Motata lawyer calls state witness 'untruthful'

Some aspects of witness Richard Baird's testimony were "untruthful", a lawyer for Judge Nkola Motata said at Motata's drunken-driving trial on Friday.

Court hears of Motata's use of foul language

Being singled out as "the white guy" is what prompted Richard Baird to record Judge Nkola Motata's rantings, a court heard on Friday.

Angry Motata disrupts court proceedings

An outburst by an angry Judge Nkola Motata on Thursday in the Johannesburg Magistrate's court earned him a rebuke from the magistrate.

Motata asleep at crash scene, court hears

A witness to Judge Nkola Motata's accident said he did not speak to Motata for the first half hour on the scene because the judge was mainly asleep.

Motata lawyers probe recordings

Judge Nkola John Motata's lawyers spent Thursday morning trying to find technical problems with five recordings capturing the judge's rantings.

Court hears controversial Motata recordings

A court on Wednesday heard a recording of Judge Nkola Motata swearing at the businessman whose wall he crashed into, allegedly while drunk.

Judge Motata fails in bid to stop tapes from being played

The state will be able to play five audio recordings made at the scene of Judge Nkola John Motata's car accident in January last year when his drunken-driving trial resumes next month.

Judgement reserved on Judge Motata video

The Pretoria High Court on Tuesday reserved judgement in an application by Judge Nkola John Motata to stop the state from playing five potentially incriminating video and audio recordings made at the scene of his car accident. Motata was charged with drunk driving and defeating the ends of justice after smashing his Jaguar.

Tippling point

South African high flyers are known to love their drink; how some of them handle it is a different story.

Motata on full pay while on trial

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata, on paid leave while on trial on a drunk-drinking charge, will have received more than R1-million when his case resumes next year. Moneyweb reported on Thursday that Motata is getting a full judge's salary while on special leave.

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