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Judge Motata called to explain court delay

Drunken driving accused Judge Nkola Motata was called upon to explain in court on Monday why his second set of lawyers had withdrawn from the case.

Angry Motata disrupts court proceedings

An outburst by an angry Judge Nkola Motata on Thursday in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s court earned him a rebuke from the magistrate.

Bomb scare disrupts Pretoria court proceedings

A bomb scare disrupted proceedings at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court for about two hours on Thursday. Police spokesperson Captain Paul Ramaloko said chief magistrate Desmond…

Motata on full pay while on trial

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata, on paid leave while on trial on a drunk-drinking charge, will have received more than R1-million when his case resumes next year. Moneyweb…

Magistrate puts foot down in Motata case

Pretoria Judge Nkola Motata’s application to temporarily block the Johannesburg magistrate’s court from listening to recordings of his alleged drunken diatribe, was turned down…

Drunk-driving trial postponed to 2008

The drunken-driving trial of Pretoria high court judge Nkola Motata has been postponed until July 2 2008 when it will proceed for a full month. The postponement of the case came…

Defence demands postponement in Motata trial

The drunken-driving case of Judge Nkola Motata was on Thursday postponed to allow magistrate Desmond Nair to rule on whether the defence could submit a request for a high court…

Court to hear Motata recordings

Audio recordings of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata’s alleged drunken ranting following a car accident earlier this year will be heard in court in a bid to determine if…

Court argument starts on Motata recordings

The defence in Judge Nkola Motata’s case objected on Wednesday to the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court viewing recordings of Motata’s alleged drunken rantings after a car…

Trial within a trial set to begin in Motata case

The trial within a trial to decide on the admissibility of certain evidence in the drunk-driving case of Pretoria High Court judge Nkola Motata begins on Wednesday. Last month…

Motata case: Trial within a trial allowed

A trial within a trial will be held to decide on the admissibility of certain evidence in the drunken-driving case of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata. ”I’m of the view…

Judge’s drunken-driving trial postponed

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial has been postponed for the court to rule on the defence’s application for a trial within a trial on admissibility…

Motata’s defence wants trial within a trial

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata will be ”severely prejudiced” should magistrate Desmond Nair fail to allow a trial within a trial to decide on the admissibility of…

Motata trial postponed

The drunken-driving trial of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata has been postponed to Tuesday to give his defence team time to consider its next move. Bantubonke Tokota told…

Motata trial focuses on audio recordings

It was a day of wrangling over evidence in the drunken-driving trial of Judge Nkola Motata at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The court adjourned on Thursday…

Motata ‘couldn’t stand up’, court hears

A man staggering and groping like a blind man and swearing like a sailor. That was the picture painted of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata by the state’s first witness at…

Motata drunk-driving witness wants anonymity

A witness in the drunk-driving trial of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata asked not be named or photographed before giving testimony in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court…