The civil justice system in Pretoria is in crisis, says a Moneyweb report – noting a shortage of judges and the high volume of cases being lodged in the city. Nicolette de Witt, chair of the High Court Committee of ... Read More
Appointing an impeached judge to the JSC fundamentally undermined all the principles it had been created to ensure the legitimacy and effectiveness of the courts and their dignity, independence and efficiency. That’s according to Freedom Under Law (FUL) which filed ... Read More
SCA: Commissioner for SARS v Tunica Trading Judgment: 24 July 2024 Keywords: Administrative law – review of SARS decision refusing refund of excise duty and fuel levy – Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964, s 64F – Fuel obtained ... Read More
Gauteng High Court (Pretoria): Solidarity Trade Union v Minister of Health Judgment: 24 July 2024 Keywords: Certificate of need – Health workers to obtain certificate to work in certain areas – Limitation of rights, whether justifiable and proportional – Constitution ... Read More
Western Cape High Court: Propell Sectional Title Solutions v Summerville Homeowners Association Judgment: 23 July 2024 Keywords: Property law – Amendments to homeowners association constitution to take out loan and pledge assets as security challenged Summary: The Summerville residential development ... Read More
A 21-year-old case which stems from a SARS audit in the year 2000 on the Exclusive Tobacco Products factory and Apollo Tobacco distributor of cigarette baron, Hendrik ‘Highway Hennie’ Delport, is finally wrapping up in the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria ... Read More
The owner of a company subcontracted to WesBank for repairs to KZN Education Department scholar transport buses was arrested after allegedly trying to bribe investigators, reports BusinessLIVE. Ethekwini Workshop and Mobile owner Kesihdeen Muruven and his associate Shane Pillay, were ... Read More
The racketeering case against three Chinese nationals accused of running a R100m illegal perlemoen operation, will continue next week after a key witness was unavailable to complete his testimony yesterday, reports HeraldLIVE. The two Blue Fin Marine Trading directors and ... Read More
Jacob Zuma’s latest litigation ‘instalment’ against the SABC, to prevent it from using the words ‘government of national unity’ or ‘GNU’, is taken up by the anonymous Professor Balthazar – said to be one of SA’s foremost legal minds – ... Read More
‘While the country’s seventh Parliament appears to represent an opportunity for renewed governance and accountability, its handling of the budgetary process thus far has been concerning.’ The Green Connection’s Liz McDaid and Christopher Stoltz note Parliament’s role in scrutinising ... Read More
Namibia has turned the tables on Western countries which have strict visa requirements for Namibians, with a new rule requiring nationals from Canada, Germany, the US, the UK and 29 other countries, to have a visa for entry into the ... Read More
Kenya’s President William Ruto has appointed four members of the main opposition party as part of a new Cabinet as protests continue to rock nation. The announcement came two weeks after Ruto scrapped the previous Cabinet as the protests, prompted ... Read More
Harare town clerk Hosiah Chisango has been arrested on allegations of illegally awarding a US$9.2m street lights tender to businessman Moses Mpofu who is currently in jail over another botched Presidential Goat Scheme. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC ... Read More
Rupert Murdoch is locked in a secret legal battle against three of his children over the future of the family’s media empire, as he moves to preserve it as a conservative political force after his death, according to a sealed ... Read More
The man accused of attacking and stabbing the author Salman Rushdie in 2022 in New York has been charged with new federal terrorism charges. A report in The Guardian notes that Hadi Matar was indicted by a grand jury on ... Read More
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) sent out 1 000 draft orders to ultra-Orthodox Jewish men on Sunday. A Jurist report notes that the move was ordered by Defence Minister Yoav Gallant to equalise an increasing shortage of personnel which has ... Read More
* A former ward councillor in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in North West faces extortion charges after he allegedly demanded a R50 000 ‘protection fee’ from a contractor installing fibre. Letlhogonolo Molefi appeared in the Klerksdorp Magistrate's Court on ... Read More
* Anglo American yesterday reported that pressure on prices of key commodities helped prompt a profit fall of almost a quarter in its half year to end June. But it saw a better performance from its copper and iron ore businesses ... Read More
LABOUR COURT MANUAL By Connie Prinsloo and André van Niekerk | Juta | PRINT ISBN: 978-1-48515-085-5; EBOOK ISBN: 978-1-48515-086-2 Labour Court Manual is a practical guide to the Labour Court of South Africa, covering its history, jurisdiction, and procedures, including urgent applications, trial proceedings ... Read More
