In 2014, the Mpumalanga applicant was attacked by a member of the public who blamed him for his relative’s death

The Pretoria high court on Tuesday found former sergeants Abraham Hercules Engelbrecht, 61, and Pieter Stander, 60, guilty of the premeditated murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka in 1987.

The Pretoria high court has dismissed an application by Ithuba Lottery to interdict the implementation of the award of the fourth national lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings, pending the final determination of its review application.

Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has received a report from the office for ethics and accountability clearing KwaZulu-Natal director of public prosecutions Elaine Harrison of any wrongdoing related to allegations that she had been “captured”

On Tuesday, counsel for Chauke, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC, said the case was legally defective and dangerously sought to punish a prosecutor for exercising lawful prosecutorial discretion.

A 37-year-old man from Taung in North West who murdered his 55-year-old mother in March has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

The inquest into the death of Stephen Bantu Biko has been adjourned to January 30 for further case management and finalisation of legal funding for two apartheid-era policemen.

The Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday set aside a judgment of the Free State High Court, which had upheld a disciplinary sanction suspending an attorney who admitted to misappropriating client funds.

The police said it is finalising logistical arrangements to execute the order next Tuesday. Siyabonga Ndimande and Malusi Ndimande abandoned their extradition appeal on Monday.

The school governing body at Milnerton High School in Cape Town has approved the precautionary suspension of eight pupils after an assault that was captured on video last week.