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Gauteng teacher wins case against police minister after unlawful arrest, detention
Police were unaware of the law and a national instruction that gives them discretion in dealing with domestic violence arrests
Court victory for 400 000 elderly black women
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…
ConCourt to rule on ‘absolute right’ of inheritance
Private wills — as opposed to charitable trusts — are considered sacrosanct, not only in South Africa but the world over. As long as a person is of “sound mind” and not…
Mother challenges home affairs
A stateless woman in Durban is waging a court battle to receive identification documents so she can apply for birth certificates for her children
Child law centre loses SCA bid to have identities protected after child turns 18
Media houses may continue to name children involved in criminal cases after they turn 18 and ‘become adults’
Retired KZN judge president awarded nearly R1m in damages claim
Chiman Patel has been awarded damages of R900 000 in his claim against provincial Director of Public Prosecutions Moipone Noko
Edward Zuma to apologise for Gordhan, Hanekom ‘sell-out’ comments
Edward Zuma has agreed to apologise for his "sell out" hate speech remarks directed at ministers Pravin Gordhan and Derek Hanekom last year
AfriForum pursues corruption, fraud charges against NPA boss
Allegations of a covertly-funded fraudulent travel claim has led AfriForum to approach police to have NDPP Shaun Abrahams criminally charged
Company sues municipality for millions over blacklisting
Pholobas Projects is suing eThekwini Municipality for millions after being ‘blacklisted’ at the behest of an alleged crooked official.
Suspended KZN police commissioner loses bid to be reinstated
KZN police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni has been suspended for almost two years over allegations she had a "cosy relationship" with Thoshan Panday
Human Rights Commission wants Edward Zuma to fork out a R100 000 for hate speech
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
A case will be heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday morning on whether or not provincial government is liable to provide transport.
Ben Ngubane and wife in ‘sham’ documents court case
Liquidators appointed to wind up a mining company are accusing the couple of using ‘sham’ documents to lay claim to lucrative mining rights.