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Allowing liquidation of Tongaat Hulett will roll back the gains of the Sugar Value Chain Master Plan
Flexibility in the sugar value chain is essential to ensure its long-term sustainability
Tongaat Hulett gets lifeline as court grants delay in liquidation bid
Tongaat Hulett has been granted a temporary reprieve from liquidation after the Durban High Court approved an adjournment, giving business rescue practitioners time to finalise a…
Tau leads drive to save Tongaat Hulett
The government says the ailing company is a crucial player in South Africa’s sugar value chain and its demise would have ‘far-reaching and devastating consequences’ for the sector
Jacob Zuma might testify in his daughter’s incitement case
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s lawyer Dali Mpofu said her father would tell the court how he felt about being incarcerated for contempt of court in 2021 without undergoing a trial
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla not entirely to blame for her followers’ actions during July 2021 unrest, court hears
The state’s first witness testified that about 103 people, who were part of a WhatsApp group, including some who followed Zuma-Sambudla on social media, conspired in the…
Durban lawyer facing sequestration blames estate agent for his legal woes
Court battle plays out over millions to allegedly buy property in luxury city area
Zandile Gumede: Stop arresting people before concluding investigations
The former eThekwini mayor said the corruption case against her, which has been ongoing for seven years, has been financially draining
Thoshan Panday granted R100 000 bail in tax fraud matter
The Umhlanga-based businessman will appear in the Durban High Court on 15 February on corruption and tax-related charges
Will MK Party test the waters in Valentine’s Day by-elections?
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party wants Jacob Zuma back in office despite the Constitution barring this
City lawyer says rates boycotters want to cripple Durban
But the Westville Ratepayers Association says eThekwini is unfairly targeting its members
Phoenix brothers get seven years in jail for July 2021 unrest assaults
The pair was also charged with the murder of Mondli Majola but was found not guilty
Court hears that eThekwini illegally reopened beaches
Durban’s battle against broken sewage infrastructure and E coli is playing out in court after the city did not comply with a raft of environmental directives
Constitutional triumph on matrimonial property rights
Access to land ownership and property rights is inextricably linked to self-determination.
Panday indictment for Fifa fraud becomes a family affair
The Durban businessman’s family members will be arrested and will be back in the dock in May along with former KwaZulu-Natal cops.
DA cries foul play over muted mic
But high court rules in favour of the eThekwini municipality, as judge decries ‘political point-scoring’