Six months after it was last in court, the arms deal corruption case against former President Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales will be back in the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) today and tomorrow. In June, Judge Nkosinathi Chili ... Read More
The arrest of Thulani Dlomo, a ‘superspy’ whose job at the State Security Agency was to marshal resources in defence of Jacob Zuma, his benefactors and his ANC faction, is perhaps the greenest shoot that has dared to sprout. In ... Read More
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) chief Julius Mkhwanazi has admitted that he gave permission for attempted-murder accused tenderpreneur Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala’s security company staff to conduct police 'crime-fighting' operations – but used unsubstantiated claims of forgery to challenge evidence ... Read More
National Treasury has, by notice in the Government Gazette, announced the publication of the General Finance Laws (Official Benchmarks and Procurement) Amendment Bill 2025, writes Wyndham Hartley. In a statement it said the primary objective of the original Financial Services Laws Amendment ... Read More
The National Assembly has moved to strengthen executive oversight by adopting several amendments to the Rules of the National Assembly, including the establishment of a Committee on the Presidency, reports Wyndham Hartley. It said in a statement that by giving ... Read More
SCA: Skhumbuzo Zulu v Vikizitha R Mlotshwa and Others Judgment: 28 November 2025 Keywords: Appeal – notice and record of appeal lodged late – applications for condonation – application for the reinstatement of the appeal – heads of argument also ... Read More
North West High Court (Mahikeng): BMW Financial Services (SA) (Pty) Ltd t/a Alphera Financial Services v Keeditse Mavis Boadia Judgment: 1 December 2025 Keywords: Contract – written instalment sale agreement – default by purchaser – application for summary judgment ... Read More
North West High Court (Mahikeng): The Mahikeng Local Municipality v P Ellis N.O. and Others Judgment: 28 November 2025 Keywords: Application for review and setting aside of arbitration award – s 33 of the Arbitration Act – nature of ... Read More
Mike Sandlana, leader of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church’s (IPHC) Jerusalema faction in Brits who is charged with corruption, will spend more time in custody. His lawyer, Advocate Mike Hellens SC, yesterday told the Pretoria Magistrate's Court they had ... Read More
Murder-accused Tiffany Meek will spend Christmas and New Year in custody after her pre-trial hearing at the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) was postponed yesterday. An EWN report notes that the matter has been postponed to 26 January to allow Meek’s ... Read More
Jozi FM chairperson has been released on bail of R10 000 after he appeared in the Orlando Magistrate's Court on fraud and theft charges related to a multimillion-rand lottery grant, GroundUp reports. Rapitse Montsho is accused of theft and ... Read More
For more than two decades, the people of Amadiba on the Wild Coast have defended their land and livelihoods from externally imposed mega-projects. The landmark 2018 Baleni judgment secured their right to consent to mining, yet the Xolobeni proposal still ... Read More
The Christmas jingles have hit shopping malls, but 2025 is far from over. Crucial criminal justice system matters are outstanding – from appointing prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi’s successor to naming a new Asset Forfeiture Unit head and deciding who should ... Read More
Blogger and influencer Ethel Chisono Edwards has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for posting hate speech on social media targeting President Hakainde Hichilema. The dual Zambian-US citizen, a real estate agent living in the US, has become renowned for ... Read More
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned, the President’s office said. His departure comes amid a growing security crisis that has seen the mass kidnapping of hundreds of school children in recent weeks, notes africanews. President Bola Tinubu last ... Read More
Mali has recovered 761bn CFA francs ($1.2bn) in arrears from mining companies after a sweeping audit, its Finance Minister said. It marks one of the country’s largest recoveries from its extractive sector, reports Business Insider Africa. The military-led government ... Read More
House Democrats on the Oversight Committee yesterday released photos and videos from a private island in the Caribbean that Jeffrey Epstein once owned. The images and videos show several bedrooms, bathrooms and what appears to resemble a dentist’s chair in ... Read More
More than 200 leading cultural figures have come together to call for the release of Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian leader seen as capable of uniting factions and bringing the best hope to the stalled mission of creating a Palestinian ... Read More
The UK’s Lord Chancellor David Lammy has scaled back on axing jury trials for all but the most serious cases – but his plan to cut the Crown court backlog has failed to appease critics. A Law Gazette report notes ... Read More
* US insurer Prudential Financial is considering selling its stake in SA financial-services firm Alexforbes, according to sources. The Newark-based company notified billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital that it is weighing an exit. Prudential first bought a stake in the ... Read More
* The SAA Museum at Rand Airport has received parts of the wreckage of SAA Flight 295, also known as the Helderberg, air disaster. The wreckage has been inaccessible to the public up until now. On 28 November 1987 the Helderberg ... Read More
* While Najwa Dirk’s parole consideration has been placed on hold until she completes further evaluation, court papers shared by Taliep Petersen’s family, as part of their bid to keep her behind bars – reveal details about his murder. It is ... Read More
* SA is hosting the Africa, Europe and Middle East (AEME) Earthquake Response Exercise (ERE) 2025 in Gqeberha. The exercise is part of the global programme of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, mandated by the UN General Assembly to ... Read More
* Two men were shot dead within minutes of each other near the Athlone Magistrate's Court yesterday. A witness has revealed that the men were targeted by gunmen after leaving the courthouse. SAPS crime scene experts moved between two cordoned-off ... Read More
