durban on Wednesday amid a wave of criticism…
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SCA dismisses Bheki Cele’s appeal against damages for ANC councillors
Outgoing Police Minister, Bheki Cele has lost an appeal against a damages claim issued by two former ANC representatives. Thandekile…
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Judicial Service Commission gives Mandisa Maya’s nomination for chief justice thumbs up
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has given current Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya’s nomination for chief justice, the thumbs up.…
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Motsoeneng says SABC & SIU don’t know what they’re talking about on R11.5 million success fee fight
Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng said the Special Investigating Unit (SABC) and his erstwhile employer “don’t know what they’re talking…
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SCA overturns Bongani Bongo bribery & corruption ruling, orders new trial
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has overturned a high court ruling that dismissed the bribery and corruption trial of…
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Court rules foreplay doesn’t mean consent
An organization fighting gender-based violence (GBV) have expressed their approval of the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) decision to uphold…
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Ace Magashule’s graft trial finally set to begin in Bloemfontein High Court
It’s D-Day for graft-accused former African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General and Free State Premier Ace Magashule, with his trial…
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SARB not backing down in legal battle with Markus Jooste’s alleged ex-lover over payments
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is not backing down from a drawn-out legal battle with the supposed former lover…
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CALS: Under certain circumstances, directives from SAHRC need to be legally binding
The Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) says directives from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) need to be…
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Inventor of ‘Please Call Me’ awaiting calculations after SCA sets aside Vodacom’s R47 million offer
Vodacom has suffered yet another defeat after the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) ruling in favour of ‘Please Call Me’…
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Manyi says Jacob Zuma consulting his lawyers over govt’s bid to recoup millions for his defense in arms deal case
Spokesperson for the Jacob Zuma Foundation, Mzwanele Manyi, said the former president was consulting lawyers around his next steps after…
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Wife fights to have marriage registered in community of property before divorce
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has turned down a high court ruling where an Ante-Nuptial Contract (ANC) concluded between…
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Jacob Zuma takes fight to privately prosecute Ramaphosa to SCA
Former President Jacob Zuma has taken his fight to privately prosecute his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, to the Supreme Court…
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Luthuli House set to be Ezulwini Investments’ head office as ANC loses SCA appeal
The ruling party’s iconic Luthuli House headquarters, located in Johannesburg, may soon become offices for Ezulwini Investments after the ANC…
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Ex-Blue Bulls rugby player to remain in jail after failed appeal for 4 axe murders
Former Blue Bulls rugby player Joseph Phindile Ntshongwana, who was sentenced to five life terms after brutally killing four people…
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John Hlophe cries discrimination after State stops paying his legal fees
Western Cape High Court Judge President John Hlophe said the State was discriminating against him because it had stopped paying…
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SCA dismisses Dirco bid to overturn interdict halting govt’s R50 million Cuba donation
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)’s dismissed a bid from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) to overturn…
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Judge Kathree-Setiloane makes another appearance before JSC for SCA post
Gauteng High Court Judge Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane made another appearance before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Monday, this time vying…
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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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Sars welcomes ConCourt judgment in Regiments matter
The South African Revenue Services (Sars) has welcomed the decision by the Constitutional Court to refuse the directors of Regiments…
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Western Cape judges dismiss lawyer’s application for re-admission to the Bar
Two Western Cape High Court judges have dismissed a senior Cape Town lawyer, Johan van der Berg’s application for re-admission…
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SAHRC suffers defeat in court over hate speech finding against Julius Malema
For the second time in less than a month, lobby group AfriForum has emerged victorious in legal battle involving Economic…
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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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Court rules in favour of student eviction from university residence
In a significant ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) confirmed that students can be evicted from university-provided…
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Post Office has failed to pay into employees’ retirement fund for 3 years
Each month, 7.5% of workers’ salaries are deducted by the Post Office as a contribution to the Post Office Retirement…
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Ace Magashule and Edwin Sodi’s attempt to quash prosecution in asbestos case dismissed
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Tuesday dismissed, with costs, the attempts by former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and…
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Embattled RAF heads to ConCourt after SCA dismisses its Discovery appeal
The Road Accident Fund (RAF), which refuses to settle medical aid claims, says it will approach the Constitutional Court after…
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ANC assets could be seized after party fails to pay R102 million for election posters
Four years after a KwaZulu-Natal-based marketing company scored a R102 million contract to supply election posters and banners for the…
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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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ConCourt again rejects Jacob Zuma’s attempt to remove Downer from arms deal case
The Constitutional Court closed the door on another bid from former president Jacob Zuma to get State advocate Billy Downer…
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Jacob Zuma will remain a free man, says KZN ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal said that regardless of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)’s ruling against former…
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Supreme Court of Appeal orders Jacob Zuma to return to jail
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has unanimously confirmed that the medical parole granted to former president Jacob Zuma by…
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Jacob Zuma served his time in prison & deserves to be free, says Zikalala
Former president Jacob Zuma has been released from the Correctional Services system after his 15 months sentence for contempt of…
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KZN madrasah appeals High Court order muting call to prayer
The right to freedom of religion and the question of how far it extends will come under the spotlight in…
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Bongani Bongo corruption matter back in court as State seeks to leave appeal acquittal
The corruption matter involving former State Security minister and African National Congress (ANC) MP, Bongani Bongo, is back in the…
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SCA reserves judgment in Jacob Zuma’s medical parole appeal bid
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has reserved judgment in former president Jacob Zuma’s appeal application to overturn a high…
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Jacob Zuma won’t attend corruption trial
The Jacob Zuma Foundation on Thursday confirmed that the former president will not attend his corruption trial in the Pietermaritzburg…
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Jacob Zuma to appeal high court ruling that set side his medical parole
According to the Democratic Alliance (DA), the only explanation for former statesman Jacob Zuma’s release from prison on medical parole,…
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Supreme Court of Appeal reduces part of convicted armed robber’s sentence
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld, in part, an appeal against the decision by the same court dismissing…
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Fikile Mbalula says decision imminent on e-tolls, with R2 billion budgeted
Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula says just over R2 billion has been allocated towards the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP). Mbalula…
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Ace Magashule still wants charges dropped in asbestos case, heads to SCA
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has launched another bid to have his charges dropped in the asbestos case. Magashule, who…
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Jacob Zuma demands that NPA boss Batohi remove Downer ahead of arms deal trial
Former president Jacob Zuma’s lawyers have written to NPA boss Shamilah Batohi, demanding that prosecutor Billy Downer be removed from…
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SCA ruling opens door for Eskom to recover debt from defunct municipalities
Eskom has won a court case ordering the Letsemeng Local Municipality in the Free State to pay back the electricity…
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