The defence made an application for the case to be struck off the roll. The magistrate overseeing the University of Fort Hare (UFH) fraud and corruption case has chosen to recuse herself from the proceedings. The Dimbaza Magistrate’s Court was…
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. File photo Under fire National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned, a day after the High Court dismissed her application to stop the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from arresting her on corruption charges. Mapisa-Nqakula said in a media…
It is difficult to find constitutional experts among higher court judges, according to Chief Justice Zondo. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will for the first time interview a non-judge for the Constitutional Court justice position when the candidates’ interviews get…
Marlon Brando brooding portrait with bruised face as motorcycle gang leader Johnny from the 1953 movie The Wild One. (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images) Back in 2001, long before Netflix, long before YouTube, the middle classes had DStv. Fifty channels…
Court finds ANC, Fikile Mbalula guilty of contempt for record manipulation. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is celebrating after it said the Johannesburg High Court found the ANC and its secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula guilty of contempt of court. The party approached…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken another step towards its mission of exposing the ANC’s cadre deployment policy as unlawful after the Johannesburg High Court ruled in its favour on Wednesday, finding the governing party and its secretary general Fikile…
The ace trainer won’t be at the Big T but has played open cards with the punting. As usual, trainer Mike de Kock will be a significant factor at a big race meeting when the finale of The Championships series…
Nestlé’s Communication Executive Mota Mota. Chocolate prices set to soar as climate change affects Nestlé’s production Chocolate-producing companies and consumers bear the brunt of climate change as cocoa farmers continue to increase prices caused by damaged cocoa beans, as a…
Sundowns remain 11 points clear of second-placed Stellenbosch. Mamelodi Sundowns left it late to claim all three points against relegation-threatened side Richards Bay with a narrow 1-0 win in a DStv Premiership match at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday. The Brazilians…
Muisician and performance poet Itai Hakim with Ukrainian musician Anastasiya Voytyuk at the Nirox Foundation. These South African and Ukrainian musicians definitely think so Itai Hakim is a poster child for a cultural exchange programme. Listening to him speak, it…