The justice ministry on Friday said it is considering whether it still wants to appeal the High Court in Pretoria’s ruling on the assisted suicide of Robin Stransham-Ford, after he died on Thursday. “In view of the latest developments we will reflect on the matter and also await written reasons[…]
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) would appeal a precedent-setting court ruling giving a terminally ill Cape Town man the right to end his own life with the help of a doctor. “We are disappointed with the judgment and will take it on appeal… because it has far-reaching implications from a[…]
The United Nations launched an appeal for almost $275m to aid 7.5 million people in Yemen over the next three months, as fighting intensifies in the south and air strikes continue in 18 of the country’s 22 provinces. About 150,000 people have been displaced, 50 percent more than the previous[…]
Lawyers for paralympian Oscar Pistorius will on Friday appeal the court decision allowing the State to appeal his culpable homicide conviction. Judge Thokozile Masipa granted the State’s application to appeal Pistorius’s culpable homicide conviction, but dismissed its application to appeal his five-year jail sentence. The State wants him to be[…]
Convicted paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers will contest the court decision allowing the State to appeal his culpable homicide conviction, his family said on Tuesday. “We confirm that the defence team has lodged an application for leave to appeal the decision of the court regarding the matters that have been referred[…]
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s application for leave to appeal the overturning of Hawks boss Anwa Dramat’s suspension was dismissed by the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. “Leave to appeal is dismissed. It is ordered that the main order of January 23 shall operate and be executed in full,” Judge[…]
The Western Province Blood Transfusion service (WPBTS) has made an urgent appeal for locals to donate blood, amidst an expected increase in festive season accidents that may deplete the current blood stocks. With the holiday season drawing to a close in the coming weeks, the country’s roads are expected to[…]
Transnet’s application for leave to appeal a ruling allowing their pensioners to bring a class-action suit was dismissed in the Supreme Court of Appeal, the pensioners’ attorneys said on Tuesday. “On December 17, the appeal court dismissed the application for leave to appeal. The reason being no reasonable prospect for[…]
Judge Thokozile Masipa on Wednesday dismissed an application by the State against Oscar Pistorius’s sentence but granted the appeal against his conviction of culpable homicide in the Pretoria High court. “In the result in respect of the application… the following order is granted. One, the application for leave to appeal[…]
Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to give her ruling on the State’s leave to appeal paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius’ sentence and conviction, in the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Masipa thanked both counsel and postponed the case to Wednesday 9.30am. “I want to think about it,” she[…]
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