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Controversial traditional leader and ‘influencer’ Ngizwe Mchunu has been found guilty of hate speech, harassment and discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people by the Equality Court, sitting in Johannesburg.

Open Secrets, an organisation which exposes economic crimes and human rights abuses, has been issued a prepublication gag order, reports GroundUp. This is according to a statement released by the organisation yesterday.

A widow has won a landmark legal case confirming she is entitled to use the frozen sperm of her dead husband to have another child.

A corporate lawyer is being investigated by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the police for allegedly falsifying a Labour Court judgment.

A row has erupted at a school in Johannesburg following revelations that a pupil in the preparatory section is transgender, says a News24 report.

ActionSA has called for a formal investigation by the Public Protector into the questionable circumstances surrounding a diamond gift from Louis Liebenberg, a fraud-accused diamond smuggler, to Deputy President Paul Mashatile.

A widow is pinning her hopes on the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) to grant her ownership of reproductive material kept at a fertility clinic after her husband died.

Justice Minister Thembi struck gold in 2018 when she spent 569% more than her known annual income as the mayor of Polokwane.

En commandite partnerships offer a strategic advantage in structuring transformation deals for government procurement, balancing BBBEE compliance with operational control. This article explores the legal benefits of en commandite partnerships, highlighting their role in attracting investment, managing risk, and ensuring long-term sustainability in public procurement projects, all while driving meaningful transformation in South Africa’s economy.

The SA Human Rights Commission has added its voice to others who requested tech giant Meta to ban the display of the old SA flag on social media, Netwerk24 reports.

The Press Ombudsman has found that the publication by The Sunday Independent newspaper and IOL of an abusive opinion piece has caused ‘severe harm’ to the personal and professional reputation of News24 journalist Karyn Maughan, and that the publications should apologise and remove the piece.

The Department of Home Affairs says it has received an official request to inquire into the citizenship of 2024 Miss SA contestant, Chidimma Adetshina, according to News24.

A petition has been launched to defend Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama amid calls for him to be ousted from Parliament after an old ‘hate speech’ video of him resurfaced online, reports TimesLIVE.

A gay man who verbally agreed to provide sperm to a lesbian woman seeking to conceive, believing they would co-parent but live apart, has gone to court in a bid to change the law after the mother tried to restrict access to the child.

Judge President Dunstan Mlambo yesterday testified that the ‘gross incompetence’ of Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela embarrassed him because it led to a general distrust of the justice system.