Legal Articles and Guides
RAF boss’ claims in R79m deal under scrutiny
Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo – implicated by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in possible wrongdoing in a R79m property lease deal – might have misled the National Treasury and the fund’s board about the transaction.
President must scrap cannabis ban
The DA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to scrap Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s surprise ban on cannabis-containing foodstuffs, saying it will stifle the hemp industry.
Schreiber shuts down EFF MP over Musk jibe
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has slapped down an EFF MP for trying to implicate him in the party’s war of words with US billionaire Elon Musk.
Cape Town Master’s Office a ‘disaster zone’
The stories coming out of one of SA’s most indispensable legal institutions almost strain credulity. They include sunrise queues snaking around the block, a ‘runners’ mafia’ dedicated to queue jumping, senior officials on leave for months at a time and operations suspended for Valentine’s Day celebrations.
Chief in hot water over expense account
The assessment report by the Department of Higher Education & Training has found that controversial chief Moefi Mabalane may have overstated his expenditure on a training project and now wants him to pay back every cent he received from the department.
Commission spends millions on unoccupied building
The Competition Commission has for almost a year been paying R890 000 per month to lease an office block in Pretoria that it is yet to occupy.
Judgment reserved in MKP v SABC battle
Judgment in the court matter between the MKP and the SABC was reserved by the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) yesterday.
Questions over municipality's Christmas lights event tender
Ngqushwa Municipality's Christmas lights event is up in the air after the Eastern Cape council ‘retracted’ its social media advertisement for the function, following complaints about the tendering process.
Choice of R85 000-a-day service providers questioned
The Eastern Cape Legislature allegedly handpicked two service providers to provide audiovisual services at its plenary sittings at a cost of R85 000 per day.
DA mayor reinstated after court ruling
In a pivotal turn of events for the Theewaterskloof Municipality, the DA’s Lincoln de Bruyn has been reinstated as the executive mayor, following a Western Cape High Court ruling that deemed his removal unconstitutional.
Minister orders probe into R37m hotel bill
Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has ordered Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale to institute an audit into the R37m spent on hotel accommodation for dozens of officials over the past five years.
Designer shipping container project tanks
The Gauteng Provincial Government spent R28m on 16 converted shipping containers to be used as fruit and vegetable stalls as part of an empowerment project that is now being scrapped.
Mkhwebane says the system weaponised to financially burden me
While former Public Protector (PP) Busisiwe Mkhwebane's response to Wednesday’s ruling against her was vitriolic, her husband David Skosana has also taken up the fight.
Hlophe resigns, Malema fails to attend hearings
In what appears to be a strategy to bring the constitutionality of the judicial recommendation process into question, MKP John Hlophe has withdrawn from the JSC.
Ramaphosa hints at compromise over NHI
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will meet business organisations in the coming days to discuss their objections to the National Health Insurance (NHI), following a request from Business Unity SA (Busa).
