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Investigating Directorate becomes permanent unit in NPA
The Investigating Directorate against Corruption became a permanent unit within the National Prosecuting Authority, after being gazetted on Monday.
ConCourt rules Mathabatha failed in royal family dispute
A years’ long battle concerning the traditional leadership of the Tshibvumo Village in Limpopo, between the Rambuda and Tshibvumo royal families, ended after the Constitutional Court ruled the authority to choose the head rests with the Rambuda family.
Residents win case against Cape Town for demolition of shacks
In 2020, Bulelani Qolani made national headlines, after he was dragged naked from his home during a ALIU raid in Khayelitsha
Avian flu judgment sets precedent on compensation over dead animals
The High Court judgment sets precedent for all future cases and officials must now regard animals as being in a ‘healthy’ state, even if they were later infected
NPA avoids R2m damages claim for ‘malicious prosecution’
The SCA has found that the NPA’s failure to prosecute Sijoyi Robert Mdhlovu in 2016 did not mean the grounds were malicious
Trophy hunter awarded almost R9m in damages after being accidentally blinded by municipal worker
A man won almost R9m in damages from the Thabazimbi municipality in Limpopo after he was blinded by a stone that shot out from one of its worker’s grass cutters.
Man denied bail after being arrested twice for impersonating doctor
After being arrested for impersonating a doctor, a 65-year-old man who was removed from the Health Professions Council of South Africa register almost 10 years ago has lost his bail application.
Landlord ordered to restore generator use to gym during load-shedding
A landlord has been ordered to restore a generator’s power supply to a gym during load-shedding, after disconnecting it despite years of letting the gym operators use the generator.
Court orders wife to disclose medical information for pending divorce trial
Before divorce proceedings can start, a husband has successfully obtained access to the confidential medical records of his wife after she was admitted to a specialist clinic for bipolar disorder.
Traffic cop who demanded bribe from man speeding his pregnant wife to hospital gets penalty hike
A R10,000 fine for a traffic officer convicted for soliciting a R1,000 bribe in 2014 from a man rushing his pregnant wife to hospital was too lenient, the Kimberly high court has ruled.






















