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Unions support strike by lawyers

High salaries paid to legal executives is a great cause for concern, the Federation of South African Trade Unions (Fedusa) said on Tuesday.

Nqakula backtracks on Scorpions

The disbanding of the Scorpions is still only a ”proposal” and will go to Parliament and include public participation, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said in Cape…

Rape accused changes plea at last minute

A man accused of raping three elderly women was expected to plead guilty in the Grahamstown High Court on Friday, but changed his mind at the last minute. This prompted his…

Call for life sentence for E Cape rapist

A 31-year-old Eastern Cape man should be jailed for life for raping an elderly woman and trying to kill her husband, the Grahamstown High Court heard on Tuesday. Beneza Allah, of…

Rapist ‘robbed little girl of her innocence’

A 34-year-old man convicted of raping a seven-year-old girl should be sent to prison for life, the Grahamstown High Court heard on Thursday. The court heard that he had lured the…

Sexual harassment on farms increasing, SAHRC hears

Sexual harassment on farms is on the increase and the victims are getting younger, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) heard on Wednesday. This was according to…

Former attorney in court on R1,4m theft charge

A 42-year-old former attorney appeared in the Grahamstown High Court on Monday on charges related to the theft of R1,4-million from his trust account. He is alleged to have…

Act discriminates against elderly men, court hears

The Social Assistance Act unfairly discriminates against a group of men who are among the poorest of the poor in South Africa, the Pretoria High Court heard on Tuesday. The Act…

Man gets life behind bars for raping mentally-ill teen

A divorced father of four was sent to jail for 25 years by the Grahamstown High Court on Tuesday for raping and sodomising a mentally-ill girl of 13. ”The crimes were as bestial…

NACF concerned that public servants escape charges

Over 700 financial misconduct cases were reported to the Public Service Commission over the 2005/2006 financial year, with 81% of implicated employees being found guilty, the…