Law
Parents’ consent and children’s health: important ruling in Cape High Court
Judge praises staff at Red Cross Hospital
Law | 30 March 2026
Candidate attorneys caught cheating in admission applications
One forged documents including exam results, and another lied about being the paid sole director of a company while doing articles
Law | 30 March 2026
Court strips abusive deadbeat dad of parental rights
Judge Jacqui Henriques rules that the mother no longer needs the father’s consent for legal matters
Law | 25 March 2026
Sweatshop saga: bargaining council not convinced by company’s denials
Council seeking to liquidate company says it has failed to disprove allegations it relies on sham co-operatives that pay below minimum wages
Law | 24 March 2026
TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling
Small-scale fishers want the company’s environmental authorisation set aside
By Liezl Human
Law | 24 March 2026
#UniteBehind opposes Judge Makhubele’s bid to stop impeachment vote
Activist group says she has already earned about R10-million since her suspension and her review application may take another four years
Law | 18 March 2026
Constitutional Court slams government over treatment of disaster victims
Judge says the authorities were “appallingly uncaring” towards Qumbu residents who lost their homes in a storm in 2022
Law | 18 March 2026
Vision blames government for Tongaat liquidation crisis
The controlling creditor says government failed to implement industry reforms and is “coy” about what it is offering to prevent liquidation
Law | 16 March 2026
Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle
Stellenbosch Interest Group faces damage claims for halting the Botmaskop development
By John Yeld
Law | 16 March 2026