Land claims: At last, black farmers get title deeds
More than 30 black farmers in Tafelkop, Limpopo, were handed title deeds by President Cyril Ramaphosa after 25 years of struggling to own...
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Jun 3, 2021
Practice: Move to online platforms this year – Minister
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says his department is developing an online system for the reporting of deceased estates, expected to come...
Jun 3, 2021
Zondo inquiry: Gigaba rubbishes wife's claims
Former Minister Malusi Gigaba has labelled his estranged wife, Norma Mngoma, as an ‘accomplished’ liar and disputed her affidavit...
May 27, 2021
Judiciary: Zimbabwe case presents appeal conundrum
An urgent application, brought over the weekend to stave off a constitutional crisis in Zimbabwe, may not have achieved this aim. The...
May 27, 2021
Media: Court rules out attempt to silence newspaper
The principal of a Free State college has failed in her bid to gag the Sunday Times from publishing a story on her controversial use of...
May 27, 2021
General: Former top judge to review 'fair elections' conditions
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke is set to lead a process 'to review...
May 27, 2021
Litigation: Safe school toilets battle back in court
The fight for safe, dignified, and sanitary school toilets in Limpopo will continue at the Limpopo High Court (Polokwane) on Monday. An...
May 20, 2021
Litigation: Nigerian dad, children stripped of SA citizenship
The SCA has dismissed Nigerian national Anthony Nwafor’s attempt to set aside the decision to deprive him and his minor children of their...
May 20, 2021
Privacy: Regulator explores legal option against WhatsApp
The Information Regulator SA is seeking legal advice after writing to WhatsApp LLC to ask it to revise the privacy policy in SA to the...
May 20, 2021
Practice: Judge orders LPC probe of ‘very drunk’ lawyer
A lawyer faces sanctions from the Legal Practice Council for representing her fraud-accused client while admitting to being ‘very drunk’....
May 20, 2021
Corporate: Insurance giants skimmed on premium collections
Insurance giants Santam, Hollard, Old Mutual, and Guardrisk have, between them, lost R944m in a saga that has resulted in Charl Cilliers...
May 13, 2021
Medico-legal: Fund proposed to tackle ballooning claims.
The Health Department is proposing a fund that will deal with the medical claims ballooning in all nine provinces. This, notes a Sunday...
May 13, 2021
Litigation: Precedent set for insurance claims by SCA
A recent decision of the SCA – which will have an important impact on SA’s insurers – centered on the rejection of an insurance claim on...
May 13, 2021
Litigation: Post Office, Icasa fight for small parcel market
As a court battle looms, SA’s communications regulator is backing the push by the SA Post Office (Sapo) to stop private courier companies...
May 13, 2021
Litigation: ‘Please Call Me’ value difficult to determine – Trengove
While the issue of what is reasonable compensation for a brilliant idea is the essence of Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate’s case,...
May 13, 2021
Judiciary: Hlophe wrong about ‘white man’s law’ – foundation
The FW de Klerk Foundation has said it is shocked – but not surprised – by recent comments about SA’s judiciary made by Western Cape High...
May 7, 2021
Labour: Fairly dismissed for ignoring Covid-19 rules
Stuurman Mogotsi – an assistant butchery manager at processed meat manufacturer Eskort, who went to work after testing positive for...
May 7, 2021
Practice: Time for data protection lawyers is here – Tlakula
A career in human rights is no longer considered as appealing as it was during apartheid or around the birth of democracy, but it is...
May 7, 2021
Estate: Instruction on a will not enough, court rules
A written instruction to draft a will cannot be elevated to the status of a will, the Western Cape High Court has ruled. Rapport reports...
May 7, 2021
General: Mall incident violated cultural rights – commission
The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Commission) has...
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