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/ 19 February 2007
Litigation continued in the Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday to change the name of the Makhado municipality back to Louis Trichardt. A full bench of five judges heard argument in the appeal by the Louis Trichardt Chairpersons’ Association against the minister of arts and culture and others.
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/ 2 February 2007
Free State farmers have accused Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs Lulu Xingwana of hate speech over her allegations of worker abuse and widespread, inhumane evictions in the industry. ”She is accusing us of murder, rape and evictions,” Free State Agriculture president Louw Steytler said on Friday.
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/ 1 November 2006
The judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal on Durban businessman Schabir Shaik will be final, unless there are found to be constitutional aspects to the case, a law expert said on Wednesday. ”If there is no constitutional issue found to be involved, then the matter ends …,” said Professor Tom Coetzee, lecturer in criminal law at the University of North West.
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/ 31 October 2006
Judgement in Durban businessman Schabir Shaik’s appeal hearings will be delivered next Monday, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has announced. ”Only the order will be read by the president of the court, Judge [Craig] Howie, and not the judgement itself,” Henry Snyman, an SCA spokesperson, said on Tuesday.
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/ 25 October 2006
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) called on Wednesday for a commission of inquiry into Bloemfontein’s flying squad, allegedly caught watching a pornographic movie while telephones rang unanswered. Free State ACDP leader Casper Nordier said far too many media reports showed problems at Bloemfontein’s flying squad.
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/ 12 October 2006
The Free State rugby union offices were hit this week by a small ”tsunami” of supporters booking and buying tickets for the 2006 Currie Cup final in Bloemfontein. Harold Verster, president of the union, said on Thursday: ”People just swamped us and we are still barely handling the requests still streaming in for tickets.”
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/ 26 September 2006
Schabir Shaik did not ”cold-bloodedly” set out to enter a corrupt relationship with former deputy president Jacob Zuma, his advocate told the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Monday. ”There is a world of difference when people stake out and stalk people in [public] office with a cold-blooded intent,” submitted Jeremy Gauntlett SC.
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/ 2 September 2006
The South African Human Rights Commission has expressed concern over the human rights status of the Free State after a three-day visit to the province that ended on Friday. ”What we found is quite worrying in many aspects,” said Tseliso Thipanyane, CEO of the commission.
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein on Thursday dismissed the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) application for an order granting it leave to broadcast live the hearings of Durban businessman Schabir Shaik. To permit live television coverage could inhibit participants in Shaik’s case, SCA President Judge CT Howie said in his judgment.
Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states need to contribute more to the regional body’s budget, outgoing SADC chairperson Festus Mogae said on Thursday. The SADC, as a regional organisation, still has difficulties implementing any of its targeted development programmes, he said at a summit meeting in Maseru.