Legal Articles and Guides
Manhunt launched for escaped zama zama 'ringleader'
Police are searching for an alleged Stilfontein ringleader who vanished after being rescued from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine Shaft 11 in the North West last week.
Prominent blogger arrested again
Blogger Musa Khawula was arrested again this week, less than two months after spending time in jail.
Hawks seize assets of Home Affairs fraud accused
The Hawks and the Asset Forfeiture Unit have secured a forfeiture order of R145 000 belonging to fraud and corruption accused Sambulo Tshabalala.
Mandela family feud fuelled by grandson’s arrest
The property previously owned by former President Nelson Mandela in Houghton, Johannesburg, where his grandson Mbuso was arrested with four hijacking suspects on Wednesday, is not rented out.
NPA’s bid to challenge VBS trial split rejected
The state insists splitting the VBS heist trials of ANC heavyweights Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe from the other accused would force witnesses to testify twice and increase trial costs.
SCA increases dual child rapist's sentence to life
The SCA has overturned a 12-year jail sentence and replaced it with one of life behind bars for Jacob Kwinda, who raped two young girls. He was initially sentenced to life imprisonment in the lower court, notes a report in The Mercury.
Liebenberg bank accounts battle heads to SCA
The protracted legal dispute between the state and Louis Liebenberg over control of the controversial fraud accused diamond-dealer's bank accounts, is set to continue in the SCA on 20 February 2025.
Lifman accused to challenge media presence
Mark Lifman murder accused Gert Bezuidenhout and Johan Jacobs appeared in the George Magistrate's Court yesterday for what was scheduled to be a bail application.
Child rapist convicted – 40 years later
Forty years after nobody believed her as a child, a rape survivor (52) has been vindicated as the Mitchell’s Plain Regional Court convicted her uncle (62) for the crime.
Father faces imprisonment for defying interdict
A father who sent threatening messages to his estranged wife, despite her obtaining an interdict against him, must go to jail, a KZN High Court (Durban) judge has ruled.
Prosecutor describes Malema as ‘evasive and dishonest’
The state maintains that EFF leader Julius Malema has been ‘evasive, untrustworthy and dishonest’ in his firearm discharge case that is currently being heard in the East London Regional Court.
Tiger Agriculture scams thousands
Tens of thousands of people have lost millions after investing their life’s savings in a fruit and vegetable ‘business’ which turned out to be a scam, says a Weekend Argus report.
Restraint on Thoshan Panday’ R165m assets made final
A provisional order restraining assets valued at R165.5m belonging to Thoshan Panday, his relatives and his businesses as potential proceeds of crime – which could be confiscated by the state should they be convicted of racketeering and other charges – has been made final.
Clampdown on revenge pornography welcomed
In what The Mercury report calls a groundbreaking development in the fight against the weaponised distribution of private and intimate images, the Film and Publication Board (FPB) now has more muscle with the amendment Act in place.
Court papers shed light on R2.6bn illicit gold scheme
Brakpan businessman Loren Louw – the alleged kingpin of an illicit R2.6bn gold dealing racket – faces more than a thousand criminal charges and the prospect of a dramatic lifestyle shift.
