President Cyril Ramaphosa officially signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law at the Union Buildings yesterday. The Act is the first piece of enabling legislation for sweeping reforms aimed at scrapping the two-tier health system, which sees 85 ... Read More
The Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Janet Love was not prejudging former President Jacob Zuma’s candidacy to stand for election when she answered a journalist’s question about his eligibility, the IEC has said in its written argument to the Constitutional Court. As ... 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
Labour Court (Johannesburg): Motshwaiwa v Pioneer Foods & CCMA Judgment: 7 May 2024 Keywords: Unfair dismissal – review application in terms of LRA, ss 145, 158(1)(g) – procedural fairness, substantive fairness – final written warning – credibility of ... 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
Warrant Officer Kelvin Shunmugam of the Durban Central K9 Unit testified in the Western Cape the High Court that alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack assumed the name ‘Pablo’ and one of his associates, Anwar Gallie, was referred to as ‘Gustavo’ ... Read More
Cellphone records of two men implicated in the murder of then Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa showed that they were in contact over 100 times via calls and texts. An Iol report says the evidence was shared by cellphone data ... Read More
Five of the seven men arrested in connection with the murder of musician Kiernan ‘AKA” Forbes and his celebrity chef friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane have been denied bail. A report in The Citizen notes that Magistrate Vincent Hlatshwayo handed down ... Read More
The country’s social grants system is one of the largest in Africa in terms of number of beneficiaries. About 26m to 28m social grants have been paid every month to children, older persons, people with disabilities and the unemployed. The ... Read More
Gabon's deposed President Ali Bongo and two of his sons have gone on hunger strike to protest against their alleged subjection to ‘acts of torture and barbarity’. As previously reported in Legalbrief Today, the military in August ousted him ... Read More
The head of Tunisia's Bar Association has slammed a police raid on the association's headquarters and arrest of two lawyers as an ‘abuse of power’. As previously reported in Legalbrief Today, police on Saturday stormed the building and ... 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
Georgia's Parliament has voted through a divisive ‘foreign agent’ law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. A BBC News report notes, however, that the Bill now faces a likely veto by Georgia's President, which the Parliament ... Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) needs more powers to prevent misconduct by law firms involved in strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs), peers have urged. A report on the Legalfutures site notes that the House of Lords communications and digital ... Read More
Litigators should set Wednesday deadlines for documents to be exchanged and save everyone the stress of the so-called ‘Friday night drop’. A Law Gazette report notes that was one suggestion that came from discussions about new guidance issued on better ... Read More
* A man has been sentenced for raping his daughter and niece. The Mthatha Regional Court in the Eastern Cape sentenced the man to two life terms and additional 20 years in jail after convicting him on two counts of rape ... Read More
* Actress Lesedi Matsunyane-Ferguson could have her personal belongings auctioned if she does not settle her almost R100 000 credit card debt which she racked up in six months. FirstRand Bank has served the daughter of iconic actor and entrepreneur Connie ... 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 (Flisp). The provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, Warrant Officer Fikiswa Matoti ... Read More
* A man linked to the kidnapping for ransom of a Benoni businessman Shamshudeen Faki – who died while held captive – was shot dead by the police's anti-kidnapping task team on Tuesday night. Read More
INTRODUCTION TO LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING R Malherbe, A Meyer and H Muller Publisher: Juta This comprehensive guide introduces legislative drafting to students and practitioners across all government sectors, aiming to enhance the quality of legislation in South Africa. Drawing from over ... Read More
