Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi yesterday said the state would approach the courts for a supervisory order to guide its response to the Constitutional Court’s July judgment, which found sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. She raised the possibility that the ... Read More

The Constitutional Court has ruled that excluding pension interests from the redistribution of assets in certain divorce cases violates the constitutional right to equality, finding that the law unfairly disadvantages women. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the apex court ... Read More

The Campaign for Free Expression (CFE) has applied to join a case in the Constitutional Court involving two Prasa whistle-blowers who are fighting to be reinstated. Martha Ngoye, former legal head of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), and ... Read More

The National School of Government has, in a statement, announced that competitive bids are no longer required when government entities are sourcing training from it, reports Wyndham Hartley.  ts statement said ‘Government departments and state institutions no longer need to ... Read More

The DG of the Department of Home Affairs has announced the withdrawal of a directive that was issued by his office on 28 September regarding the intake of asylum seeker applications following the judgment of the Constitutional Court on 7 ... Read More

Western Cape High Court Adowa Infrastructure Managers v Badenhorst NO Judgment: 7 October 2026 Keywords: Acquisitive prescription – immovable property – encroaching boundary wall – civil possession – animus domini – corpus – possession through tenant – Plascon-Evans rule – ... Read More

Western Cape High Court Body Corporate, Stormhaven Park v Dieckman Judgment: 7 October 2026 Keywords: Sectional title – body corporate – trustees – authority to litigate – Uniform Rule 7(1) – owners' resolution – spending limit – Sectional Titles ... Read More

North West High Court (Mahikeng) DCS v JS Judgment: 7 October 2026 Keywords: Civil procedure – rule 30 – irregular step – rule 43 – notice of set-down – premature set-down – answering affidavit – ipso facto bar – prejudice ... Read More

Two company directors and three mining firms linked to the Gupta family have been convicted of fraud and money laundering involving R107.5m from mine rehabilitation trusts meant to repair environmental damage at Mpumalanga coal mines. The Gauteng High Court ... Read More

Former Kruger National Park regional ranger Rodney Landela and state veterinary technician Kenneth Muchocho have been convicted of killing a white rhino in the park in 2016, bringing a decade-long trial in the Skukuza Regional Court to a close. Delivering ... Read More

The defence has criticised the state’s handling of the blue lights corruption case involving former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi and ex-Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi, arguing that the prosecution should withdraw the charges if it ... Read More

The RAF’s crisis is the result of years of weak leadership, poor administration and inadequate oversight argues Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage in the Daily Maverick. He notes statements from the Department of Transport indicate the government is reconsidering how the ... Read More

In a constitutional democracy, public participation and accountability are not obstacles to development. Yet the recent Mabola case, heard before the Constitutional Court, tests whether citizens who challenge government decisions are exercising a protected right or committing an ‘abuse’ of ... Read More

The AU has launched the continent’s first credit rating agency, seeking to provide an alternative to the ‘big three’ global ratings agencies as debt burdens weigh on many ‌African economies, reports SABC News. The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) – ... Read More

Guinea-Bissau’s presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for 6 December, will have to be delayed, said Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té, reports Channel Africa. The West African nation held a presidential election in November last year that was disrupted when soldiers ... Read More

The 2nd Uganda–Kenya Joint Technical Committee (JTC) Meeting on Trade, held from 6–8 October 2026, has called for faster implementation of agreed measures to address persistent trade barriers and improve the movement of goods between the two countries. The meeting ... Read More

US prosecutors have accused Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of conspiracy to commit torture. A BBC News report notes that the fresh charges against the couple were made public last week and are in ... Read More

Regulators want to extend the framework of competence to include ethics and technology in order to maintain client confidence in the profession. A Law Gazette report notes that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is proposing changes to the 10-year-old  Statement ... Read More

Arlington County’s local elected body sued to block construction of President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch last week, arguing that administration officials bypassed a key review process in their push to begin work on the structure. A report in The ... Read More

* Shoprite has suspended security personnel involved in filming and sharing footage of an elderly Eastern Cape woman after she was caught shoplifting groceries at the store. A viral video of the incident showed the woman being searched by a security ... Read More

* Ward 31 property owners say steep valuation increases, limited guidance and lengthy turnaround times are adding to uncertainty over their eThekwini municipal rates accounts. The Ratepayers Association of Musgrave Precinct said it has received complaints from property owners who were ... Read More

* The City of Johannesburg’s City Power is look­ing to deploy AI to arrest rev­enue leak­ages cost­ing SA’s most pop­u­lous city nearly R6bn annu­ally in tech­nical and non-tech­nical elec­tri­city losses. The pro­posed deploy­ment of AI forms part of wide-ran­ging efforts to ... Read More

* Truck own­ers in the Eastern Cape have accused police of har­ass­ment and state offi­cials of impos­ing crip­pling fines when they are caught col­lect­ing sand from rivers, say­ing the gov­ern­ment should help them com­ply with the law rather than threaten live­li­hoods ... Read More

* The Sheriff of the Court descended on Advocate Gerrit Coetzee’s home last week and seized an electric buggy he uses to get around his farm. This follows a creditor tracking Coetzee down after he made headlines in July by advertising ... Read More

* An Indian man who lashed out against white people and told them to know their place in SA because ‘they are going to be slaughtered soon’ has himself emigrated to the US as a refugee. Merlin Jankeepersad went on a ... Read More

* Hardened criminals sent from the US to eSwatini for detention appear to be moving around almost freely. Several have also reportedly been sent via SA to their countries of origin, with questions about whether the necessary security measures were in ... Read More

* King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has denied allegations that he instructed traditional regiments (amabutho) to disrupt an economic development conference in Durban, while calling for an investigation into the financial management and governance of the Ingonyama Trust. In a statement issued by ... Read More

* The KZN Provincial Political Killings Task Team has secured the convictions of three men in connection with the murder of IFP branch executive committee secretary Mthokozisi Sithole who was killed outside a tavern in Weenen on 27 January 2024. They ... Read More

* Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Executive Mayor Princess Faku has pledged to co-operate with an investigation into African Transformation Movement’s (ATM) allegations that a municipal vehicle was used in a recent ANC door-to-door campaign, which she led. The ATM last week ... Read More

* The Limpopo Hawks have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Colonel Lebyane Jeffrey Seroka, the former station commander of Groblersdal Police Station, who was fatally shot outside his home six years ago. The suspects, two women aged ... Read More

* The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has approved temporary tariff relief for contracted learner transport operators following uncertainty over rising fuel costs and the sustainability of services. Western Cape Education MEC Jaco Londt said the department would implement a temporary ... Read More