Tania Broughton

Court victory for 400 000 elderly black women

Article Tania Broughton - 3 Feb 2020

An apartheid law that dispossessed black women of the assets accrued during their marriages has finally been scrapped after a Pinetown pensioner, facing impoverishment, went to court

ConCourt to rule on ‘absolute right’ of inheritance

Article Tania Broughton - 16 Jan 2020

Private wills — as opposed to charitable trusts — are considered sacrosanct, not only in South Africa but the world over....

Mother challenges home affairs

Article Tania Broughton - 16 Aug 2019

A stateless woman in Durban is waging a court battle to receive identification documents so she can apply for birth certificates for her children

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Child law centre loses SCA bid to have identities protected after child turns 18

Article Tania Broughton - 1 Oct 2018

Media houses may continue to name children involved in criminal cases after they turn 18 and 'become adults'

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Retired KZN judge president awarded nearly R1m in damages claim

Article Tania Broughton - 14 Jun 2018

Chiman Patel has been awarded damages of R900 000 in his claim against provincial Director of Public Prosecutions Moipone Noko

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Edward Zuma to apologise for Gordhan, Hanekom ‘sell-out’ comments

Article Tania Broughton - 22 May 2018

Edward Zuma has agreed to apologise for his "sell out" hate speech remarks directed at ministers Pravin Gordhan and Derek Hanekom last year

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AfriForum pursues corruption, fraud charges against NPA boss

Article Jeanette Chabalala & Tania Broughton - 11 Apr 2018

Allegations of a covertly-funded fraudulent travel claim has led AfriForum to approach police to have NDPP Shaun Abrahams criminally charged

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Company sues municipality for millions over blacklisting

Article Tania Broughton - 5 Apr 2018

Pholobas Projects is suing eThekwini Municipality for millions after being 'blacklisted' at the behest of an alleged crooked official.

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Suspended KZN police commissioner loses bid to be reinstated

Article Tania Broughton - 15 Mar 2018

KZN police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni has been suspended for almost two years over allegations she had a "cosy relationship" with Thoshan Panday

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Human Rights Commission wants Edward Zuma to fork out a R100 000 for hate speech

Article Tania Broughton - 17 Jan 2018

The complaint has its foundations in an “open letter” President Zuma’s son wrote last year in which he attacked Derek Hanekom and Pravin Gordhan.

KZN pupils head to court over school transport

Article Tania Broughton - 7 Nov 2017

A case will be heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday morning on whether or not provincial government is liable to provide transport.

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Ben Ngubane and wife in ‘sham’ documents court case

Article Tania Broughton - 24 May 2017

Liquidators appointed to wind up a mining company are accusing the couple of using 'sham' documents to lay claim to lucrative mining rights.

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

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The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

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TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

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The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

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SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs