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Judge Mabindla-Boqwana joined the Judiciary in 2013, at the Western Cape Division of the High Court. (RSAJudiciary)

Mabindla-Boqwana ‘comes home’ to heal troubled Western Cape high court

The respected appellate court judge has a plan to create an atmosphere of trust and transparency in the division

High court judicial row rumbles on

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

North West agriculture MEC Manketsi Tlhape, an ally of former premier Supra Mahumapelo, denies that cattle delivered by AgriDelight to her farm. (Tiro Ramatlhatse/ Sowetan/Gallo Images)

Bo-Kaap residents lose bid to stop development

The development of a “monster building” is set to go ahead after a Western Cape high court judgement

The US and Britain are resisting attempts by islanders to return, such as this demonstration in London in 2008 (Andrew Winning/Reuters)

DA launches latest fight back against De Lille

The party now fears that every disciplinary decision that the FLC has taken since 2011 could be overturned or come under scrutiny

(David Harrison/M&G)

DA moves to oust De Lille again

The saga continues as Democratic Alliance confirms it will appeal high court judgment that reinstated De Lille’s membership

Helen Suzman Foundation: Battle goes on for access to full JSC deliberations

Given the core role of the judiciary, the Helen Suzman Foundation wants to know exactly how appointments to the Bench are decided.

Cop killers given two life terms each

Two Cape Flats men were on Thursday each given two life sentences for the murder of a man in an argument about a baseball cap and for the later murder of a police detective who…

Manuel wins gag order over arms-deal claims

Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has won his high court bid to stop an activist claiming he is guilty of corruption over the arms deal. The ruling was handed down on Thursday…

Court rejects alibis of police detective’s killers

The Cape High Court on Thursday rejected the alibis of two young men who last year gunned down Woodstock police detective Inspector Lourens le Roux, who had been investigating…

Manuel fights for interdict in Cape court

Finance Minister Trevor Manuel should have considered asking for an apology rather than a gagging order against arms-deal activist Terry Crawford-Browne, the Cape High Court was…

Murdered over a baseball cap

Minutes before being shot dead in an argument over a baseball cap, Godfrey Hendricks challenged his two alleged killers to take the cap from him by force. The two men then…

Off-duty sergeant witnessed murder of detective

A police sergeant sitting in a car at the Woodstock police station saw two men in a red BMW opening fire on police Inspector Lourens le Roux, the Cape High Court heard on…