But, extreme circumstances could see the implementation of stage five, power utility says
The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief executive, Batohi said, while conceding that the National Prosecuting Authority was learning from its setbacks
The supreme court of appeal confirms stringent standard for consent as defence in rape cases
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Inyosi Buzetsheni Mdletshe, who was also the Imbongi of the late Goodwill Zwelithini, has been a royal family praise singer since 1977
The monarch says corruption and abuse claims have no factual backing and should be removed from the court record
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Johannesburg High Court Judge Stuart Wilson said that as an advocate, who had drafted her own papers, Nompumelelo Nene should have known better
The party has until Thursday to respond to the IEC’s appeal on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for parliament
The state prosecutor had argued for imprisonment, saying Mashaba had no respect for the rule of law
The latest branches to open include The Pavilion Shopping Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, Tyger Valley centre in the Western Cape and Southgate Mall in Johannesburg
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
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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
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The boom in dispensaries and bud shops has seen traditional growers and sellers driven out of business while the government drags its feet
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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
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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
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Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws tells the court calls and deleted messages were downloaded from the phones confiscated from the accused
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The minister said R23.8 billion would be allocated to implement the plan, with training opportunities running over the next 12 to 36 months
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Former EFF provincial leader Jossey Buthane said the top brass were trying to lead via ‘emails and phones’ instead of being on the ground
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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
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Eight months later the defence has not brought in its ballistics experts because of a lack of funds
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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
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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
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