Articles for Tania Broughton

This man spent nine years in jail before the charges against him were withdrawn

Now the state is challenging the court ruling of wrongful arrest

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Law | 26 November 2024

Crucial court battle over future of “new” trade unions

The Labour Appeal Court will hear an appeal by the Registrar of Labour Relations. The court will decide whether the Simunye Workers Forum can be registered as a trade union.

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Law | 20 November 2024

Commission confirms probe into Magistrate Blose’s appointment

Blose was once an accused in a high profile corruption matter

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Law | 15 November 2024

Suspended Lotteries company secretary loses again in court

Nompumelo Nene is facing disciplinary proceedings and has launched several applications in an attempt to stop them

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Law | 13 November 2024

John Hlophe’s meddling in eviction matter slammed by appeal court

The Supreme Court of Appeal has found that the former judge’s inappropriate interventions resulted in a flawed judgment

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Law | 13 November 2024

Ian Blose was suspended as an attorney in 2022. Yet he is still a practising magistrate

He was also charged in the 2010 “Amigos” corruption case

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Feature | 8 November 2024

Magudumana to appeal her extradition on Thursday

Nandipha Magudumana was arrested in Tanzania with convicted murderer and rapist and prison escapee Thabo Bester in April 2023

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Law | 5 November 2024

Magistrate becomes witness in his own matter

Interpol insisting on an interview forces magistrate to recuse himself from an extradition case

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Law | 1 November 2024

Treasury defends SRD grant regulations

The Institute of Economic Justice is challenging regulations for the Social Relief of Distress grant which it says are unconstitutional.

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Law | 31 October 2024

Court bid to declare social grant regulations unconstitutional

About 8-million people are being denied the R370 SRD grant according to the Institute for Economic Justice

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Law | 29 October 2024

Lottery board vindicated by legal opinion

The National Lotteries Commission was correct to return money to Treasury

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Parliament | 24 October 2024

Concourt showdown on copyright bill

The court will hear two applications relating to copyright and the rights of blind people to convert works into accessible formats

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Law | 23 October 2024

Court bid to decriminalise sex work

The laws “have not deterred … the selling or buying of sex … and are not rationally capable of doing so. They merely create greater stigma and vulnerability among sex workers and violate their rights.”

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Law | 10 October 2024

Blind SA says Ramaphosa is shirking his constitutional obligations

Legal action taken to compel the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill into law

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Law | 10 October 2024

Minister of Police must pay damages to teacher for unlawful arrest

The teacher was arrested for domestic violence and held in custody for a weekend

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Law | 27 September 2024

Court sets aside conviction in dagga case

The magistrate had relied on a section of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act that was declared unconstitutional almost 30 years ago

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Law | 19 September 2024