Law

Concourt win for Cape Town residents facing eviction

Court tells City to provide Bromwell Street residents with temporary emergency accommodation in the inner city as close to their current homes as possible

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Law | 20 December 2024

Activists furious after Competition Commission drops probe into pharma company

Life-saving drugs still not available to many cystic fibrosis patients

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Law | 17 December 2024

Press ombud rules on Pretoria school race row articles

Parents at Pretoria High School for Girls complained about two articles by the Daily Maverick

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Law | 17 December 2024

Blind people can access copyrighted works, rules Concourt — again

Copyright Bill remains subject of litigation

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Law | 13 December 2024

Sexual harassment complaint against Eastern Cape Judge President set for January

But the public will not have access to all the evidence

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Law | 10 December 2024

Ombud finds Sunday World breached press code in AfriForum article

Newspaper ordered to publish an apology and correction for inaccurate claims

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Law | 6 December 2024

Judge reprimanded over scathing Road Accident Fund rulings

Denise Fisher censured for not giving De Broglio attorneys an opportunity to be heard before reporting them to their professional bodies

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Law | 5 December 2024

Ombud finds IOL breached press code

News24 complained about a “storified press statement” issued by Sekunjalo, majority shareholder in Independent

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Law | 5 December 2024

Press ombud dismisses complaint over “Cuban doctors took my job” article

We review the complaint of Hassen Lorgat against The Citizen

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Law | 4 December 2024

This man spent nine years in jail before the charges against him were withdrawn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

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

President finally appoints judges to “collapsed” Special Tribunal

Retired Judge Margaret Victor has been appointed president of the Tribunal

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Law | 1 November 2024