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Pretoria High Court

Department of basic education edges closer to releasing matric results
Education
/ 20 January 2021

Department of basic education edges closer to releasing matric results

The basic education department has said that it is almost done with the marking process and that the capturing of marks is in progress.

By Bongekile Macupe
Racial bias against black medical practitioners ‘reflects fissures of an unresolved past’
Health
/ 19 January 2021

Racial bias against black medical practitioners ‘reflects fissures of an unresolved past’

The testimonials of black doctors have given credence to allegations of racial profiling. Of those listed on a Gems blacklist, 94% of general practitioners were black

By Emma Balfour
Batsa fires back in response to Dlamini-Zuma’s appeal
Coronavirus
/ 6 January 2021

Batsa fires back in response to Dlamini-Zuma’s appeal

The tobacco company has counter-filed for leave to appeal December’s tobacco ruling, should the government’s application for leave to appeal be successful

By Emma Balfour
Government appeals Covid-19 lockdown tobacco ban ruling
Coronavirus
/ 6 January 2021

Government appeals Covid-19 lockdown tobacco ban ruling

A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself

By Emma Balfour
‘No national matric rewrite’, says court
Education
/ 11 December 2020

‘No national matric rewrite’, says court

This follows an urgent application by individual learners and Sadtu, who wanted the court to set aside a decision by the department for a rewrite of two leaked matric exam papers

By Bongekile Macupe
Matric results may be withheld if rewrite decision is set aside
Education
/ 10 December 2020

Matric results may be withheld if rewrite decision is set aside

The Pretoria high court will rule tomorrow on the case of a rewrite of two matric exam papers that were leaked, after learners and a teachers union challenged the decision in court

By Bongekile Macupe
Sadtu says Motshekga bowed to pressure from Umalusi to allow rewrite
Education
/ 9 December 2020

Sadtu says Motshekga bowed to pressure from Umalusi to allow rewrite

The teachers union and several learners will appear before the Pretoria high court on Thursday, where they will ask that Motshekga’s decision for a national rewrite of two leaked matric exams be set aside

By Bongekile Macupe
Cigarette sales ban battle looms
Business
/ 5 June 2020

Cigarette sales ban battle looms

Tobacco companies are fighting to lift the ban on cigarette sales, but research shows people are still smoking — and this is feeding the black market

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Battle for control of the City of Tshwane is back on
Politics
/ 18 May 2020

Battle for control of the City of Tshwane is back on

The DA has won a high court victory, but the ANC is taking its campaign for power to the Constitutional Court. All the while, residents are left leaderless and without services

By Nation Nyoka
Waste pickers reclaim their power
Article
/ 8 April 2020

Waste pickers reclaim their power

Reclaimers have not been deemed essential workers amid the Covid-19 lockdown, threatening their already precarious livelihoods. But they will not let each other starve

By Sarah Smit
Reining in the public protector
Article
/ 13 March 2020

Reining in the public protector

As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements

By Franny Rabkin
Compensation Fund capacity grilled
Article
/ 12 March 2020

Compensation Fund capacity grilled

Despite fears that backdated claims by domestic workers may cripple the beleaguered Compensation Fund, the labour department said it will honour its legal obligations

By Sarah Smit
Law firms hit Road Accident Fund with court action
Article
/ 11 March 2020

Law firms hit Road Accident Fund with court action

Billions of rand at stake if lawyers lose out, but the fund says it is only trying to reduce the ballooning costs associated with personal injury claims

By Athandiwe Saba
Anarchy rules at home affairs
Analysis
/ 11 March 2020

Anarchy rules at home affairs

It is unwise to entrust our fingerprints, biographical details and legislative authority to a syndicate of delinquent government officials

By Gary Eisenberg
Mkhwebane’s CR17 report is ‘confused, inexplicable, irrational’
Article
/ 10 March 2020

Mkhwebane’s CR17 report is ‘confused, inexplicable, irrational’

The Public Protector was derided by the Pretoria High Court for refusing to consider facts logically and for a material error of law

By Franny Rabkin
State capture commission granted a 13-month extension
Article
/ 24 February 2020

State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is “owed to the nation”

By Franny Rabkin
Competitors take on the post office
Article
/ 14 February 2020

Competitors take on the post office

Blamed by many South Africans for offering a shoddy service, the embattled institution faces financial strain and serious competition

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Zondo argues for more time for state capture commission
Article
/ 11 February 2020

Zondo argues for more time for state capture commission

But Casac says this should be the final extension granted

By Franny Rabkin
Embattled Limpopo municipality fails residents — again
Article
/ 7 February 2020

Embattled Limpopo municipality fails residents — again

The Sekhukhune district municipality does not have the money to provide water to all its residents

By Sarah Smit
​ConCourt scrutinises interim interdicts in public protector ‘rogue unit’ case
Article
/ 29 November 2019

​ConCourt scrutinises interim interdicts in public protector ‘rogue unit’ case

During the hearing the justices of the ConCourt grappled with some of the legal questions posed by its earlier decision in the infamous Nkandla case

By Franny Rabkin
Domestic workers are one step closer to workplace rights
Article
/ 15 November 2019

Domestic workers are one step closer to workplace rights

The fight to ensure domestic workers are paid when they are injured or die at work does not stop with a high court victory

By Sarah Smit
Mkhwebane hauled to court again
Article
/ 7 November 2019

Mkhwebane hauled to court again

The public protector’s report on Prasa is irrational, according to NGO coalition #UniteBehind

By Franny Rabkin
DTI yet to pay, despite court order
Article
/ 6 September 2019

DTI yet to pay, despite court order

Even though the department awarded a grant to a company on its black industrialists scheme, the money has not been forthcoming

By Tshegofatso Mathe
R13bn state jobs project heads to court
Article
/ 30 August 2019

R13bn state jobs project heads to court

An affidavit reveals plans to move the troubled Community Work Programme out of the department of co-operative governance

By Sarah Smit
Brian Molefe heads to ConCourt to keep Eskom pension payout
Article
/ 24 June 2019

Brian Molefe heads to ConCourt to keep Eskom pension payout

The power utility’s former CEO will argue that lower judges were wrong to rule that he is received an unlawful benefit

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Rica has five constitutional and other flaws
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Rica has five constitutional and other flaws

The piece of legislation requires you to give all your details when getting a new SIM card

By Athandiwe Saba
New hope for domestic workers’ rights with landmark court ruling
Article
/ 27 May 2019

New hope for domestic workers’ rights with landmark court ruling

Last week, the high court declared the exclusion of domestic workers from legislation aimed at protecting workers is unconstitutional

By Sarah Smit
Parliament must act on Public Protector — DA
Videos
/ 23 May 2019

Parliament must act on Public Protector — DA

Mkhwebane’s initial report made no findings against former Free State Premier and now ANC secretary general Ace Magashule, and Mosebenzi Zwane.

By Staff Reporter
Parliament must act on Public Protector — DA
Article
/ 23 May 2019

Parliament must act on Public Protector — DA

The party says it is because of the ruling which found Mkhwebane’s report into the Vrede dairy farm project ‘invalid and unconstitutional’

By Lester Kiewit
High court hears minister’s urgent application to halt release of PP report
Article
/ 6 May 2019

High court hears minister’s urgent application to halt release of PP report

An order is expected later on Monday or on Tuesday

By Franny Rabkin
Nkwinti launches last-minute court bid to prevent release of PP report
Article
/ 5 May 2019

Nkwinti launches last-minute court bid to prevent release of PP report

The former land minister says he will suffer reputational harm if Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane releases her report

By Franny Rabkin
Court victory for Ayo in PIC R4.3bn repayment case
Article
/ 26 March 2019

Court victory for Ayo in PIC R4.3bn repayment case

The Pretoria high court ruled that the compliance notice issued by the CIPC in February to the PIC should be set aside

By Tehillah Nieselow
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