Taxi drivers protest over potholed roads and permit delays in Mangaung
The municipality officials agree to meet Botshabelo taxi operators
Brief | 16 April 2026
This may be as good as a Master’s office gets in South Africa
Sources close to the Bloemfontein Master’s Office rate it higher than Master’s offices in other major centres GroundUp has investigated
By Justin Brown
News | 10 March 2026
SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum
This overturns a high court ruling that the health department would provide treatment at state facilities instead of paying cash damages
Law | 13 February 2026
Parents exhume son’s remains five years after state mistakenly buried him
In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed
Brief | 29 January 2026
Thabo Bester delays trial with six court cases
Prison escape trial, originally set down for February 2025, postponed to July 2026
News | 5 December 2025
Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules
“Legitimate and compelling public interests” to allow pharmacists to initiate antiretroviral treatment, says judge
Law | 10 October 2025
Appeal court blocks Eskom’s giant Richards Bay power plant
The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant
Law | 18 September 2025
Court orders dissolution of debt-ridden Ngwathe Municipality
AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality
Law | 26 June 2025
Judge warns Thabo Bester and co-accused not to delay proceedings
Nandipha Magudumana’s father has still not appointed a lawyer since January
By Daniel Steyn
News | 17 June 2025