Legal Articles and Guides
Creecy dissolves RAF board
Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has dissolved the board of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) after a litany of operational and governance failures at the entity, according to News24.
Lottery looters allegedly hijacked R18m GBV grant
An organisation helping victims of abuse was allegedly hijacked in 2018 to apply for an R18m grant from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), reports GroundUp.
Acting Chief Master tackles backlogs
The Acting Chief Master (ACM) will visit the Cape Town Master's Office in the coming week to consult with staff and assess the work environment, the Cape Times reports.
SIU recovers R67m from allegedly corrupt state contractor
A R67m recovery order obtained by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on Friday against a contractor that defrauded the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure has been welcomed by Minister Dean Macpherson.
Lawyers using fake AI citations will be struck from roll
The Law Society of SA (LSSA) has warned that lawyers who mislead the court with fake, AI-generated citations face being struck off the roll. It said submitting bogus AI-produced information, even by mistake, is serious misconduct.
Aarto launch delayed again
The national launch date for the Administrative Adjudication of Traffic Offences Act (Aarto) has been pushed back to the end of the year.
Backlash over private firefighting service
The recently launched private firefighting service by Fidelity ADT is ‘unlawful’, and no agreement is in place for it to operate in Cape Town, says the city’s Fire and Rescue Service.
SAAF flags concerns over VIP aircraft
The Air Force’s budget for charter flights and maintenance has now been depleted, meaning Ramaphosa and other senior government officials will have to rely on commercial flights for the foreseeable future.
Anger over Johannesburg’s crippled Master’s Office
A blown substation has once again left the Johannesburg Master’s Office in darkness for several days, increasing the backlog with the filing of deceased estates, finalising trusts, and overseeing the administration of trusts.
Judge addresses AI ‘hallucinations’
Faced with non-existent legal citations in a matter before the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) an acting judge asked counsel responsible for it whether the citations constituted artificial intelligence (AI) ‘hallucinations,’ to which the red-faced advocate confirmed that ‘it appears to be so.’
Pressure mounts on Ramaphosa to act against Nkabane
Pressure is mounting on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against Minister of Higher Education, Nobuhle Nkabane, reports The Citizen.
EFF hits back at UK over Malema visa denial
Following the UK Home Office’s decision to refuse EFF leader Julius Malema a travel visa, the party yesterday accused British authorities of stifling democratic debate, and likenened that country to an ‘intolerant bully’ imposing its views on the world without challenge.
Architect of viral SA fake news sites identified
The head of a network spreading disinformation in SA, India, Wales, and the US has been identified as Raju ‘Raj’ Singh, a marketer based in northern India with at least nine dubious websites.
Prominent lawyer threatens to sue if identified
The Legal Practice Council (LPC) has confirmed it will conduct a disciplinary inquiry into a prominent Cape Town lawyer after two female lawyers accused him of groping and touching them and making sexual comments to them while they were candidate attorneys.
Hlophe ruling crucial ahead of JSC interviews
Last week’s defeat in the Western Cape High Court for the MKP and its leader in Parliament, John Hlophe, was emphatic and the Sunday Times notes that unless and until the order is overturned on appeal, Hlophe’s JSC goose is cooked.
