Former President Jacob Zuma does not have the supposed WhatsApp and email exchanges between the chair of the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry and its chief evidence leader on which his bid to remove the former is based, at least in ... Read More

Fifteen months have passed since the Constitutional Court heard arguments in the EFF’s challenge to Parliament’s decision on Phala Phala, and the country’s highest court is yet to deliver judgment. Daily Maverick reports that the case is just one in ... Read More

In damning allegations before the Madlanga Commission yesterday, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi (Witness F) said he received threats from senior ANC MPs not to testify. He further told the inquiry that this included members of the ANC Soshanguve Branch, including their ... Read More

Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) ES v HZA Judgment: 12 March 2026 Keywords: Muslim divorce – ‘Spouse’ in rule 43 interpreted purposively to include party to Muslim marriage notwithstanding prior talaq – Prior talaq not precluding invocation of rule 43 pending ... Read More

Western Cape High Court Meje v Municipality of Cape Town Judgment: 10 March 2026 Keywords: Delict – Plaintiff injured sprinting across uncovered belltoby – Unforeseeability of harm – Unusual conduct of plaintiff – Claim dismissed with costs Summary: The parties ... Read More

KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) Tactical Security Services Gauteng Province CC v Newcastle Local Municipality & Others Judgment: 13 March 2026 Keywords: Administrative law – Multiple irregularities in evaluating, adjudicating tender – Whether panel procurement permissible for security guarding services – ... Read More

Judgment has been reserved in the extended ‘David and Goliath’ legal contest to stop a large residential estate development on the scenic slopes of Botmaskop above Helshoogte Pass at Stellenbosch. The conflict pits Stellenbosch Interest Group (SIG), a small voluntary ... Read More

A convicted killer, who was out on parole after he shot a sitting magistrate four times in the chest, has found himself back behind bars just two years after his controversial release, reports News24. He now faces fresh attempted murder ... Read More

Although the state alleges that murdered Gqeberha mother Vicki Terblanche was suffocated with a pillow and screamed in agony, a state witness testified yesterday that he observed no signs of a struggle in the bedroom when he examined the scene ... Read More

US Ambassador to SA Brent Bozell sparked controversy by stating SA had ignored five demands from the Trump administration, including to condemn rhetoric inciting hatred or glorifying violence. He criticised the lack of clarity on the 'Kill the Boer' chant ... Read More

Recent commentary suggesting Parliament ‘embarrassed itself’ during proceedings of the ad hoc committee investigating allegations by Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, advances a narrative that doesn’t fully reflect the constitutional and procedural realities within which Parliament operates. South Africans expect oversight processes ... Read More

For three decades, Lesotho’s National Assembly has neglected an important duty required by the Constitution – to pass a law on ‘conflicts of interest’ by MPs and senators in relation to government contracts. Now, though, the country’s Constitutional Court has ... Read More

Madagascar's anti-corruption chief Mamitiana Rajaonarison has been appointed as the country's new Prime Minister, President Michael Randrianirina announced on Sunday. It comes after the strongman sacked the last Prime Minister and his Cabinet last Tuesday, reports DW. ‘The ... Read More

Rwanda has warned that it will withdraw its troops involved in anti-jihadist operations in northern Mozambique if sufficient funding for the mission is not assured, reports africanews. It has had a force of around 1 000 soldiers and police officers ... Read More

A sacred drum looted by French forces during its colonial rule in Ivory Coast has been returned to the country, more than a century after it was taken, reports BBC News. ‎It was seized by colonial authorities in 1916 before ... Read More

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled that EU member states must update identity documents to reflect the gender identity of transgender citizens who have transitioned in another member state, finding that refusal to do so may violate ... Read More

Russian authorities committed crimes against humanity with the deportation and forcible transfer of children, as well as their enforced disappearance from Ukraine, UN News has confirmed. The Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, an independent probe into Russia’s full-scale invasion which presented ... Read More

A trio of federal judges has spoken out on the Trump administration’s attacks on the judiciary, with one comparing it to the behaviour of authoritarian regimes, Politico reports. Judge M Margaret McKeown, a senior judge on the 9th Circuit Court ... Read More

* The SA Embassy in Algeria has confirmed that it has been made aware of the arrest of football coach Rulani Mokwena. He allegedly violated the country’s currency regulations. Mokwena was reportedly stopped by customs officials at Houari Boumediene Airport in ... Read More

* The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has dismissed a viral social media claim alleging that a student received a payment of more than R630 000 from the scheme, describing the post as false and misleading. NSFAS said it had ... Read More

* Parents and caregivers have been urged to check their cupboards after the National Consumer Commission (NCC) announced the recall of a children’s snack product sold at Clicks Group stores due to contamination concerns. The recall effects MADE 4 TOTS PUFFS ... Read More

* The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness said the latest attack on EMS personnel, where their ambulance was stoned, highlights a serious wave of violence that has resulted in 90 safety-related incidents involving staff in nearly a year, including ... Read More

* Pensioners of the Government Employees Pension Fund are set to get a welcome boost to their wallets after the fund announced a 3.5% increase, effective 1 April 2026. The fund said that the increase will apply in full to ... Read More

* Isandlwana Lodge, widely regarded as one of KZN’s most historically significant hospitality assets, is officially on the market. The iconic property, which carved a niche for itself by overlooking the site of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War's most famous battle ... Read More

Mission 2055: The Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 – 30 years on and 30 years beyond Editors: R Le Roux and E Kalula   | Print ISBN: 9781485155584 Mission 2055: The Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 – 30 Years ... Read More