Legal Articles and Guides
Attorney jailed for abandoning murder accused clients
An attorney and acting magistrate, who abandoned his client on the day his mass murder trial was due to begin, has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, or a R10 000 fine, for contempt of court.
Eighteen year ban for state-capture accused
Eric Wood and Niven Pillay, former directors of Gupta-linked companies heavily implicated in state capture, have been barred from working in financial services for 18 years, reports News24.
Pension fund slammed for R2m payment to fake claimant
A pension fund has been slammed for failing to properly investigate a claim by a woman who was presented as the deceased’s live-in girlfriend before allocating her a portion of his R2m death benefit, reports IoL.
Malema faces prosecution over Matatiele rape claims
Julius Malema is set to face prosecution after calling an Eastern Cape school principal a ‘rapist’ at an EFF event, despite there being no evidence against him.
Rape-accused lawyer flags WhatsApp messages
Lawyer Carel Schoeman has presented a plethora of WhatsApp messages between him and a 13-year-old girl to bolster his version that he did not know she was a minor and that they were in a consensual love relationship, reports News24.
SARS monitors Viljoen’s legal saga
The legal woes surrounding former celebrity attorney Peet Viljoen and his wife, Mel Viljoen, continue to grow. The high-profile couple endured another difficult day in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Thursday.
Foundation calls for tender 'looters' to be jailed
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has demanded that asset forfeiture orders against tender kingpins be matched with prosecutions, supplier blacklisting, and long jail terms.
Growing calls for Maumela's arrest
There are growing calls for the government to ensure that businessman Hangwani Maumela, accused of looting over R2bn from Tembisa Hospital, faces the same justice as any other citizen, regardless of his political ties, reports The Star.
Maumela’s R325m assets forfeited to the state
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has granted the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) a final forfeiture order allowing the state to permanently seize luxury assets worth hundreds of millions of rands linked to alleged Tembisa Hospital tender kingpin Hangwani Maumela.
Matlala to be tried after withdrawing from deal
Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala has withdrawn from a plea and sentence agreement with the state and will go on trial on charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering instead. Matlala appeared briefly in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court yesterday, reports News24.
BackaBuddy pulls the plug on Peet Viljoen
A crowdfunding campaign launched by television personality Mel Viljoen to raise R400 000 for her husband’s legal fees, disbarred lawyer and alleged shoplifter Peet Viljoen, was yesterday shut down by BackaBuddy on Tuesday, just a week after it was launched.
Attorney fights to clear his name
Former Johannesburg State Attorney Kgosi Lekabe has launched a fresh legal bid to halt his prosecution on corruption, fraud and racketeering charges, claiming that the NPA's decision to charge him was unconstitutional, irrational and based on legally defective authorisations.
SCA upholds Postbank gang members' sentences
One of the ringleaders behind a SA Postbank scam and subsequent robberies, as well as another accused who was sentenced to hefty jail terms more than a decade ago, have turned to the SCA, where they maintain their innocence, reports the Cape Times.
Viljoen to remain in custody
Disbarred lawyer Peet Viljoen will remain in custody for at least another week after the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court postponed his bail application to 26 June 2026.
Identity of 541kg cocaine thief is known
Brigadier Campbell Nyuswa, the senior Hawks officer, who recommended storing the 541kg cocaine seizure at the Port Shepstone office where it would later be stolen, told the Madlanga Commission yesterday that there is ‘credible evidence’ identifying the person responsible.
