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Murder accused Zane Kilian fires his legal team again

Zane Kilian arrested last year for the murder of top cop Charl Kinnear

(Photo by David Harrison/M&G)

Modack’s defence to ask for indulgence as bail application continues

Last month state prosecutor Greg Wolmarans accused defence lawyers of being ambivalent in presenting their bail application

Modack and his co-accused fail to have charges dropped

As Nafiz Modack and his co-accused wait to hear if they will be granted bail, the court dismissed another application to drop certain charges against them.

Alleged crime boss Nafiz Modack has asserted that the investigating team handling the state’s case against him is guilty of a gross dereliction of duty.
 (David Harrison/M&G)

Modack defence tries ‘back door’ to pull evidence from state

The businessman and alleged underworld figure claims he is ‘severely prejudiced’ by his ‘lack of knowledge’ of the charges against him

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – MAY 07: Zane Kilian appears at Cape Town Magistrate?s Court on May 07, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is alleged that Kilian is implicated in the murder of Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear and the attempted hit on lawyer William Booth. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Court refused murder-accused Kilian’s application for particulars, bail dates are set

Zane Kilian has been denied further information into the charges against him, which include murder, unlawful interception of communications and fraud

Alleged crime boss Nafiz Modack has asserted that the investigating team handling the state’s case against him is guilty of a gross dereliction of duty.
 (David Harrison/M&G)

Modack & co still await bail hearing

The bail hearing of alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack and his co-accused is delayed as defence asks for more information

Lawyer for murder-accused Kilian claims magistrate made 15 errors in bail hearing

The urgent bail appeal of Zane Kilian was heard in the Western Cape high court

Dissent causes chaos at Kapdi drug trial

The Nazier Kapdi drug case in the Wynberg Regional Court in Cape Town deteriorated into acrimonious exchanges on Thursday, with a defence lawyer saying the trial was…

State defends ‘special methods’ to battle drugs

Special methods are needed to combat the epidemic of drug trafficking and abuse, it was contended by the state on Thursday in the drug-trafficking case involving Nazier Kapdi and…