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Mapisa-Nqakula denies ATM’s request for secret ballot vote in Cyril Ramaphosa motion
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Wednesday turned down the African Transformation Movement (ATM)’s request to have the vote of…
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Justice Mandisa Maya recommended for Chief Justice position
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has nominated President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, Justice Mandisa Maya as Chief Justice.…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane dealt another legal blow
There’s been another legal blow for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed Mkhwebane’s request to…
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Farmer loses bid to gag social media posts of dead baboon & porcupine in cages
A farmer who complained after a wildlife conservationist posted pictures on social media sent to him of a dead baboon…
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President Ramaphosa appoints 2 judges to Constitutional Court
President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints judges Narandran ‘Jody’ Kollapen and Rammaka Steven Mathopo to the Constitutional Court. Their term will take…
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Jacob Zuma lawyers confident another court will come to a different conclusion
Former president Jacob Zuma is confident that another court will come to a different conclusion as he challenges a High…
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City of CT to appeal the ruling ordering it to provide housing to evicted Bromwell Street residents
The City of Cape Town has been granted leave to appeal the judgment that it must provide temporary housing to…
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Another court blow for Mphephu Ramabulana in Vhavenda kingship battle
The acting king of Vhavenda, Toni Mphephu Ramabulana, has suffered yet another court blow after the Constitutional Court dismissed his…
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Convicted wife killer Jason Rohde still hasn’t started serving his sentence
Convicted wife killer Jason Rohde is still not behind bars. He was initially handed a 20-year jail term for the…
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Alleged game poachers face losing cars & guns used in crime
Suspected game poachers now face losing the vehicles and firearms used in the act of shooting their prey. The Supreme…
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Placing City of Tshwane under administration was unlawful, says ConCourt
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the 2020 decision to place the City of Tshwane under administration was unwarranted and…
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EFF rejects return of Afrikaans at Unisa, asks for Swahili instruction
In a statement on Friday night, the Economic Freedom Fighters weighed in on the recent Constitutional Court decision that Afrikaans…
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Diko-linked company Ledla loses second SCA appeal
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a second appeal by Ledla Structural Development against the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU’s)…
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AfriForum wins battle to have Afrikaans as medium of teaching at Unisa again
AfriForum has won its battle to have Afrikaans used as a medium of teaching at Unisa. The organization took Unisa…
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Murder-accused apartheid police officer João Rodrigues has passed away
Former apartheid police officer João Rodrigues, who was facing a charge of murdering anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol 50 years ago,…
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Jason Rohde didn’t kill his wife but if he did, it was an accident, appeals court hears
Almost three years after he was found guilty of having murdered his wife, former Lew Geffen Sotheby’s chief executive Jason…
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ConCourt to hear State’s appeal against judgment to recognise Muslim marriages
The Constitutional Court is set to hear an application by the Women’s Legal Centre on Muslim Marriages on Thursday. It…
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Ace Magashule applies for leave to appeal suspension at SCA
Media reports suggests that suspended ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule has officially applied for leave to appeal his suspension at the…
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Court rules 84-year-old gogo can stay on farm
After having eviction proceedings hanging over her head for more than a decade, an 84-year-old woman and her disabled son…
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Jacob Zuma’s application to question spy tapes witnesses shouldn’t be entertained, says NPA
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that former President Jacob Zuma’s application in which he wanted to interrogate NPA witnesses…
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Constitutional Court to hear negligence case after boy developed cerebral palsy
A Johannesburg mother whose son developed cerebral palsy as a result – she claims – of medical negligence at the…
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Free State impasse will be resolved, says Kgalema Motlanthe
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe says the divisions within the ANC in Free State will be settled with time. Motlanthe was…
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Pravin Gordhan clarifies meeting request with Mogoeng
Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday released a statement seeking to clarify remarks made by Chief Justice Mogoeng…
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Pravin Gordhan denies trying to influence Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan is denying ever trying to influence Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in the appointment of judges.…
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Suzman Foundation’s application over Robert McBride’s IPID contract dismissed
“This is a peculiar appeal,” wrote judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal in dismissing an application by the Helen…
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Court to rule on controversial Tafelberg property sale later this year
Judgment in the case of the controversial sale of a piece of prime property in Sea Point, Cape Town, was…
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Outa welcomes court move to strike Dudu Myeni’s delinquency order challenge off roll
The High Court in Pretoria struck off the roll Dudu Myeni’s application against her interim delinquency order. This after the…
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City of CT to cut its capital budget by R1.28 billion due to Covid-19 impact
The City of Cape Town revealed it would be cutting its capital budget by R1.28 billion leaving the total budget…
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SCA confirms coronavirus council is lawful and constitutional
There can be no more confusion on the legality of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) – it…
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Julius Malema appeals R1 million defamation case against Rawula
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is taking his defamation fight against former MP Thembinkosi Rawula to the Supreme…
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New Tshwane mayor Randall Williams speaks out
DA newly elected City of Tshwane mayor Randall Williams has accused the administration team that was appointed by the Gauteng…
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Year 2020 not for former president Jacob Zuma
The year 2020, has not been a pleasant one for former stateman Jacob Zuma – but his battles are far…
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SCA dismisses Jacob Zuma’s appeal against personal costs order over Madonsela report
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s leave to appeal a ruling by another court, which…
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Rape survivor Andy Kawa still seeking justice, 10 years after harrowing ordeal
Businesswoman and rape survivor Andy Kawa is taking on the system. In her new book, Kwanele: Enough! she lays bare…
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Andile Lungisa apologises to judges he accused of being bias
Controversial former ANC Youth League deputy president Andile Lungisa has apologised to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judges and…
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City of CT to petition SCA over land invasion eviction judgment
The City of Cape Town intends petitioning the Supreme Court of Appeal after the Western Cape High Court dismissed its…
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Former Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa loses appeal against assault conviction
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Wednesday dismissed the appeal by Andile Lungisa, the former ANC leader in Nelson…
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Fita accused to challenging cigarette ban to protect monetary gains
The government has accused the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) of pursuing the tobacco products ban on sales mainly to…
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Malusi Gigaba – I still have a future in the ANC
Gigaba also briefly touched on the leaked s.e.x tape saying that his family suffered during that time. “I still have…
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ConCourt to decide on independent school’s right to expel pupils
The Constitutional Court will on Wednesday hand down judgment in the Pridwin Preparatory School case where the school terminated a…
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UPM leader goes into hiding following death threats
Speaking from hiding yesterday, Ayanda Kota confirmed that he was forced to flee after being tipped off about a plan…
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High-profile illicit diamond dealing case could be revived
An alleged illegal diamond trading syndicate could again face court as the State approaches the Supreme Court of Appeal to…
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Parks Tau successfully appeals against Mashaba defamation judgment
The Supreme Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld an appeal by former Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau against a Johannesburg high…
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Fired Old Mutual boss Peter Moyo’s appeal dismissed – Old Mutual
The Supreme Court of Appeal has refused ex-Old Mutual Chief Executive Peter Moyo leave to appeal a decision overturning his…
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Former president Jacob Zuma takes personal legal costs battle to SCA
Former president Jacob Zuma’s bid to avoid paying hundreds of thousands of rand in personal legal costs that he owes…
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Court declares legal definition of hate speech unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Appeal has declared the legal definition of hate speech unconstitutional. It says a comment is hate…
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Jacob Zuma heads to Supreme Court of Appeal
Former president Jacob Zuma is now heading for the Supreme Court of Appeal. On Friday, KwaZulu-Natal High Court dismissed his…
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EFF asks Supreme Court of Appeal for leave to appeal Manuel defamation ruling
The party was ordered to pay Manuel damages of R500,000 and his legal costs. This follows the High Court in…
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Ramaphosa announces appointment of five Supreme Court of Appeal judges
These appointments, of which three are women, reflect government’s commitment to the ongoing transformation of the bench, he said. President…
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Gupta-owned mine taken to Supreme Court of Appeal
Another massive sale of assets belonging to Gupta-owned Shiva Uranium is on the cards as the battle between the company’s…
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