Legal Articles and Guides
Macpherson claims construction mafia breakthrough
Public Works & Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson said there has been significant progress in cracking down on the ‘construction mafia,’ with hundreds of arrests and convictions helping to stabilise the sector, Engineering News reports.
Matlala’s ‘blue lights abuse’ addressed
A former City of Ekurhuleni official yesterday told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that had it not been for queries from News24, Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala would have been able to abuse the unlawful ‘blue lights’ status given to his security company’s cars – potentially for an unknown criminal scheme.
Jeffreys Bay businessman jailed for fraud
A large-scale commercial fraud trial which has been running since 2017 has culminated in Jeffreys Bay businessman Gregory Ferguson being jailed for eight years.
CCTV shows brigadier at alleged crime scene
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi was captured on CCTV footage of an alleged copper cable theft by EMPD officers – and, according to evidence led at the commission, the man responsible for securing that footage was murdered shortly after implicated officers were granted bail on another case.
Stanfield complains about prison conditions as trial date decided
The Western Cape High Court has set 19 October 2026 as the date that Ralph Stanfield, the alleged gang leader of The Firm, his wife Nicole Johnson, and their co-accused will go on trial.
Hawks accused of obstructing high-profile arrest
Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo yesterday accused the Hawks and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) of obstructing and defeating the ends of justice at the Sandhurst home of murder-accused businessman, Katiso 'KT' Molefe, on 6 December.
Gang feuds linked to deadly Pollsmoor violence
Last week’s bloodbath at Pollsmoor prison where three inmates were killed and two guards injured, appears to have been a deliberate act of defiance and an attempt to reassert gang dominance in response to the Correctional Services Department’s renewed enforcement of discipline and order.
Rushil Singh caught with cellphones ahead of fourth bail bid
Guards at Johannesburg’s Sun City prison caught fraud-accused Rushil Singh with two cellphones just days before his fourth attempt to secure bail, reports News24.
Ruling halts hospital fraudster’s sentencing
With jail time waiting for the sole director of a close corporation, claimed to be part of a syndicate which was allegedly involved in multi-million fraud committed at the Chief Albert Luthuli Hospital in Durban regarding the supply of medical equipment, she turned to court to have her sentencing procedures placed on hold, reports IoL.
Influencer in contempt for social media posts
A civil court’s finding of contempt – even if accompanied by a sanction such as a fine or imprisonment – does not constitute a criminal conviction under the Criminal Procedure Act, reports the Cape Times.
Liebenberg’s assets to go under the hammer
Millions of rands worth of assets linked to alleged diamond conman Louis Liebenberg are set to go under the hammer this week as the business empire he built up over more than a decade is sold off in a series of auctions, reports News24.
Gauteng woman loses R1m in ore scam
The Hawks have arrested a man believed to be part of a criminal syndicate behind a string of high-value coltan scams across Gauteng, reports The Star.
SCA move keeps prison boss out of jail for now
Kgosi Mampuru prison head Ntsizi Qebengu avoided arrest when his lawyers served a SCA petition on Radovan Krejčír’s attorneys, effectively suspending his 90-day contempt of court imprisonment sentence, reports News24.
NPA seeks to halt Zuma Stalingrad strategy
The NPA says Jacob Zuma’s Stalingrad strategy of repeatedly pursuing futile legal challenges to his corruption prosecution has delayed the former President’s trial by 18 years and six months. It wants the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) to put a stop to it.
Assets seized at alleged Tembisa Hospital looter’s home
Luxury cars were among the items seized from a large three-storey mansion in Sandton linked to Hangwani Maumela during a raid yesterday which forms part of a three-year investigation into Tembisa Hospital corruption.
