Court
Nandipha Magudumana’s kidnapping claim questioned by state
Magudumana has “a right to liberty” until convicted, court told
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 4 September 2023
Cape Town lawyer back on trial for malicious damage to property
Charges against attorney Gary Trappler have been reinstated after CCTV footage came to light
Brief | 28 August 2023
Court dismisses expelled NUMSA official’s urgent application
“The fact that the applicant wants the matter heard urgently does not make it urgent” says judge
Law | 24 August 2023
Fired deputy director back at work following another scathing court ruling
Minister Kubayi who acted as “complainant, initiator and chairperson” had “adopted a deplorable and gung-ho posture in dismissing the applicant”, the courts have said
Law | 18 August 2023
Court confirms suspended sentence for man who sexually assaulted seven-year-old
“This is not justice” says a researcher for Judges Matter
By Daniel Steyn
Law | 16 August 2023
Explained: How a judge gets impeached
What happens now to “drunk” Judge Nkola Motata?
Law | 14 August 2023
Court was wrong to release woman from curatorship, full bench rules
The Western Cape High Court has overturned an order by Judge Nolundi Nyati releasing a woman from the control of a curator bonis
Law | 11 August 2023
Cape law enforcement officer’s trial delayed due to taxi strike
Most cases were delayed at Wynberg Magistrates Court on Tuesday as staff and interpreters struggled to get to work
Brief | 10 August 2023
“Alex Mafia” case: Judge urges people to complain to the Press Ombud rather than the courts
Judge Ingrid Opperman says Lemane Sithole and Michael Maile’s application “abused the court process”
Law | 8 August 2023