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latest news & developmentsDefence 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…
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 defence fights to keep recordings out of court
Judge Nkola Motata’s legal team is doing everything to prevent the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court from listening to five recordings entered as evidence by the state. Defence…
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…
Cellphone recordings discussed at Motata trial
The state would try to admit cellphone audio and video recordings in the drunk-driving trial of Pretoria High Court judge Nkola Motata being heard in the Johannesburg…
‘Females can’t arrest’ judge, court hears
Judge Nkola Motata was over the legal alcohol limit and abusive to police officers when arrested for drunken driving earlier this year, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court heard…