Supreme Court Of Appeals

Zuma’s legal woes lay bare justice system vulnerabilities

Article Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 27 Mar 2018

A court should consider a punitive costs order if Zuma’s counsel continues a ‘Stalingrad defence’

SCA ruling means Zuma has little wiggle room left

Article Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 17 Oct 2017

With his appeal rejected, it will be tough for the president to avoid his long-standing charges

Executive has prerogative to withdraw from treaties, court hears

Article Lizeka Tandwa - 6 Dec 2016

The DA told the high court in Pretoria that only Parliament could decide to withdraw from a treaty which the country had entered into.

Supreme Court of Appeals overturns ruling allowing “assisted dying”

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Dec 2016

In 2015, the High Court granted a terminally ill man, Robin Stransham-Ford, the right to die with dignity by way of euthanasia.

Al Bashir ruling a ‘landmark judgement for international criminal justice’

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Mar 2016

Security experts weigh in on the possible implications of the SCA's ruling about Sudanese President Omar al Bashir's stay in South Africa.

Company shareholders’ information: Privacy vs public’s right to information

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Mar 2016

A potentially precedent-setting dispute on the right to access information on unlisted firms' shareholdings came before the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Cities are publicly accountable, appeal court rules

Article Sarah Evans - 20 Mar 2015

Johannesburg’s long-running legal battle over its obligations to evictees have increasingly become uncomfortably clear to its functionaries.

Concourt hears arguments in Zim torture case

Article Staff Reporter - 19 May 2014

A Supreme Court of Appeal ruling compelling SA authorities to probe alleged crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe, is being challenged in the Concourt.

M&G vindicated in Oilgate appeal

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Jun 2011

The Supreme Court of Appeals dismissed the Public Protector's appeal against a high court setting aside its report into the Oilgate saga.

NPA confident Selebi conviction will hold

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Nov 2010

The NPA said is confident the Supreme Court of Appeals will confirm the conviction of former national police commissioner Jackie Selebi.

Rape victim draws short straw

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Sep 2008

Incompetent prosecution often frustrates the intention of minimum sentencing legislation.

‘A Hosi is truly born’

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Sep 2008

It has been a long and difficult road, but Hosi Nwamitwa is finally ascending the throne, writes Sello S Alcock.

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The Mogale Centre: A place of hope for young offenders

Athandiwe Saba - 30 Mar 2020

In the last story of her series about children behind bars, Athandiwe Saba speaks to young men who have committed serious crimes and are now living behind the walls of the Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre

Coronavirus

Covid-19 fight to enter house-to-house testing phase

Paddy Harper - 30 Mar 2020

President urges people to continue staying at home for the next 17 days

Coronavirus

Can you pause a pandemic? Inside the race to stop spread of Covid-19

Joan Van Dyk - 26 Mar 2020

Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait for the cover of darkness to take action