The case has been postponed to 31 July for two of the accused to get legal representation and for Bester to consult his lawyer
The convicted rapist and murderer represented himself in his prison escape case at the Free State high court, after his fifth attorney withdrew from the matter
The court took into account the fact that Magudumana supplied false information regarding her address of residence in April
Magudumana had asked the court to declare her arrest in Tanzania and extradition to South Africa unlawful
But the state made mistakes and almost lost the case
Calls for two judges accused of crime to step aside while a third appears before Judicial Conduct Tribunal on a complaint of impeachable misconduct
Call for Eastern Cape judge president to step aside over sexual harassment and hearings begin in misconduct charges against Gauteng judge Makhubele
The decision to recommend her appointment is unusual as she had never applied to take silk, a choice that perplexed Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and commissioners
The Free State High Court is on Monday expected to make a ruling over the freezing of R180-million in assets of eight people accused of fraud
Manyoni’s camp believes Magashule’s departure leaves his camp without the glue that binds it together
On Wednesday the court found that several BGMs in all four of the Free State’s regions were not held in accordance with the ANC’s constitution.
The recommendation for the judge president post of the high court in the Free State comes as candidates bemoan gender issues in the legal profession.
Efforts to promote gender equality in the JSC are being stalled by obstacles such as the "boys club", foiling hopes for gender transformation.
Free State Agriculture had to take the government to court to ensure the safety of farmers and farm workers because the government had failed them, the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) said on Thursday. ”Safety is a constitutional right. A Constitution not being applied is not worth the paper it is written on,” said the ACDP.
The rights of about 300 Free State farmers along the Lesotho border to a ”functional society” will be tested in court, Free State Agriculture said on Wednesday. Free State Agriculture’s president, Louw Steytler, said the organisation had given its lawyers the go-ahead to draw up legal papers to take nine government departments to court.