Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
william boothlatest news & developments
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – MAY 07: Zane Kilian appears at Cape Town Magistrate?s Court on May 07, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is alleged that Kilian is implicated in the murder of Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear and the attempted hit on lawyer William Booth. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Court refused murder-accused Kilian’s application for particulars, bail dates are set

Zane Kilian has been denied further information into the charges against him, which include murder, unlawful interception of communications and fraud

Modack murder charge withdrawn, other charges added

The Hawks backtrack after saying four suspects arrested last week would be charged with murder; one of their own also arrested on charges of corruption

Working conditions, personal circumstances and the ‘militaristic manner’ in which SAPS is managed have a detrimental effect on mental health, say experts. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Man accused of top cop’s murder is back in the dock

Bail application proceedings into murder-accused Zane Kilian are expected to resume today after many delays last year.

Lawyer: Former Fidentia boss too ill to attend court

Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was still too ill to appear in court, his attorney told a Cape Town magistrate on Tuesday. The magistrate, Justhree Steyn, was expected to…

Scorpions, Brown discussed plea agreement

The Scorpions had spoken to the attorney acting for former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown about a plea agreement, it emerged in the Cape High Court on Wednesday. The revelation…

Fidentia’s Brown stressed and depressed, court hears

Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown is suffering from acute stress and deep depression, according to his psychiatrist. This emerged on Tuesday when Brown appeared in the Cape…

Fidentia’s Brown receiving ARVs after alleged rape

Fidentia’s J Arthur Brown was currently receiving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in a private clinic after allegedly being sexually assaulted by prisoners in a prison vehicle,…

Fidentia boss allegedly raped in police van

Fraud suspect J Arthur Brown was allegedly raped in the back of a police van last week, the Sunday Times reported. Brown’s attorney, William Booth, said the former Fidentia boss…

J Arthur Brown in hospital after prison attack

Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was examined by a doctor and a psychiatrist on Wednesday after being beaten up by fellow prisoners, the Times reported on Thursday. Brown’s…

Fidentia’s J Arthur Brown remanded in custody

The Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday remanded in custody Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown for a week, following his arrest last Friday on charges of fraud, theft and money…

Delft evictions under way

Evictions have begun at the housing development in Delft illegally occupied by backyard dwellers, the Western Cape Anti-Eviction campaign said on Tuesday morning. A Cape High…

Court not swayed by Delft appeal application

The Cape High Court on Monday dismissed an application for leave to appeal against an eviction order that compelled illegal occupiers of unfinished homes in Delft on the Cape…

Bail conditions relaxed for Fidentia man

Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown on Monday made his first appearance in the Cape Town Regional Court, where he is to go on trial on two charges of fraud, one of theft and one of…

Fidentia bosses stole R5,5m, says charge sheet

Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown and financial director Graham Maddock used R5,5-million in Infinity loyalty-programme funds to pay salaries and other expenses in other…

Fidentia trio back in court

Piet Bothma, the suspended chief executive of the Transport Education Training Authority, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court in connection with the Fidentia saga. It…