Legal Articles and Guides
More than 300 post office branches shut down
More than 300 SA Post Office (Sapo) branches have shut down in the past three years, reports TimesLIVE.
Mkhwebane's bribe claims remain unverified
The ANC has thrown its weight behind MPs who allegedly solicited bribes from suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, says an EWN report.
Major marriage law changes on the cards
Cabinet has approved the publication of the Draft Marriage Bill of 2022 for public comment, reports BusinessTech.
Treasury grappling with Mandela funeral expenses
Almost 10 years since the death of former President Nelson Mandela, National Treasury is still trying to regularise some of government’s expenditure on his state funeral, reports EWN.
Hlophe’s impeachment remains in limbo
Neither Parliament, nor the JSC or even the lawyers of suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe can give clarity on the status of his litigation and impeachment proceedings, Die Burger reports.
LPC addresses block settlement deadlock
Hundreds of lawyers, desperate to have their clients’ claims settled directly with the Road Accident Fund (RAF), were again waiting for service yesterday after camping overnight at Pretoria’s Sammy Marks Square.
Mass withdrawals expected with two-pot pension
Old Mutual expects one million of its clients to withdraw up to R25 000 each from their pension savings when the new two-pot retirement system comes into effect next year, reports Fin24.
Tshwane government blacklists Edwin Sodi
Controversial businessman Edwin Sodi will be blacklisted from doing business with the Tshwane government, reports News24.
Lawyers – and Zuma – should heed Socikwa ruling
The recent Johannesburg Labour Court judgment in Unisa v Socikwa & Others serves as a ‘searing indictment of unscrupulous lawyers who mislead the court or bring utterly hopeless cases to court, and thus enable their filthy rich clients (or clients corruptly bankrolled by filthy rich benefactors) to abuse the legal process’.
ANC and Magashule part company
The ANC has cut ties with its former secretary-general Ace Magashule, slapping him with permanent expulsion. This after he missed the deadline to oppose the party’s National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) disciplinary findings against him.
Bogus advocate arrested ‘while representing client’
A lawyer representing a bogus advocate who apparently committed suicide in East London after being arrested has come out with more details about his former client, says a Daily Dispatch report.
Guptas' extradition meeting set for June
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola will meet with the Emirati authorities in June to discuss the Gupta brothers' extradition, reports News24.
Sutherland warns against interlocutory application abuses
Gauteng High Court Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland has issued a stern warning to legal practitioners not to abuse court processes and delay proceedings.
GroundUp wins case against LPC
GroundUp has won a case against the Legal Practice Council (LPC), with a ruling that it must properly investigate a complaint against attorney Lesley Ramulifho who is implicated in the misuse of funds from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).
R93m spent on ministerial upgrades
About R1.4m to upgrade a kitchen, R240 000 to get rid of cockroaches, R54 000 to replace a curtain rail and R50m to make sure that ministers’ and their deputies’ generators are working...
