Legal Articles and Guides
Thomson Reuters calls on OCJ to retender IT contract
Multinational media and technology company Thomson Reuters has called for the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) to retender the court document management system contract in an open, transparent and competitive process, reports TimesLIVE.
Report reveals major backlog in outstanding judgments
At the end of December, there were 156 court judgments outstanding for at least six months, and 830 reserved judgments outstanding in total. That’s according to the last available Reserved Judgment Report for the Chief Justice.
Ramaphosa backs R2bn VIP protection cost
President Cyril Ramaphosa has come out in defence of the R2bn spent by the police to provide security to members of the Cabinet and other top-ranking politicians.
Disgraced Teffo sidelined
Advocate Malesela Teffo has been struck off the roll of legal practitioners and ordered to return his certificate of enrolment as legal practitioner to the Registrar of the Court.
Mkhwebane’s husband targets legal writer
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s husband, David Skosana, has been identified as a leading proponent of social media posts that are often repeated or amplified by Twitter accounts that show strong support for the so-called Radical Economic Transformation (RET) faction of the ANC.
Mkhwebane’s ‘fugitive’ lawyer not registered in SA
Fugitive lawyer and former Ministerial adviser Paul Ngobeni is not permitted to render any legal services in SA, as he is not registered as a legal practitioner, reports The Citizen.
Parliament must act on Zondo’s recommendations
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo recently questioned whether Parliament had the resolve to confront state capture should it re-emerge.
Zumaphiles sought to work for PP, MPs told
Two well-known supporters of former President Jacob Zuma and the RET faction of the ANC tried unsuccessfully to clinch a consultancy deal with the Public Protector’s Office, MPs were told during Friday’s hearing of the Section 194 Committee investigating suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness for office.
President to answer farm questions in September
President Cyril Ramaphosa will only answer outstanding questions about the robbery at his Phala Phala game farm on 29 September 2022, a date that had already been pre-scheduled for a presidential question session.
Valencia oranges exports voluntarily closed
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) and the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum boards have voluntarily closed the exports of Valencia oranges from areas in SA affected by citrus black spot (CBS), to the European Union effective 16 September, reports Moneyweb.
Independent Newspapers ‘fake’ writer flagged
The fallout from the widely ridiculed Pretoria News ‘scoop’ about a woman, Gosiame Sithole, expecting decuplets continues to be felt and the Daily Maverick claims the Independent Media group is now using the services of an ‘attack’ writer who does not exist.
Deutsche Telekom linked to Gupta scandal
The German media is reporting that the Public Prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt is investigating allegations against T-Systems, a subsidiary of the partly state-owned Deutsche Telekom, in connection with Gupta-linked state capture allegations.
EU objects to SA's proposed scrap metal export ban
The EU has objected to a proposal by the SA Government to ban the export of scrap metal, saying such a drastic step potentially violates provisions that govern world trade.
Van Loggerenberg flags Shivambu over secret report
Former SARS senior manager Johann van Loggerenberg has lodged a complaint against EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu with the Registrar of Parliament over his possession of a top-secret report in late 2018.
Maya urged to fix judiciary
Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has been urged to tackle challenges facing the South African judicial system, especially when it comes to its alleged dysfunctional governance.
