Legal Articles and Guides
Steel firm seeks to have raid warrant set aside
Cape Gate, one of four metal traders raided by the Competition Commission on Friday, has denied any wrongdoing and indicated it will initiate urgent proceedings to set aside the search warrants obtained by the commission, reports TimesLIVE.
Bester’s urgent prison transfer bid struck from roll
Thabo Bester will have to remain at eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional facility in KZN – at least for now – after the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) struck his urgent bid to be moved back to Gauteng from the roll, reports IoL.
AFU secures R11m after elaborate WhatsApp hoax
The NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in the Western Cape has secured a forfeiture order of R11m after a senior accountant at the Foschini Retail Group (TFG) was duped into authorising payments totalling more than R22m to fraudulent bank accounts.
Zuma’s arms deal appeal bid dismissed
Former President Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales incurred another legal blow after the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) dismissed their application for leave to appeal a ruling previously handed down against them.
Alleged investment scammers granted bail
Twenty-three men and women – including alleged investment scammers and call centre agents – were granted bail in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court sitting at Palm Ridge yesterday.
Bester files another legal challenge against the state
Convicted murderer and ‘Facebook rapist’ Thabo Bester has filed another legal challenge in the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), this time against his transfer on Friday to the eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility, reports The Citizen.
EFF supporters flood East London for Malema sentencing
East London roads have been cordoned off, with hundreds of EFF supporters from across the country shuttled to the city yesterday, ahead of Julius Malema’s sentencing proceedings in the Regional Court.
Just one building eviction, despite seven court orders
When Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero appeared in an October 2025 Facebook video, he announced that the city had secured ‘over 10 court orders’ to reclaim hijacked and distressed buildings.
SA's longest running trial faces sentencing delay
The mother of murdered Cytheria Rex (17) is shocked a magistrate has yet to be appointed to conduct sentencing, 17 years after her rape and killing, reports the Cape Argus.
Malema prepares for pre-sentencing hearing
EFF president Julius Malema will this week attend his pre-sentencing hearings at the East London Magistrate’s Court after being found to have violated several firearm laws last year.
NDPP secures SCA order against taxi boss
The NDPP has successfully appealed a KZN High Court (Durban) decision at the SCA to forfeit R46 120 seized from taxi owner Sithembiso Gcaba.
Mpumalanga HoD guilty of negligence in laptop scandal
The Mpumalanga Government says it has recovered nearly R700 000 from a service provider implicated in the controversial 22 laptops tender, reports The Citizen.
City targets more plush hijacked buildings
City of Johannesburg officials raided two more plush homes in Bryanston yesterday, reports News24.
Scammers clone SAPS phone number
The official landline phone number of SAPS Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile has been cloned and is being used to defraud the public, police warned on Friday.
PIC officials accused of soliciting bribes
A new twist has emerged in the case involving property tycoon Ralebala Mampeule, who has made bribery and corruption allegations against senior Public Investment Corporation (PIC) officials.
