Legal Articles and Guides
As expected, Mkhwebane joins MKP
The worst kept secret in politics was finally made official on Friday when, barely a week after resigning as EFF MP and telling its leadership she needed time with her family, former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane joined former President Jacob Zuma's MKP.
Mkhwebane leaves EFF and gives up seat
Impeached former Public Protector (PP) Busisiwe Mkhwebane is leaving the EFF, the party she represented in Parliament for the past year.
MKP files papers to block JSC interviews
Although the MKP is refusing to back down in its bid to block the JSC from interviewing prospective judges – until the legal battles over impeached Judge President John Hlophe's suitability to serve on the body are finalised – its chances of succeeding are slim, according to legal experts.
AfrForum wants parties in GNU to oppose Bela Act
AfriForum has requested the DA and FF Plus to reconsider their participation in the GNU should the clause in the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act that it says threatens the continued existence of Afrikaans in schools, be implemented unchanged.
ActionSA to charge Simelane over VBS loan
ActionSA will lay criminal charges against Justice Minister Thembi Simelane following revelations that the agreement for the loan she received from a VBS fixer was allegedly backdated, reports News24.
Fully digitised Home Affairs five-year plan unveiled
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber ultimately wants to dispense with the need for visits to Home Affairs offices and have all routine services conducted online.
I cannot interfere in VBS prosecutions
Justice & Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane has assured Parliament that she has no authority to interfere in any VBS-related prosecutions, according to EWN.
Husbands can adopt wives’ surnames
Two men have been given the green light to use the surnames of their wives after Free State High Court (Bloemfontein) Judge Joseph Mhlambi overturned the provisions of an outdated law which prohibited this.
Home Affairs ordered to unblock IDs
In what a Pretoria News report says is yet another legal victory for those whose ID documents were illegally blocked by Home Affairs, the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), has once again ordered the department to unblock the IDs of 142 clients of Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR).
Unconstitutional dagga sentence overturned
A man’s conviction and jail sentence for dagga possession has been overturned after a magistrate applied a law that was declared unconstitutional 29 years ago, reports The Citizen.
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).
Hlophe flags ‘hopelessly unmeritorious’ JSC application
Court challenges to his designation to the JSC were ‘hopelessly unmeritorious’, said John Hlophe in papers filed in the Western Cape High Court last week.
Teen’s alleged killer unlikely to be tried as an adult
The case of Deveney Nel, the 16-year-old female found dead in a school storeroom in Caledon, has brought into focus the rights of criminal offenders.
Discovery prepares for NHI legal challenge
Discovery Health Medical Scheme says it is ‘participating in the preparation of potential litigation’ against the SA National Health Insurance (NHI) Scheme with the Health Funders Association (HFA).
FUL files papers in ‘disgraced’ Hlophe matter
Appointing an impeached judge to the JSC fundamentally undermined all the principles it had been created to ensure the legitimacy and effectiveness of the courts and their dignity, independence and efficiency.
