Seven years after he made sexually suggestive remarks to a 13-year-old in his class, a Cape Town teacher’s attempts to clear his name have suffered their fifth defeat. Monde Chris Satani, who is still teaching at Bardale Primary School in Mfuleni, has been ordered by the Labour Court in Cape[…]
By Anees Teladia The District Six Working Committee (D6WC) gearing up for another court battle that seeks to speed up the restitution process for the many desperate and eager claimants awaiting their long-delayed return to District Six. Last week, the D6WC criticised the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s[…]
The District Six Working Committee plans to take the national government to court for the second time, accusing the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform of failing to produce a concrete plan for the development of the historical area. In the Western Cape High Court on the 26 November[…]
Two men convicted of shooting dead two Cape Town teenagers and injuring three others got hefty jail sentences in the Blue Downs Regional Court in Cape Town on Thursday. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Andrè Traut said Preston Presence, 23, was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment for the murders of[…]
Sentencing proceedings of the two farm workers that were found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Matlhomola Moshoeu will begin in the North West High Court in Mahikeng on Monday. Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte were found guilty of murder, kidnapping, intimidation, theft, and pointing a firearm in November 2018. The two[…]
By Zaahidah Meyer The bail application for the man accused of murdering 6 year old Stacey Adams from Eastridge has been postponed to August 16th. 25-year-old Christopher Brown is charged with the rape and murder of Stacey, who was found buried a shallow grave near her home in June. The[…]
A South Korean court sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison on Friday after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of funds from the state spy agency and interfering in 2016 parliamentary elections. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Park, who already received[…]
By Wardah Wilkinson The case of a Bo Kaap youth arrested on charges of public violence appeared today at the Cape Town Magistrate court and matter was postponed until next month. The 17 year old was arrested in June, after he was a bystander during the protests in the area.[…]
The presidency says the state will continue to pay for Zuma’s legal fees until the matter is concluded or a court decides otherwise. South African taxpayers will continue to foot the bill for former president Jacob Zuma’s legal fees, the presidency confirmed. Opposition parties, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic[…]
The High Court in Cape Town will on Monday hear arguments in the protracted fight between Mayor Patricia de Lille and the Democratic Alliance (DA). A full bench will listen to all outstanding De Lille matters. She wants the DA’s John Steenhuisen report which fingered her for corruption to be[…]
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