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Legalbrief   |   your legal news hub Wednesday 04 November 2026

JSE censures Johnnic over MTN share sale and other brief reports

* Investment group Johnnic Holdings transgressed the listing requirements of the JSE Securities Exchange SA inadvertently by selling its MTN Holdings shares last year with out specific shareholder permission, the JSE ruled on Friday. But it said it would take no action other than public censure. – Business Day

* The CCMA and the Department of Labour are to launch a nationwide campaign to educate the public about their rights, Edwin Molahlehi, the Commission’s director, said on Friday. – Business Report * A report investigating the human rights\' implications of boom gates has been finalised, according to SA Human Rights Commission chairperson Jody Kollapen, who said it would be distributed to all provincial governments, plus national and local authorities. – News24 * The Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced Fundiswa Decoline Hloyi (28), the mother of a two-year-old, to an effective three years in prison for defrauding her employer, Comair Ltd, of R67 000. – The Herald * British public relations guru Max Clifford has agreed to pay £100 000 damages to former MP Neil Hamilton and his wife, Christine, over allegations of sexual assault he made about the couple in 2001. – The Scotsman * The Cape High Court has convicted Lindiwe Msengana, her former lover, Bongani Mzizana, and trainee sangoma, Duma Hlathi, for the murder of Msengana’s 12-month-od baby girl in a muti-making ritual aimed at helping the lover find permanent employment. The baby’s body was also mutilated. They will be sentenced today. – Cape Times * A New York court has ruled that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Justice Doris Ling-Cohan said preventing gay and lesbian couples from receiving marriage licences violates basic freedoms guaranteed in the state Constitution. – Mail & Guardian Online