Law

Court orders dissolution of debt-ridden Ngwathe Municipality

AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality

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Law | 26 June 2025

Court annuls man’s second marriage because his first wife did not consent

Only the first wife will be allowed to claim from the estate

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Law | 23 June 2025

Loan company exploited social grant beneficiaries, court rules

JDG Trading sold disability or retrenchment insurance to people who were already disabled or unemployed

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Law | 19 June 2025

Harmony Gold to pay R100k in damages for k-word incident

One employee called another the k-word. Harmony Gold did not properly investigate, says the Labour Court

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Law | 19 June 2025

Charity “icon” may have used donor money for beauty treatments, judge says

Court finds Mara Glennie may have misappropriated R2-million

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Law | 18 June 2025

Home Affairs has left a quarter of a million people waiting years for birth certificates

The Children’s Institute has taken government to court over its late birth registration backlog

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Law | 17 June 2025

Court battle looms over lottery licence

Losing bidder Lekalinga has launched a court application to probe Minister Parks Tau’s decision to award the fourth lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings

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Law | 12 June 2025

Lottery official’s pension frozen by Special Tribunal

Sanele Dlamini had been found guilty of gross misconduct by the NLC

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Law | 12 June 2025

Road Accident Fund is wasting millions on “chaotic” court cases

Lawyers aren’t sent to court, resulting in default judgments

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Law | 10 June 2025

Cardiologist “gags” Carte Blanche

Despite having had multiple chances to respond, Dr Ntando Duze still managed to secure an interdict to halt the airing of a programme on allegations of malpractice

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Law | 9 June 2025

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

At the heart of the matter is the question of whether the minister or Parliament can change the status of the permit

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Law | 7 June 2025

Blind SA takes schools to court over conditions for children with disabilities

A failure to provide safe and dignified hostel conditions for learners with disabilities is widespread in South Africa, the organisation says

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Law | 6 June 2025

Judge slams Home Affairs for “unintelligible, illogical babble” in gay case

Immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was imprisoned solely for homosexuality

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Law | 4 June 2025

Setback for casual workers as court rules forum is not a union

But Simunye Workers Forum can still amend its constitution and reapply for registration

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Law | 3 June 2025

Court rules against Lottery: ticket sales may stop on Sunday

“I do not accept that the sky will fall” says judge

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Law | 30 May 2025

Lottery sales will stop on Sunday unless court order is changed, says NLC

A five-month temporary licence is not financially feasible, says Ithuba

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Law | 28 May 2025