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Numsa’s legal counsel Advocate Nazeer Cassim argued that the signing of the IPPs could be viewed as a form of economic looting.

Motata misconduct tribunal to get under way at last

Motata is one of seven judges who face impeachment inquiries but whose cases have languished unresolved for years

Bees Roux pays victim’s family R750k, walks free

Blue Bulls rugby player Bees Roux has been given a suspended sentence on charges of culpable homicide for the murder of Sergeant Ntshimane Mogale.

Five years in jail an ‘appropriate’ sentence for McBride

McBride guilty of drunken driving

Former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was on Friday convicted of drunken driving and defeating the ends of justice

Bafana’s Mphela arrested for drunken driving

Bafana’s Mphela arrested for drunken driving

Bafana Bafana star striker Katlego "Killer" Mphela was arrested on Monday morning for drunken driving, a media report said on Tuesday.

JSC to discuss Motata’s fate

JSC to discuss Motata’s fate

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will discuss the fate of Judge Nkola Motata, convicted of drunken driving, at its next sitting in April.

Cricketer blames cat over drunken-driving charge

England bowler Graeme Swann told a cop who stopped him for drunken driving that he had had to go out to buy screwdrivers to rescue his trapped cat.

Doctor Khumalo’s drunken-driving charge dropped

A Roodepoort court has dismissed a drunken-driving charge against former Bafana Bafana star Doctor Khumalo, the <i>Star</i> reported on Thursday.

Doctor: McBride was drunk

Doctor: McBride was drunk

Former Ekurhuleni Metro police chief Robert McBride was not sober hours after he crashed his car in 2006, says the doctor who treated him on the day.

Doctor: McBride was drunk

McBride was speeding before he crashed, court told

Former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride overtook another vehicle on a solid white line at high speed before he crashed, a court heard.

Doctor: McBride was drunk

Court hears of attempts to get medical certificate for McBride

An Ekurhuleni metro police officer was asked to get a medical certificate for Robert McBride without a doctor examining him, a court heard on Monday.

McBride back in court on drunken-driving rap

The drunken-driving trial of axed Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was expected to continue in the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday.

Mthembu: Don’t do what I did

Since his arrest for drunken driving in Cape Town this month, the ANC’s senior spokesperson, Jackson Mthembu, apologises to everyone he meets.

ANC’s Mthembu pleads guilty to drunken driving

ANC’s Mthembu pleads guilty to drunken driving

African National Congress spokesperson Jackson Mthembu has been convicted of drunken driving following a plea agreement with prosecutors.

‘No escape’ for drunk drivers

‘No escape’ for drunk drivers

ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu will still be prosecuted for drunken driving despite reports that breathalyser tests will be discontinued.

‘Strange time’ for Mthembu to be drunk

ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu was arrested for drunken driving in Cape Town on Thursday morning — but this did not stop him from doing his job.

Forty-nine schoolchildren crammed into 16-seater taxi

A taxi driver — allegedly drunk — was arrested on Wednesday after he was caught transporting 49 schoolchildren in a 16-seater minibus.

McBride’s doctor faked certificates before, court hears

The doctor who allegedly issued a certificate stating that Robert McBride was not drunk at the time of his car crash had done a similar thing before.

Khumalo’s drunken-driving case postponed

Doctor Khumalo’s drunken-driving case was postponed by the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Khumalo was drunk at crash scene, witness tells court

A witness in Doctor Khumalo’s drunken-driving trial told a court on Tuesday that Khumalo was drunk when he crashed into a taxi.

Khumalo pleads not guilty in drunken-driving case

Former Bafana Bafana soccer player Doctor Khumalo has pleaded not guilty in the drunken-driving case against him.