After judgment was inevitably reserved by the Constitutional Court following lengthy arguments in the IEC’s bid to appeal the Electoral Court’s ruling that former President Jacob Zuma was allowed to stand for Parliament, the country has been made to wait ... Read More
Legal action, a potential mass exodus of doctors, a serious setback for investment confidence, and a massive pile of cash ripe for corruption – these are all predicted consequences of Wednesday’s much-trumpeted signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into ... Read More
ANC Limpopo bigwigs Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe, who are accused in the VBS Mutual Bank looting scandal, have been forced to exercise patience in their criminal matter after their bid to obtain further details of their case failed. Former ... Read More
A Corruption Watch survey report has found 81% of the people they interviewed believe the government is not doing enough to address corruption in the provision of basic services. The report, published yesterday, highlighted the perceptions, characteristics, experiences, and prevalence ... Read More
Historically, the chair of the board of directors filled a procedural and ceremonial role. This was a low bar focusing on the chair’s role in meetings. But in recent years their role in companies has evolved to become much more ... Read More
Liquidators Cloete and Thomas Murray were murdered just as they had started to unearth evidence that siblings Rushil and Nishani Singh – with whom they spent their final hours – had allegedly built a billion-rand empire on a series of ... Read More
A Nigerian woman who wrote an online review of a can of tomato puree is facing imprisonment after its manufacturer accused her of making a ‘malicious allegation’ that damaged its business, reports CNN. Chioma Okoli, a 39-year-old entrepreneur from Lagos ... Read More
Zimbabwe will allow mobile money agents, once blamed for fuelling the collapse of its now-defunct dollar, to operate again to boost the use of its new gold-backed currency. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, founded by tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, state-owned NetOne and Telecel’s ... Read More
A lawyer scorned is a dangerous opponent as former US President Donald Trump is discovering, notes Legalbrief. Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified in a Manhattan court this week that he submitted phoney invoices for legal services to cover ... Read More
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archwell Foundation has been found delinquent over unpaid fees and warned it could face fines or suspension, says a report in The Independent. The delinquency notice was sent by California’s Attorney-General Rob Bonta for failing ... Read More
A conveyancing assistant who forged a signature under pressure from her client to clinch a deal has been barred from the profession. A Law Gazette report notes that Amy Lianne Jones, a former employee of Boyes Turner, had been instructed ... Read More
* The Hawks raided the Free State Department of Human Settlements this week over allegations of housing fraud. The fraud is in relation to the Financial Linked Individual Subsidy Programme. The provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, Warrant Officer Fikiswa Matoti, said ... Read More
* The state's case against investment manager Craig Warriner of the BHI Trust has been postponed for two weeks. The case was adjourned to allow AfriForum to make a contribution on behalf of more investors. Warriner stands accused of running ... Read More
Gauteng High Court (Pretoria): Ndamase v Commissioner: Private Inquiry SNS Holdings (in liquidation) Judgment: 13 May 2024 Keywords: Pyramid scheme – millions paid to Nigerian ‘prophet’ – summons by liquidators – Companies Act – impeachable dispositions – right to privacy ... Read More
Eastern Cape High Court (East London): Algoalex v Gower, Build-It & Kyrascore Judgment: 7 May 2024 Keywords: Restraint of trade – respondent employed by competitor Summary: Gower was employed by Algoalex as a sales person in 2021 and signed a ... Read More
