Legal Articles and Guides
Bank loses out on 10-year-old execution
The proverbial ‘when you snooze, you lose’ truism came into play in a property dispute heard in court last week, says Pretoria News legal journalist Zelda Venter.
PSA wants hunt for Spurs whistle-blower halted
The Public Servants Association (PSA) yesterday called on Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to halt an investigation to track down the whistle-blower who leaked documents about the controversial deal with Tottenham Hotspur, reports TimesLIVE.
City of Cape Town ordered to provide emergency housing
The SCA yesterday ruled that the City of Cape Town must provide emergency housing to people being evicted or displaced. However, the city it is not obligated to house them in a specific area, but it should be as close as possible to where they used to live, reports News24.
Emergency housing programme constitutional
The Western Cape High Court ruling in 2021, declaring Cape Town’s emergency housing programme to be unconstitutional, has been set aside by the SCA, reports GroundUp.
Alleged rapist set free after court's technical blunders
The Eastern Cape High Court (Makhanda) has set aside an East London man’s 2017 child rape and sexual assault conviction as well as his 12-year jail sentence following a series of technical blunders in the East London Regional Court.
Zuma salutes Fraser for granting him parole
Former President Jacob Zuma is adamant that ex-prisons boss Arthur Fraser saved his life by granting him medical parole – but if Fraser had been wrong to do so, he wants the Constitutional Court to rule he shouldn’t go back to jail.
Treatment of minor in criminal cases slammed
The Western Cape High Court has come down hard on the Stellenbosch Magistrate's Court for its treatment of a minor in two criminal proceedings, which it said was a ‘gross departure’ from the Child Justice Act (CJA).
Engagement needed prior to eviction
The state has a constitutional obligation to engage with unlawful occupiers before seeking an eviction to ensure that the poor are treated with dignity and that their rights are not trampled on.
Officials meet banks over foreclosures
Human Settlements officials have raised their discomfort over how financial institutions carry out repossessions in recovering outstanding loan balances of less than R100 000 on defaulted mortgage loans by low- and middle-income earners.
Law preventing naming of rape accused challenged
An activist is challenging a law that prohibits publicly naming an accused charged with rape or other sexual offences before they have pleaded in court, says a GroundUp report.
Judge orders magistrate to deliver Terblanche judgment
A magistrate’s obligation to deliver swift judgment in a formal bail application supersedes his right to go on leave.
Banks win jurisdiction fight over repossessed homes
The Constitutional Court has ruled that banks don't have to take debtors to the Magistrate's Courts for default judgments, reports News24.
Heated exchange over Terblanche bail judgment
A heated exchange between Magistrate Kriban Pillay, presiding over alleged wife killer Arnold Terblanche’s bail application, and defence attorney Peter Daubermann played out in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Walus to serve his sentence to the 'fullest' in SA
Janusz Walus, who assassinated SACP leader Chris Hani nearly 30 years ago, will serve his sentence ‘to the fullest’ in SA, the Department of Home Affairs said yesterday.
Zimbabwe exemption permit case to be heard in April
The Helen Suzman Foundation’s (HSF) challenge against Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to terminate the Zimbabwe exemption permit (ZEP) will reportedly be heard in April 2023, two months before they expire.
