By Ragheema Mclean The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has handed down a judgment that will allow prisoners to use laptops in their cells as part of their studies, which has been seen by the court as a constitutional right to education. This means that any prisoner who is officially[…]
Former President Jacob Zuma says fraud and corruption charges against him are prompted by political vengeance and spite. This is according to papers filed at the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) where Zuma is set to appeal the 2018 Pretoria High Court ruling which stated that he had to pay[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the appointment of three women to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) shows government’s commitment to ongoing transformation on the bench. The president announced the new justices on Friday with three of them being women. The Presidency said this follows recommendations made by the Judicial Service Commission which[…]
Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer is seeking legal advice on a Western Cape High Court ruling on the opening of Uitzig High School. She says that, as a result of the court’s decision, three teachers will have to teach 100 pupils in five different grades. On Wednesday, Acting Judge[…]
It has been a turbulent year in courts for President Jacob Zuma. Three cases related either to his official functions as head of state or personal interests dealt the president a series of body blows during 2017. The latest landed in the final weeks of the year when a full[…]
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane – who says President Jacob Zuma’s legal bills have cost South African taxpayers about R30 million already – has given prosecuting boss Shaun Abrahams a 10-day deadline. “I will be writing to the National Director of Public Prosecutions‚ Advocate Shaun Abrahams‚ insisting that Jacob Zuma[…]
Ousted Hawks boss Major-General Berning Ntlemeza will apply in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to interdict the Minister of Police, Fikile Mbalula. Ntlemeza’s latest legal bid is seeking to interdict Mbalula from preventing him from continuing with his duties pending the outcome of his appeal against the ruling[…]
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein will hear arguments on the legality of euthanasia or assisted suicide. Spokesperson for the department of Justice and Correctional Services Mthunzi Mhanga says ending the life of patient is illegal in the South African constitution. He says taking life of a human being[…]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) over the right to toll the Winelands route. “The application for leave to appeal against the refusal to admit further affidavits is dismissed with cost, including the costs of two counsel,” it[…]
The ongoing battle to stop portions of the N1 and N2 from becoming toll roads continued in the Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday, as the the City of Cape Town again argued Sanral’s decision was improper and unlawful. In 2015 the Western Cape High Court set aside approvals that[…]
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