Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday said the Special Appropriation Bill underscored the need for self-sufficiency and the need to move with speed in addressing universal health access through the implementation of the NHI. According to The Mercury, Godongwana said the ... Read More
The SCA has ruled that Sanral unlawfully hiked levies on service and rest area developers and has ordered the entity to go back to the drawing board, reports The Star. The ruling overturned a Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) ruling that ... Read More
The LPC has turned to court to have a former director of a Kempton Park law firm removed from the roll nearly three years after eight former clients of the RAF lodged a complaint over irregularities regarding the handling of ... Read More
National Treasury has announced that no investor meetings or media interviews will be conducted during the close-out period, in line with the National Treasury’s investor engagement strategy reports Wyndham Hartley. The close-out period will commence on Monday, 26 January and ... Read More
SCA: Kasselman and Others v The SA National Road Agency SOC Ltd and Others Judgment: 12 January 2026 Keywords: Administrative law – Sanral Act – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 (Paja), ss 7(1) and 7(2) – ... Read More
KZN High Court (Durban): Cuninghame Construction CC v Homestead Hospitality Holdings SA (Pty) Ltd Judgment: 4 December 2025 Keywords: Arbitration law – review of arbitration award – powers and jurisdiction of Appeal Tribunal – Appeal Tribunal allegedly not confining itself ... Read More
KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg): Mlabe v Minister of Safety & Security Judgment: 17 December 2025 Keywords: Delict – Injury by allegedly being shot by police officer – claim for damages – defence of necessity and self-defence – Criminal Procedure Act, s ... Read More
Victor Majola, the accused in the murder of media personality Warrick ‘DJ Warras’ Stock, has accused the state of fabricating evidence against him, reports The Citizen. Majola yesterday appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court for his bail application. Stock was ... Read More
A road accident victim allegedly fleeced of millions of rands by his attorney, died before seeing justice served, reports the Daily Dispatch. Khumshile Mandita, who was left wheelchair bound after an accident, was one of the complainants in the case ... Read More
Former SA teacher Iain Wares, who handed himself over to authorities following the latest consolidation of charges relating to sexual and physical abuse of 65 boys, with an indictment listing 90 charges in the UK, is expected to face his ... Read More
For months, South Africans have been told Eskom has ‘paused’ or ‘stayed’ its legal challenge against Nersa over the granting of electricity trading licences to five private electricity traders. The message, conveyed publicly by Eskom’s leadership on 30 September was ... Read More
In his 2024 State of the Nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the participation of black people in the mining industry was increasing. ‘Black ownership stands at approximately 39% ... compared with 2% in 2004,’ he said. Duma Gqubule, an ... Read More
Lawyers for Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has served Euracare hospital with a legal notice after the death of her toddler, reports The Guardian. The author has accused the Lagos hospital of negligence following the death of one of her ... Read More
In a landmark ruling, the High Court in Nairobi has drawn a clear line, ruling that parental responsibility must be shared when couples separate, reports the Kenyans. The ruling was delivered by Justice Helene Namisi on 5 December 2025. In ... Read More
Tanzanian security forces fired on fleeing protesters and carried out ‘execution-style killings’ during election unrest last year, according to a report released Monday that verified online images alongside drone and satellite footage. According to Barrons, the Centre for Information Resilience ... Read More
President Donald Trump warned that the US 'will take very strong action' if Iran executes protesters – just hours before a shopkeeper was set to be hanged. Trump threatened the country's dictatorship while speaking to CBS News yesterday as ... Read More
A high-stakes appeal by far-right French politician Marine Le Pen began yesterday against a ruling that banned her from running for public office for five years. A BBC News report notes that Le Pen was found guilty last year of ... Read More
The US state of Minnesota has sued the Trump administration in an attempt to block a surge of federal immigration agents into the state. A BBC News report notes that the lawsuit argues the deployment amounts to an unconstitutional ‘federal ... Read More
* US President Donald Trump yesterday gave the middle finger to a heckler during a tour at a Ford plant in Michigan, mouthing ‘F you’ in a response the White House described as ‘an appropriate and unambiguous response.’ He was ... Read More
* Cape Town residents should brace for another week of planned power outages from Eskom. The utility announced that its load reduction measures would impact multiple areas across the city. Those in the affected zones should prepare for daily scheduled power ... Read More
* In 2021, Dr Graham Dickason’s life fell apart when he returned home from a work function to discover his wife, Lauren, had murdered their three young daughters. The tragedy occurred just weeks after the family had emigrated to New Zealand ... Read More
* The family of 25-year-old Rosita Mabuiango who made worldwide headlines due to the extraordinary circumstances of her birth has died after a long battle with illness. Mabuiango was born in a tree in the village of Chokwe in Mozambique. The ... Read More
* Police in Limpopo have cleared up renewed social media debate after an old image of signage at the Jane Furse police station resurfaced online. Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said the image circulating online shows an old sign that incorrectly ... Read More
* The Nyandeni Local Municipality has announced a 50% discount on outstanding municipal accounts in a bid to recover millions of rands owed by ratepayers, business owners and government departments. Mayor Viwe Ndamase said the initiative was aimed at fostering a ... Read More
* Paralympic medallist Natalie du Toit is the latest prominent personality to hit the SARS' radar for a possible writ of execution, following allegations contained in a letter of demand that she neglected to pay more than R1m in outstanding taxes ... Read More
* The SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) has appointed Pretty Nozipho Makukule as its new CFO effective from 1 February. Makukule is former CFO of SA National Parks.The agency said that Makukule ‘has more than 25 years of experience in ... Read More
* Outrage is brewing across Johannesburg after City Power announced plans to convert all non-vending prepaid residential customers to postpaid billing, a move that has alarmed residents with solar power. This follows City Power’s confirmation that customers with solar photovoltaic installations ... Read More
* Police are investigating a case of murder after residents of Browns Farm, Philippi, allegedly took matters into their own hands and killed a 25-year-old known criminal. It is alleged that the man was in the act of committing a robbery ... Read More
