The SA Heritage Resources Agency’s (Sahra) fight over items linked to former President Nelson Mandela, previously destined for auction abroad, is about protecting the country’s national estate and preventing loss for present and future generations of South Africans. Sahra’s last ... Read More
Madlanga Inquiry Commissioner Sandile Khumalo SC has become the target of a ‘sustained and escalating campaign of threats and intimidation’. Advocates for Transformation (AFT), a voluntary association of advocates, has condemned the campaign against Khumalo, as well as against its ... Read More
As the family of slain political activist Steve Biko sought to have retired Judge Isaac Madondo’s refusal to postpone the inquest set aside, testimony continued in a separate courtroom yesterday. The Biko family had launched an urgent application in the Eastern Cape ... Read More
The Presidency has, by notice in the Government Gazette, invited South Africans to nominate - for the honour of National Orders - people from their communities and sectors who have recorded exceptional achievements or made outstanding contributions to communities or the nation ... Read More
SCA Barnard v Barnard Judgment: 7 September 2026 Keywords: Condonation – reinstatement of lapsed appeal – rule 33(4) separation of issues – excess of jurisdiction – nullity – appealability versus rescindability – rule 42(1)(a) – special leave ... Read More
SCA CSARS v Cornucopia Trust Judgment: 7 September 2026 Keywords: Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 – section 24J – deductibility – interest – similar finance charges – raising fees – tax law Summary: Cornucopia Trust, a SA property investment ... Read More
KZN High Court (Durban) In re: Review in terms of section 18 of the Inquests Act 58 of 1959 (judgment undated) Keywords: Inquest – presumption of death – Inquests Act 58 of 1959 – s 16 findings – s 18 ... Read More
A Gqeberha pensioner has lost his bid to appeal against a High Court ruling that dismissed his damages claim against the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality after a fall on a Richmond Hill pavement that caused extensive injuries, including a brain ... Read More
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) yesterday ruled that Musa Kekana’s bail affidavit is admissible as evidence in the attempted murder trial involving Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and his co-accused. A trial-within-a-trial has taken place concerning evidence obtained following Kekana’s arrest on ... Read More
Pretoria businessman Lucas Legabe, who has been linked to the R200m cocaine heist from a secure Hawks storage facility in November 2021, claimed he was tortured to implicate police officers, when he made a bid for bail yesterday. He appeared ... Read More
SA’s debate about red tape is too often reduced to forms, licences and queues at government offices. But for a small business, red tape is ultimately measured in something far simpler: time and money lost because a system does not ... Read More
Last Saturday, they did it again: SA 29–24 NZ. ‘But the score, as I’ve come to appreciate, is not the point,’ writes governance practitioner Thandeka Mandleni in TimesLIVE. ‘What they are really carrying is not muscle mass, but the weight ... Read More
Kenya’s Government offered a temporary amnesty to undocumented East African nationals after hundreds of Burundians flocked to their country’s embassy in Nairobi on Monday seeking travel documents, fearing a crackdown on small-scale traders from abroad. Kenyan President William Ruto last ... Read More
Nearly two years after a disputed presidential election, followed by months of protests in Mozambique, opposition politician Venancio Mondlane is preparing to face trial before the country’s Supreme Court. Mondlane was notified by the court on 25 August, that he ... Read More
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma returned to his home country Sunday, where authorities welcomed him after treason charges against him over an alleged coup attempt were dropped, reports africanews. Koroma had left for Nigeria in 2024, days after ... Read More
Australia will allow social media account holders to opt out of the powerful algorithms pushing dangerous and divisive content into users’ feeds, part of new laws designed to boost online safety. A report in The Guardian notes that users over ... Read More
Three men have gone on trial in Ensenada, Mexico for the alleged murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in 2024. A BBC News report notes that the bodies of Callum Robinson, his younger brother Jake, and their ... Read More
Germany this week challenged Nicaragua’s claims that it has breached international obligations by supplying weapons to Israel, asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss the case brought against it. A Jurist report notes that Germany responded to proceedings ... Read More
* Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has suspended four senior officials, including the CFO, as the Hawks probe fraud allegations over a coal supply tender. Groenewald announced the suspension yesterday. A criminal case has been officially registered with the Hawks following ... Read More
* A row has erupted over Cape Town’s proposed Animal Keeping By-law, with critics warning that pet owners could face new municipal permits and costs to keep their animals. The city, however, has accused critics of spreading misinformation ahead of the ... Read More
