The secretary who has accused Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge of sexual harassment, yesterday told the tribunal hearing her complaint, that one of her colleagues told her he had a reputation for such behaviour. Legalbrief reports that the tribunal ... Read More

Norton Rose Fulbright's court challenge of the Legal Sector Code has been described as an attempt to preserve the ‘devastating effect of the persistence of racial discrimination’ suffered by black legal practitioners. A Cape Times report says this is ... Read More

The Asset Forfeiture Unit in Mpumalanga has seized R52.5m – the proceeds of illegal coal mining – from 10 Namibian bank accounts. As a result, the NPA has ticked a vital box in SA’s scramble to exit its Financial ... Read More

SCA: MEC Health EC v Sikota Judgment: 15 December 2024 Keywords: Civil Procedure – non-compliance with Uniform Rules of Court – rule 49 – condonation – court’s discretion to condone – judicious exercise of discretion to condone – expert evidence ... Read More

North West High Court (Mahikeng): Longman v Minister of Police Judgment: 15 January 2025 Keywords: Delict – damages for unlawful arrest – arrest without warrant – jurisdictional factors for defence – reasonable suspicion – liability – quantum Summary: Ms Felicia ... Read More

North West High Court (Mahikeng): Nthebolang v Minister of Police Judgment: 10 January 2025 Keywords: Delict – general damages – quantum of damages – court’s discretion – factors to consider Summary: This case concerns Mr Keyaoleboga Christopher Nthebolang who was ... Read More

The case against Darryn Wilken, arrested in connection with the discovery of millions of images and videos of child pornography at his Midrand home, has been postponed to 28 January. He was arrested on Friday during a takedown operation by ... Read More

Disgraced Gqeberha lawyer Du-Wayne Stoltz (39) has appointed attorney Danie Gouws to represent him in his theft case, says a report in The Herald. Stoltz appeared briefly in the Gqeberha Commercial Crimes Court yesterday where his case was postponed to ... Read More

Renowned sangoma and reality star Makgotso ‘Mofokeng, who claims to be pregnant with twins, has been accused of hitting a woman with a bottle in the face nearly five years ago. News24 reports that she made her first appearance in ... Read More

While South Africans have a great deal of emotional energy invested in the GNU, unless it chalks up real successes, it will collapse in recriminations or potentially be subsumed in an explosion of populist anger. That, says former Legalbrief owner ... Read More

While comparisons with Marikana are being made, the Stilfontein mine disaster – where 87 bodies have been recovered – is also reminiscent of the August 2023 Albert Street fire in Johannesburg, where 77 people were killed. As in Albert Street ... Read More

President John Mahama has taken a significant step toward fulfilling his promise to implement the constitutional review process by establishing a Constitution Review Committee, reports GBC Ghana Online. The committee, comprising experts from diverse fields, is tasked with addressing gaps ... Read More

The Kenyan Government is planning to make social media platforms establish physical offices locally, as part of a broader strategy to combat what it calls ‘digital abuse’, reports the Kenyan Wall Street. Last Thursday, the principal secretary in the Interior ... Read More

The UK Government will not sign off on a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until Donald Trump’s administration has had a chance to consider the future of the joint military base, Downing Street has confirmed. According ... Read More

An Iranian court has sentenced the popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, according to local media reports. A report in The Guardian quotes the reformist newspaper Etemad, which ... Read More

China has executed two men responsible for two deadly attacks within a week in November last year. A BBC News report notes that Fan Weiqiu killed at least 35 people and injured dozens more after he drove his car into ... Read More

Three lawyers who represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been sentenced to years in a Russian penal colony, as part of Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times. A report in ... Read More

* The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned the public against accepting financial advice, assistance, or investment offers from Gold Earnings Hub and Africa Gold Capital, two firms found to be using deepfakes to secure investment. It said the companies ... Read More

* Cape Town Anglican Archbishop Dr Thabo Makgoba has slammed a fake article allegedly implicating him in financial misconduct and scams. An online article, which has since been deleted, claimed that the cleric is under investigation for financial misconduct after the ... Read More

* More than 314 suspects were apprehended over the past weekend in Tshwane during various police operations. ‘Detectives arrested 240 suspects for serious offences, which included 57 for gender-based violence, 30 for common assault, two for murder, 5 for attempted murder ... Read More

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF COMMERCIAL LAW 10e H Schulze et al | Print ISBN: 9781485153177 This concise textbook has been a trusted resource at South African tertiary institutions for over 32 years. The 10th edition reflects recent legal developments, including updates on ... Read More