Legal Articles and Guides
SCA dismisses Stanfield’s wife’s bail appeal bid
Nicole Johnson, wife of alleged 28s gang leader Ralph Stanfield, has been dealt another blow as the SCA dismissed her application to appeal the denial of her bail application.
Top police officer linked to fraudster’s eviction saga
Limpopo Police Commissioner Thembi Hadebe is the latest senior figure implicated in convicted fraudster Howard Mashaba’s demolishing of state property to build a new hotel in Giyani, Limpopo, reports the Mail & Guardian.
Ramaphosa will not be prosecuted for Phala Phala
The NPA announced yesterday that President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be prosecuted for Phala Phala, after the DPP in Limpopo – Advocate Mukhali Ivy Thenga – took the decision not to prosecute anyone.
Mafias destroying real estate
Construction mafias have put a serious dent in the real estate sector, driving up costs, delaying projects and putting investors off.
State-capture implicated filmmaker faces tax evasion charges
appeared in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court yesterday where he was granted bail of R100 000.
SAPS officer dismissed for ‘helping’ Modack
SAPS’ Warrant Officer Kelvin Shunmugan – who brazenly testified in court about colluding with alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack during extortion charges, has been dismissed for bringing the state into disrepute, but says he will appeal the decision.
Guest house owner awaits ruling in gas geyser double death case
While the state maintains a Kareedouw guest house owner knew his faulty geyser was potentially life-threatening, Kevin Pretorius (47) argues there was no negligence on his part.
R58m payback demanded from accounting firm
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality has filed a civil lawsuit demanding that a politically-connected company of accountants pay back R58m it was paid for work council employees had already done for free.
SIU continues probe on Prasa ghost workers
The SIU is probing more than 1 000 cases of ghost workers drawing monthly salaries from Prasa without doing any work.
Rape victim’s mother takes aim at NPA
The mother of the 11-year-old who accused Deveney Nel's alleged killer of raping her three years ago says she will launch a court action to review the legal process that let him loose.
SCA grants ‘self-defence’ appeal bid
The SCA has given Durban security officer Sahil Ramthal – jailed for the murder of a panel-beater's ‘crazed’ employee – the right to appeal his sentence because he could have acted in self-defence.
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.
LPC staff suspended for ‘nullifying’ cases
At least two staff members of the Legal Practice Council (LPC) in the Eastern Cape have been placed on precautionary suspension after the lid blew wide open on ‘syndicates and unethical lawyers targeting LPC staff to nullify cases’.
Just R107m recovered from VBS
The Auditor-General (AG) has identified financial losses amounting to R1.6bn from municipalities that invested with the now defunct VBS.
Activists and opposition parties hail Malusi Booi’s arrest
Housing activists and political parties have praised the arrest of former DA and City of Cape Town councillor Malusi Booi in a fraud and tender corruption case, reports News24.
