Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said investigators brought cooked evidence to the court
One plant, so many uses – but misconceptions are keeping it on the back foot
The father of two owns five cannabis stores in eThekwini and will soon open a sixth in the upmarket Durban North area
The decriminalisation of adult use in private was a relief to users who allege arrests are low-hanging fruit for police
The boom in dispensaries and bud shops has seen traditional growers and sellers driven out of business while the government drags its feet
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
Defence advocate refutes his testimony to back the accused’s claims they did not know each other prior to being arrested in 2020
Experts like civil engineers say it is not too late to save South Africa’s waterways from high levels of pollution
Making the discovery was awful, said seabird conservationist at pioneering colony
Nearly nine in 10 local survey participants believe global rules require a ban on unnecessary single-use plastic products most likely to become pollution
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
Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws tells the court calls and deleted messages were downloaded from the phones confiscated from the accused
The minister said R23.8 billion would be allocated to implement the plan, with training opportunities running over the next 12 to 36 months
Former EFF provincial leader Jossey Buthane said the top brass were trying to lead via ‘emails and phones’ instead of being on the ground
An irate Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng asked state prosecutor George Baloyi to read into the court record what the law says about court delays and the consequences
Eight months later the defence has not brought in its ballistics experts because of a lack of funds
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police service is working with Interpol and other organisations after a tip-off that the child could be overseas
Environmental experts warn that simply fining municipalities for damaging the environment and polluting water is not sufficient to change behaviour
Victims of Fouché and his alleged accomplice, who they claim defrauded them of their homes, are shocked by his release
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
91-year-old Valentin Volker served as a National Party MP and in the KZN Legislature
Artificial insemination will be used to help distribute genetic diversity between isolated populations
The country’s changing demographics can be positive – but only if there are jobs for the still-growing, working-age population
The ITB wants Jerome Ngwenya to hand over the financial records of its investment company, but he has refused
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
The arrests were made early on Wednesday in Soweto, two days after detectives recovered Fleurs’s car
Only one public borehole is working for 11 villages and thousands of households in the Nthabalala area near Elim, Limpopo
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
None of the four candidates for a vacancy at the apex court were in favour of merging it with the supreme court of appeal
Investigating officer Scotch Tabane says Mashaba, who is also the subject of a R34 million SIU investigation, is also a suspect in two cases of arson and one of attempted murder
Professor David Bilchitz said the state should not be able to claim a lack of resources prevented it from providing a minimum of food and shelter
During the hearings from Monday to Wednesday, the Judicial Service Commission will be hoping to fill the last remaining vacancy on the constitutional court