Last month state prosecutor Greg Wolmarans accused defence lawyers of being ambivalent in presenting their bail application
The initial challenge to the restrictions was so vaguely argued that the high court appeared to have chosen to see a case where there was none, the SCA found
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.
The former apartheid security police officer’s attempt to use political interference as a reason not to stand trial for murder has failed
The high court and the magistrate’s court have rejected bids for bail by Zane Kilian, one of the accused in the murder of top cop Charl Kinnear
Impugned prosecutor Billy Downer argues that even if the court agreed he was biased and removed him, this would still not spell an acquittal for Jacob Zuma
The former president argues that if he succeeds in having Billy Downer removed as prosecutor, the charges should be dropped
The former president’s application to remove Billy Downer as prosecutor comes as he runs out of road in more than one legal battle
The high court has said it would be in the public interest given the importance of motions of no confidence in the president, to settle whether MPs can vote in secret
The former president is looking for new pro bono legal counsel
to defend him on arms deal charges, on the brink of the matter going to trial after 17 years
Mantashe says it was part of the top six’s instructions to the Free State provincial leadership to file an intent to appeal its dissolution
Eric Mabuza notified the high court and NPA of his decision just weeks before the former president goes on trial for corruption
Outraged provincial secretaries called for a meeting with Luthuli
House after the ANC secretary general broadened the NEC’s step-aside resolution
The chief justice played into the hands of Julius Malema at a point at which the judiciary is weathering a political onslaught that too shall pass
A candidate for the Northern Cape bench lucidly explained in reply to the Gauteng Judge President that bribing a judge is a lottery you are bound to lose
The court said the ‘funding tap’ for Zuma’s private legal matters had been turned on unlawfully
The charge of public violence was intended to deter street brawls but is being used to punish protesters and discourage dissent
Bongo dismisses the state’s application as a waste of money, driven by ‘dark forces’
The JCC’s recent ruling against the chief justice is a win for accountability that enforces the principles of judicial authority
The minister could spend the state’s money on fighting Covid-19 and cigarette cartels, tobacco manufacturers argue
The court held that the ongoing state of disaster meant there was public interest in the legal test applied to measures taken to contain the pandemic
The Western Cape high court is expected to rule soon on the minister’s bid to seek vindication from the supreme court
The former Security Branch officer is asking the SCA for a permanent stay of appeal in the prosecution of the murder of Ahmed Timol in 1971
Constitutional Court justice says homophobic article did not ignite fire of hate against the LGBTI community but added fuel to it
Despite being protected in South Africa by law, these groups have been swept aside when it comes to relief packages
In a judgment set to be appealed, the judge said lawyers had to set an example to all South Africans during the national lockdown
The Judicial Conduct Committee’s decision in the Hlophe vs Goliath matter means those judges at loggerheads will have to continue to work in one court
Judicial Conduct Committee decides on a different type of investigation into the gross misconduct complaints between the Western Cape judge president and his deputy
The past eight months were perhaps the most strange and unsettling in the country’s modern history. Reporting on it was tough, but I persevered— and so does Malawi
There is no name yet for Jacob Zuma’s medical condition, but he obviously doubts the NHI can cure it
The high court wants more details about the nature of the illness preventing the former president from appearing on corruption charges
But the new complaint against the Western Cape judge president is also unprecedented