Legal Articles and Guides
ConCourt to hear NSPCA's animal care case
The SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association has no regard for the well-being of animals and is merely driven by commercial interests, the NSPCA will tell the Constitutional Court this month.
Call for justice in Phala Phala matter
As the Constitutional Court is expected to deliver a judgment tomorrow in the landmark Phala Phala case involving President Cyril Ramaphosa, opposition parties and political experts have called for justice, saying the apex court should finally hold the President accountable.
Media wins application to photograph rape accused
The Western Cape High Court has granted the media permission to photograph Leano Vergotine on trial for multiple counts of child rape and pornography, reports the Cape Times.
NHI challenge proceeds this week
The Constitutional Court will this week hear two high-stakes challenges to the NHI Act that cast the spotlight on how Parliament considered public input on the legislation.
Mbeki and Zuma recusal bid delays accountability
The bid by former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma to have retired justice Sisi Khampepe removed as chair of a commission is ‘effectively delaying’ their accountability on allegations of political interference, commission evidence leader Ishmael Semenya argues in court papers.
Tolashe’s SUVs delivered to Luthuli House
Two luxury Chinese-made SUVs at the centre of a donation scandal appeared at Luthuli House this weekend, days after ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) president Sisisi Tolashe claimed she had kept them in her family to ‘safeguard’ them from creditors.
ConCourt gears for epic NHI challenge
President Cyril Ramaphosa will tell the Constitutional Court that the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) represents a step forward in redressing the unequal health-care system inherited from the apartheid regime, which excluded black people.
Damage cannot be undone, judge notes in ‘no-name’ case
A landmark courtroom battle over the controversial ‘no-name law’ – a provision that makes it a criminal offence to publish the identity of a person accused of a sexual offence before they have formally pleaded in court – began in the Western Cape High Court yesterday.
Goverment seeks legal view on maternity leave ruling
The government has asked for legal advice on the implementation of the Constitutional Court judgment granting parents, regardless of gender, equal access to four months and 10 days of parental leave.
ConCourt strikes NHI assent matter from the roll
The Constitutional Court has thrown a curve ball at the organisations attacking President Cyril Ramaphosa’s assent to the NHI Act, saying it first wants to hear from those challenging Parliament’s public participation process on the contentious legislation.
R60bn home foreclosure class action case looms
The long-awaited R60bn class action lawsuit against banks for repossessing and selling properties for a fraction of their worth, will be heard in Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) from 24 February 2026 and could last four days.
Reprieve for South Africans stripped of their citizenship
The Department of Home Affairs has launched the second and final phase of its online citizenship reinstatement portal, allowing South Africans to reclaim their citizenship within hours.
Customary, civil marriages on equal footing
The Constitutional Court has ruled that SA law places customary and civil marriages on an equal legal footing, affirming the transformative purpose of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, and confirming that antenuptial contracts concluded after a customary marriage are legally valid.
Lawyer acts to stop NDPP selection process
The process to advise on the appointment of the next NPA head has been placed in limbo following an urgent Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) bid by attorney Barnabas Xulu to halt the process.
Father wins right to take son to US
The Western Cape High Court granted a father’s festive wish to travel to the US for two weeks with one of his two sons, despite the protests of the mother who feared her minor son would not return, reports The Mercury.
