A race and gender row is rocking the legal fraternity because of a “one size fits all” policy that dictates how many white and black men and women can sit on new provincial watchdog bodies. Elections for the new Legal Practice Council (LPC), which replaced the Law Society of SA[…]
Hundreds of Zimbabwean lawyers marched on Tuesday to demand justice for people detained in jail and others facing fast-track trials after violent protests this month led to mass arrests and a brutal security crackdown. The southern African nation has been on edge since the crackdown, during which residents and other[…]
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says she will be approaching her lawyers regarding a decision by the DA Federal Executive to strip her of her powers of dealing with any drought issues. This is currently the biggest project in the City as the province experiences the worst drought in[…]
Lawyers for President Jacob Zuma are on Wednesday expected to file their heads of argument in the DA’s application to review the decision to drop corruption charges against him. The case involves the so-called “spy tapes”, which the Democratic Alliance says contain enough information to proceed with a review application[…]
The Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the events at Marikana in August 2012 is enriching lawyers and should be wrapped up without further delays, the SA Communist Party said on Monday. “It is extremely worrying that the tragedy of Marikana has become a source of private accumulation of wealth by[…]
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