Legal Articles and Guides
Deadline to appeal wrongfully blocked IDs
Members of the public have less than 30 days to submit their appeals on why their identity documents have been wrongfully blocked, depriving them of accessing key governmental and other services.
Judge grants teen permission to travel
A widow had to turn to the Limpopo High Court (Polokwane) to obtain permission for her daughter (16) to travel abroad to represent her school, after the child’s father died in April in Brazil and was unable to give his go-ahead.
Fathering a child does not guarantee bail
Getting your wife pregnant before being arrested is not an automatic get out of jail free card, a judge said in refusing an accused bail.
Western Cape school admission battle continues
The battle between Equal Education and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) over school admissions continues in the Western Cape High Court, says a Weekend Argus report.
SCA issues landmark judgment on asylum seekers
In what a Business Day report calls a landmark judgment, the SCA has found in favour of two Burundi asylum seekers whose bid was refused by the Department of Home Affairs.
ConCourt criticises trustees for improper motives
The Constitutional Court has given the trustees of the Goede Hoop Trust a tongue-lashing for having ‘improper motives’ and using farmworkers as a means to frustrate the execution of sale of a wine estate to recover money owed to Nedbank.
Speaker prepares for arrest after court ruling
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says she is willing to hand herself over to the police from today to effect her arrest over allegations of corruption and bribery.
R1m compensation award in failed restitution bid
A Mpumalanga family has been awarded R1m compensation by the Land Claims Court in a restitution claim for land currently used for timber operations dating back almost 20 years.
Pistorius legal team hope for immediate release
Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius hope the former Paralympic champion, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend a decade ago, will be released immediately if granted parole today.
Judge refuses to admit victim impact statement
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has refused to admit a victim impact statement on how the death of Prince Lethukuthula Zulu affected the Zulu royal family.
Court date for urine scandal student
Expelled Stellenbosch University student Theuns du Toit has been summoned to appeared in the Stellenbosch Regional Court on charges of crimen injuria and malicious damage to property, Die Burger reports.
SCA finds prisoner computer ban unconstitutional
The Minister of Justice & Correctional Services and National Commissioner for Correctional Services have a year to rectify a policy which allows prisons to bar inmates from using personal computers in their cells.
Groundbreaking judgment on maternity leave for fathers
In what a Pretoria News report calls a groundbreaking judgment for new parents – especially fathers – a court has ruled that both parents are entitled to maternity leave.
Prisoner struggles to appeal sentence over file debacle
Sifiso Tembe has been unable to appeal his prison sentence because the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) erroneously told his legal representatives that his case number was incorrect, and that they did not have his file, reports GroundUp.
Ban on electronic equipment in Gumede case challenged
The media is challenging a court ban against the use of cellphones, laptops, and video and audio recordings in the corruption trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others.
