The Western Cape High Court is on Monday expected to rule on Parliament’s communications committee’s inquiry into SABC chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala’s academic qualifications. Tshabalala obtained the interim interdict on October 23, halting the inquiry into whether she lied about her academic qualifications. The announcement was made during a meeting of[…]
A police constable was jailed for eight years by a Cape Town court on Thursday for twice accepting bribes as inducements to obtain the drug “tik”. Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court Magistrate Sabrina Sonnenberg also declared Ricardo Abrahams, 34, a father of two, unfit to possess a firearm. A young[…]
Convicted shuttle taxi driver Zola Tongo seemed to portray himself as a victim when describing how the Anni Dewani murder plot affected him, during questioning in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. Tongo, 34, who is serving an 18-year jail term for killing the honeymooner in 2010, said in[…]
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was sentenced in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to five years imprisonment for the culpable homicide killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa said he was also sentenced to three years, suspended for five years, for firing a pistol under a table at[…]
The CCMA has turned to the courts to try and cancel a R100 million lease agreement for its Cape Town headquarters, MPs heard on Thursday. Briefing Parliament’s portfolio committee on labour, officials of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) indicated that a forensic investigation found they had awarded[…]
South African judge Thokozile Masipa has wide latitude in deciding the sentence after several days of legal arguments and testimony that begin Monday. Last month she convicted the double-amputee runner of culpable homicide, or negligent killing. Sentences for such a crime can range from a suspended sentence and a fine[…]
The trial of Shrien Dewani, accused of murdering his wife during their Cape Town honeymoon, is expected to continue on Wednesday in the Western Cape High Court. On the first day of his trial on Monday, the British businessman sought to provide explanations to disprove claims he killed his wife[…]
British businessman Shrien Dewani sought to provide explanations to disprove claims he killed his wife Anni in 2010, on the first day of his trial. Dressed in a smart suit, he sat in the dock of court room two of the Western Cape High Court, surrounded by media eager to[…]
Gaironiesa Foundation director Shaheed Stakala appeared before the Athlone Magistrates Court on Tuesday where his case was once again postponed to the 29th September. Stakala does not have legal representation and told the court that he is currently seeking legal aid. Some affected mutamireen told VOC News that Stakala continued[…]
The case of a police constable accused of killing a man by shooting him in the back will resume in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on Monday. In April,Faseegh Abdol was released on R2000 bail. According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) Sharief Bester, 34, and a friend were[…]
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