South African Justice System
latest news & developments
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
Joslin Smith: Accused two says police did not treat him with ‘respect and dignity’
Steveno van Rhyn detailed alleged police torture as the trial-within-a-trial continued in the Western Cape high court
Attorney for mother of Joslin Smith challenges police credibility during trial
A second police witness on Tuesday told the court that Kelly Smith’s partner was uncooperative when questioned
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla says she is being prosecuted to settle political scores
There was no link between her social media posts and the looting and destruction that took place in July 2021, she told the court
Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance
The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces
Frustration mounts as case against 17 cops who allegedly tortured, killed Chatsworth man is again postponed
Police said Regan Naidoo ‘choked on a pie’, but according to a postmortem report, he suffered multiple rib fractures, bruised lungs and a blunt force head injury
ANC sets its sights on the judiciary
Four months before its policy conference, the ANC has made it clear that it intends to push for a radical transformation of the judiciary.
Speedy justice in World Cup courts
Doping is banned at the Soccer World Cup but the South African justice system is on steroids, with its special courts acting swiftly against crime.