In yet another tumultuous week for the embattled Road Accident Fund (RAF), a High Court judge slammed the agency for its chaotic approach to litigation while the suspended CEO – in a separate court matter – took aim at a 'toxic legal ... Read More
Former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has backed a call for a criminal investigation into Mineral & Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, based on the State Capture Commission’s findings. A News24 report notes Zondo deposed an affidavit at the Gauteng High ... Read More
Retired Judge Robert Nugent has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to consider ordering an inquiry into the NPA. ‘I don’t envisage a long inquiry. I would envisage a short and sharp inquiry into what has been going on so that some ... Read More
A Durban businessman is suing Nedbank for almost R40bn for listing him as a suspected fraudster for eight years. Shaun Naidu said he first became aware of the listing in 2015 when he tried to open a personal bank account ... Read More
The Competition Tribunal was once a respected forum of law and reason and a place where ‘serious minds deliberated on the economic consequences of mergers and acquisitions, balancing nuance, evidence and statutory mandate,’ but that era is over, Michael ... Read More
The deputy chairperson of the Mozambican Association of Judges (AMJ), Jafete Fremo, has confirmed that three judges were expelled from the judicial system for corruption and poor application of the law. According to the Club of Mozambique, Fremo said the ... Read More
Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been placed on Interpol’s Red Notice list after allegedly using public office for personal gain, reports Al Jazeera. Ofori-Atta, whose location remains unclear as he reportedly seeks medical treatment, is being investigated over ... Read More
A group of Nigerian lawyers and civil society activists went to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja to demand the immediate arrest and prosecution of Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, the former CEO of the Nigerian National ... Read More
Prosecutors have charged a US-based cryptocurrency entrepreneur with sanctions evasion and export control violations, alleging he laundered more than $500m and helped Russians acquire sensitive US technology, the Financial Times reports. Iurii Gugnin, founder of Florida-incorporated payments company Evita Pay ... Read More
Argentina’s Supreme Court has upheld a six-year prison sentence against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the polarising former President and one of the country’s most influential politicians, barring her from public office for life. A report in The Washington Post notes ... Read More
Marks & Spencer has reopened its website to shoppers, six weeks after it was forced to halt online orders after a cyberattack, The Guardian reports. Still, some M&S services will continue to be limited. M&S said deliveries to Northern Ireland ... Read More
SCA: A V Theron & Swanepoel Incorporated and Another v Knott Judgment: 10 June 2025 Keywords: Contract – breach of contract – erroneous legal advice – negligence – contractual damages – whether the respondent suffered damages due to the breach ... Read More
Financial Services Tribunal: Barko Financial Services (Pty) Ltd, Barko Developments, De Wet & Prudential Authority Judgment: 16 May 2025 Keywords: Financial services regulation – Request to register mutual bank refused – Reconsideration application to FST – Fitness and propriety of significant owner ... Read More
SCA: Commissioner for the SARS v Virgin Mobile SA (Pty) Ltd Judgment: 4 June 2025 Keywords: Tax law – Whether a party is exempted from applying for condonation for the late filing of a rule 31 statement when that party ... Read More
