The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief executive, Batohi said, while conceding that the National Prosecuting Authority was learning from its setbacks
The supreme court of appeal confirms stringent standard for consent as defence in rape cases
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The party has until Thursday to respond to the IEC’s appeal on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for parliament
The court agreed that it had no jurisdiction in the matter; it belonged before the electoral court and no other forum
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The president told supporters in Kwa-Zulu Natal that Jacob Zuma’s MK party posed no threat to the ANC in next month’s elections
Court says it was the fault of the respondent, the office of the public protector, that her urgent demand for R10 million was not ripe for hearing
Judge Nkosinathi Chili said Zuma would not be prejudiced if the matter is removed from the roll pending his bid to appeal the invalidation of the private prosecution
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The electoral commission said its application for leave to appeal was urgent because the outcome would affect the choice millions of voters make in May
The Judicial Service Commission could not find the requisite four candidates after interviews notable for the justice minister’s eagerness to merge the court with the supreme court of appeal
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A judge who was part of the decision to allow the former president to stand as a parliamentary candidate in the elections said the reasons were not quite ready