South Africa
SCA orders retrial of Nulane case
The SCA has overturned a Bloemfontein judge’s decision to summarily acquit all of the accused in the R24.9m Nulane ‘scam’ case after finding she committed ‘numerous errors of law’ – and has ordered a retrial. Legalbrief reports that Acting ...
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Losing lottery bidder takes Tau to court
A losing bidder for the fourth lottery licence has filed an application in the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), seeking to review and set aside the decision last month to award the licence to Sizekhaya Holdings. But first, the bidder wants ...
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Cape Town loses battle over stadium damage
The City of Cape Town has lost its court bid to claim damages against Cell C over damage to the Cape Town stadium, says a Cape Times report. The Western Cape High Court ruled that the debt had prescribed and ...
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State seeks to appeal Cholota’s special plea acquittal
RAF may withdraw accounting standards case
RAF CEO held dual roles amid high vacancy rate
SA condemns US sanctions on ICC judges
Marathon organisers mull options after judge’s rebuke
eThekwini laments large legal claims pay-out
Maimane targets employment equity laws
Major backing for green hydrogen projects
Institute demands recourse for Midrand traders
Import of toxic chemical banned after children’s deaths
Ntshavheni mum on travel expenses due to national security
Mashatile welcomes acquittal of VIP protection officers
DA calls for action on Ipid case backlog
Transnet set to receive more state aid
SA set to ratify high seas treaty in a year
Musk eyes Western Cape rocket launch site
B-BBEE a burden on society – report
JSE attempts to distribute R88bn from deceased estates
Albert Luthuli hearing to resume in October
Leading underworld murder-accused Andre Naudé shot dead
DA seeks answers after third Pollsmoor re-arrest
Architect of viral SA fake news sites identified
Policy Watch
Economy: Work on new national plan underway
Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation and Chairperson of the National Planning Commission Maropene Ramakgopa has told the National Planning Commission Summit that work has begun on a new national plan with the existing one due to end ...
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Energy: Ramokgopa punts green hydrogen
Energy & Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has told the African Green Hydrogen Summit that green hydrogen must be understood not merely as a clean fuel, but as a strategic enabler of Africa’s structural transformation, writes Wyndham Hartley.
‘It holds the potential ...
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Case Law Briefs
Inzalo v Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality (Data contract)
SCA:
Inzalo Enterprise Management Systems (Pty) Ltd v Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality
Judgment: 11 June 2025
Keywords: Contract – interpretation – delivery of data at end of contact – terms not clearly defined – High Court order overbroad – failure ...
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Ntobongwana v Ntobongwana (Assault standard of proof)
Free State High Court (Bloemfontein):
Ntobongwana v Ntobongwana
Judgment: 4 June 2025
Keywords: Claim for damages – Alleged assault – standard of proof – alleged malicious prosecution – requirements – no reasonable or probable cause – malice
Summary: Gerald Ntobongwana ...
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Tariefdienste v JB Marks Municipality (Locus standi)
North West High Court (Mahikeng):
Tariefdienste (Pty) Ltd v The Executive Mayor of JB Marks Local Municipality and Others
Judgment: 10 June 2025
Keywords: Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) – access to information – locus ...
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Thusi v Minister of Police (Unlawful arrest)
In Court
Agrizzi in plea deal with state
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi has entered into plea negotiations with the state, reports News24. Agrizzi has been charged with corruption related to the more than R1.8bn in tenders that Bosasa won from the Department of Correctional Services. The ...
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KZN Judge President sets down ‘AKA’ pre-trial date
KZN Judge President Thoba Poyo-Dlwati yesterday called on the state and defence to iron out issues in pretrial proceedings in the case of the five men accused of the murder of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes, reports TimesLIVE. Poyo-Dlwati was speaking ...
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Magistrate irate over missing plea document
One of the three police officers on trial for the assault of a barber during a raid at his workplace in Mowbray in 2023 intends to plead guilty to the charge of torture. However, proceedings could not continue at the ...
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Child porn couple remanded in custody
Accused claims bullets should not count as ammunition
Today's Analyses
Waste-pickers, vendors are workers, not businesses
Street vendors, waste-pickers and other own-account workers are here to stay. Reforming labour laws to realise their right to collective bargaining – to co-determine their working conditions – should be a critical part of formalising the informal sector. University of ...
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Navigating the intricacies of public procurement
Being on the Treasury’s restricted suppliers list – even temporarily – can be costly for your business if you are a bidder. Disqualification of a bidder from a tender can happen without an acknowledgment of non-compliance or wrongdoing on their ...
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Africa
UN calls for suspension of Chagos Islands deal
A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it ‘fails to guarantee’ the rights of the Chagossian people, reports BBC News. The deal, signed last month, handed sovereignty of the ...
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High-profile Kenyan activists sue Tanzanian Government
Former Kenyan Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, Senior Counsel Martha Karua and four others have filed a case at the East African Court of Justice against the Tanzanian Government, accusing it of unlawful detention, refusal of entry and deportation, according to ...
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Botswana flags media's role in fight against corruption
Botswana is determined to regain its status as the least corrupt country in Africa, reports the Botswana Daily News. According to Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI), Botswana ranked 57 out of 100 countries in 2024, a decline from ...
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MPs demand action over ‘chaotic’ lecturers strike
World
Thinktank warns of rise of 'mass' litigation
The rise of group litigation in the UK could cost the economy almost £18bn, a free market thinktank based in Brussels has estimated. A report on the Legalfutures site notes that the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) said ...
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Hong Kong, Singapore world leaders in arbitration
A recent survey has revealed that Hong Kong and Singapore are Asia’s ‘premier seats’ for international arbitration, according to experts. According to an Out-Law.com report, the Queen Mary University of London has just released the results of its most ...
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Law Society renews calls for better community care
As UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil the outcome of her Spending Review, the Law Society has renewed its campaign for more investment in civil legal aid to ensure everyone has access to family, community care and mental health ...
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Taiwanese staffers charged with spying for China
Today's Briefs
Pregnant reality star’s assault case postponed
* Heavily pregnant reality TV star and sangoma Gogo Maweni made a brief appearance at the Protea Magistrate's Court in Soweto yesterday. Maweni, whose real name is Makhotso Lee-Anne Mofokeng, faces a charge of assault GBH for an alleged incident ...
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R600m mall for major casino complex
* GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World – SA’s biggest gaming complex in Cape Town – is set to get a new fully-fledged shopping centre of around 22 000m² that will boost its mixed-use leisure and retail offering. The R600m development will ...
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