Justice department to challenge R5 million fine in court
/ 11 October 2023

Justice department to challenge R5 million fine in court

The department missed the deadline for appealing the fine imposed by the Information Regulator for failing to comply with the Popi Act

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SA renews its plea to UAE for Guptas
/ 22 September 2023

SA renews its plea to UAE for Guptas

But first justice officials want their Emirati counterparts to say plainly why the first was denied

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Locked in: Parole system in South Africa works for no one
/ 30 July 2023

Locked in: Parole system in South Africa works for no one

Reform is on the cards while life sentences pile up, causing major delays in applications

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Ramaphosa’s comments raise questions on Brics expansion
/ 19 July 2023

Ramaphosa’s comments raise questions on Brics expansion

The president’s speech at a Brics dinner this week suggests the expansion of the bloc won’t happen any time soon

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Manuel Chang extradited to United States
/ 12 July 2023

Manuel Chang extradited to United States

The former Mozambican finance minister will stand trial in New York for his alleged central role in a debt scandal that triggered a sovereign default

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Give us a week, Mashatile says on question of Putin’s Brics attendance
/ 12 July 2023

Give us a week, Mashatile says on question of Putin’s Brics attendance

The deputy president confirmed that South Africa would be forced to host the Brics summit and was likely to host the Russian leader in person

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Manuel Chang to be extradited from SA to US within days
/ 10 July 2023

Manuel Chang to be extradited from SA to US within days

A US government jet is waiting at Lanseria to fly the former Mozambican finance minister implicated in an international fraud scandal to New York to face fraud charges

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Ramaphosa affidavit on Putin ‘confidential’
/ 29 June 2023

Ramaphosa affidavit on Putin ‘confidential’

The presidency said a provision in the Rome Statute obliged ICC member states to deal with requests for assistance on a confidential basis

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ANC Youth League wants government to change land programme to avoid creating ‘rural elite’
/ 26 June 2023

ANC Youth League wants government to change land programme to avoid creating ‘rural elite’

Chrispin Phiri has opted out of the league’s leadership contest but still hopes to influence the organisation through its national executive committee

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Government mulls SA-based peace summit for Putin and Zelenskyy
/ 9 June 2023

Government mulls SA-based peace summit for Putin and Zelenskyy

The minister in the presidency said the country should look at hosting both presidents if it was serious about ending the Russia-Ukraine war

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Lamola: SA and UAE setting up a task team on Guptas’ surrender
/ 7 June 2023

Lamola: SA and UAE setting up a task team on Guptas’ surrender

The agreement was reached at a meeting in Dubai between the justice minister and his Emirati counterpart

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South Africa to discuss handing over the hosting of Brics summit
/ 1 June 2023

South Africa to discuss handing over the hosting of Brics summit

Government insiders say South Africa is debating whether China or Mozambique should host the summit

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South Africa’s justice ministry confirms receipt of ICC warrant for Putin
/ 1 June 2023

South Africa’s justice ministry confirms receipt of ICC warrant for Putin

As international relations minister Naledi Pandor prepared to host the Russian leader’s second in command, the justice ministry said South Africa would be obligated to act on the warrant

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Activists reject Lamola’s call to withdraw rape law challenge
/ 18 May 2023

Activists reject Lamola’s call to withdraw rape law challenge

They argue that the justice minister has misunderstood the challenge to the defence of mistaken belief in consent and the constitutional implications of criminalising negligence

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Gordhan, suspended DG, to appear in parliament over SAA deal
/ 19 April 2023

Gordhan, suspended DG, to appear in parliament over SAA deal

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will be called to appear before parliament to respond to claims by suspended director general Kgathatso Tlhakudi of impropriety in the SAA/Takatso Aviation deal

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Thabo Bester: The bizarre facts behind a jailbird let loose
/ 13 April 2023

Thabo Bester: The bizarre facts behind a jailbird let loose

Evidence suggests that the burnt body found in Bester’s cell was smuggled in via a TV cabinet

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