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Confession validity under scrutiny in ongoing Joshlin Smith trial
This week saw more intense developments in the Joshlin Smith trial, as the Western Cape High Court continued with a…
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Tense courtroom drama unfolds in Joshlin Smith case
A week of explosive testimony and cross-examination has taken centre stage in the Western Cape High Court as two of…
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Joshlin Smith trial: Kelly Smith to deny selling daughter to sangoma
The highly publicized Joshlin Smith trial has taken another turn, as Kelly Smith’s lawyer stated in court that his client…
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Community gathers in prayer as Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial enters 4th week
Community gathers in prayer as Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial enters 4th week! The Western Cape High Court saw a gathering…
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Social Worker testifies against Joshlin Smith’s mother in human trafficking trial
Social Worker testifies against Joshlin Smith’s mother in human trafficking trial! A social worker testified in the Western Cape High…
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Justice served: Ayesha Kelly’s killers sentenced to 30 years in prison
After five years of heartbreak and courtroom battles, the family of 10-year-old Ayesha Kelly can finally close a painful chapter…
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Nafiz Modack to continue testimony in Western Cape High Court
Nafiz Modack to continue testimony in Western Cape High Court! Alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack is set to continue…
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Search for missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith continues as trial date approaches
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that the search for six-year-old Joshlin Smith, who went missing a year ago,…
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Life in prison for convicted child rapist & murderer Marvin Minnaar
Life in prison for convicted child rapist & murderer Marvin Minnaar! A convicted child rapist and murderer has been sentenced…
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Nafiz Modack consulting with his lawyer to prepare for his testimony
Cape Town, South Africa – Alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack is set to consult with his lawyer on Tuesday…
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Western Cape man wins medical negligence case after losing kidney
Western Cape man wins medical negligence case after losing kidney! A 55-year-old man has successfully won his medical negligence case…
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Mother of missing Joshlin Smith appears alone in court as trial nears
Mother of missing Joshlin Smith appears alone in court as trial nears! The mother of missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith, Kelly…
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Lawyer who stole over R348 million intended for disabled children struck off the roll
Lawyer who stole over R348 million intended for disabled children struck off the roll! Disgraced attorney Zuko Nonxuba, has been…
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Accused in Nafiz Modack trial set to make applications to be discharged
The highly anticipated trial of Nafiz Modack, a man alleged to be one of South Africa’s most notorious underworld figures,…
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Bitter ex-wife who kept father away from child falsely accusing him of rape, ordered to pay R665K in damages
Bitter ex-wife who kept father away from child falsely accusing him of rape, ordered to pay R665K in damages! A…
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Western Cape High Court judge candidate grilled over judgment involving her cousin
A candidate for the position in the Western Cape High Court has tried to explain her judgment in a political…
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JSC recommends Nolwazi Mabindla-Boqwana to be the next Western Cape judge president
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended Supreme Court of Appeal judge, Nolwazi Mabindla-Boqwana, to be the next judge president…
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Nafiz Modack trial temporarily delayed
The high-profile trial against alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack was delayed in the Western Cape High Court on Monday.…
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Cellphone evidence to take centre stage in Nafiz Modack trial
Prosecutors in the Western Cape High Court are on Monday set to continue using cellphone evidence to prove alleged underworld…
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MK Party fails in court bid to interdict JSC sitting
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has failed in its bid to interdict Monday’s sitting of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).…
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MK Party heads to court for urgent interdict to stop JSC from holding next sitting
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Parliamentary leader, John Hlophe says to prevent him from participating in the interviews for new judges next…
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MK Party files urgent court application to stop next week’s JSC sitting
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says it’s filed an urgent application in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday, to stop…
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Court grants DA interdict to stop John Hlophe from serving on JSC
The Western Cape High Court has granted the Democratic Alliance (DA) an urgent interdict to stop uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) parliamentary…
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2 men get life imprisonment for murder of 82-year-old man
Two men, Jacobus Barendse and Ashley Diergal were sentenced in the Western Cape High Court to life imprisonment for the…
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2 handed life sentence each for 2019 murder of Reginald Gordon
Two murderers have each been sentenced by the Western Cape High Court to life imprisonment. Jacobus Barendse and Ashley Diegal…
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Construction tycoon to sue the State for malicious prosecution
A well-known construction family is set to sue the State for malicious prosecution after Ridwaan Rajah won an appeal in…
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Case against Joshlin Smith’s mom & co-accused set to be transferred to Western Cape High Court
The kidnapping and human trafficking case against Kelly Smith and three co-accused for the disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin Smith is…
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PRASA accused of being in contempt of court
The Passenger Rail Agency of South (PRASA) has been accused of contempt of court for failing to adhere to a…
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Axed MK party MPs suffer blow in court as interdict dismissed with costs
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party MPs have suffered a blow after their interdict application was dismissed. On Monday, the Western…
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Court to hear urgent application over Dr John Hlophe’s designation to JSC
The Western Cape High Court will today hear an urgent application that the Democratic Alliance (DA) and two other organisations…
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One of four men who killed Cape Town jeweler gets 45-year sentence
One of the four men charged with the murder of Cape Town jeweller Charl Munnick has been sentenced to 25…
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AfriForum makes progress in case to get John Hlophe kicked off JSC
AfriForum is one step closer in a bid to get impeached former Western Cape High Court John Hlophe’s appointment as…
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Axed uMkhonto weSizwe MPs seek reinstatement
Axed uMkhonto weSizwe party MP’s will continue fighting the termination of their party membership in court next month. The ten…
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Nafiz Modack’s lawyer vows to prove charges against his client are fabricated
Nafiz Modack’s lawyer Mohamed Sibda says he’ll prove that charges against his client are fabricated. Modack and his 14 co-accused…
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Western Cape High Court temporarily reinstates limits for disclosing funding by political parties
The Western Cape High Court has temporarily reinstated the previous limits for receiving and disclosing funding by political parties. This…
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My Vote Counts back in court for 2nd round of challenge to Electoral Matters Amendment Act
Lobby group My Vote Counts is back in the Western Cape High Court on Monday for round two of its…
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7 Western Cape High Court judges throw in their hats for John Hlophe’s position
Seven Western Cape High Court judges have thrown their hats into the ring to become the court’s next Judge President.…
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Cape Town man gets life sentence for killing cop
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a police officer in Nyanga, four years…
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Nafiz Modack trial: Hawks officer cross-examination set to continue
The cross-examination of a Hawks officer in the trial against alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack, is set to continue in…
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Western Cape High court dismisses child p0rn offender appeal against sentence
A child porn offender has had his appeal against his effective eight-year prison sentence dismissed by the Western Cape High…
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EFF’s legal challenge over Parliament suspension faces dismissal
The Western Cape High Court has found that the approach adopted by EFF leader Julius Malema and other senior EFF…
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Cases against John Hlophe’s JSC designation likely to be prioritised
The organisation Judges Matter says it is likely that cases filed in the Western Cape High Court against the designation…
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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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Freedom Under Law joins fight against John Hlophe’s JSC appointment
Non-Profit organisation, Freedom Under Law has launched an urgent application before the Western Cape High Court against the designation of…
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DA launches urgent interdict against John Hlophe’s election to JSC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched an urgent interdict before the Western Cape High Court against uMkhonto weSizwe Party Parliamentary…
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AfriForum set to challenge John Hlophe’s JSC appointment at ConCourt
Lobby group AfriForum has approached the Constitutional Court in a bid to have former Western Cape High Court John Hlophe…
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2 life terms for drug dealer who had community member ‘taken out’ for disrupting his ‘business’
A drug dealer from Clanwilliam has been sentenced in the Western Cape High Court for ordering the hit on a…
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Jabulani Khumalo loses urgent court bid to be sworn in as MK Party MP
Embattled uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party founder Jabulani Khumalo has lost his urgent bid to be sworn in as a Member…
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Another court blow for EFF, set to approach ConCourt
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have suffered yet another court blow in its matter against parliament. This after the Western…
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Empire Investment Cars comes under the spotlight in Nafiz Modack’s case
Empire Investment Cars a company owned by one of alleged underworld crime bosses, Nafiz Modack’s co-accused has come under the…
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