June 25, 2023
South Africa: A Missing Spy, a Death and a Fired Official - The Plot Thickens in Constantia Killings
Bulgaria's chief prosecutor has been forced out of his job weeks after he said he was the target of a plot involving Krasimir Kamenov, who was assassinated in Cape Town recently Read more »
June 22, 2023
South Africa: Parliament Is Incapable of Preventing Another State Capture Bid, Says Chief Justice Zondo
Zondo proposed three solutions - electoral reform, an active citizenry and the establishment of a permanent anti-State Capture and anti-corruption commission that would operate in… Read more »
South Africa: Cadre Deployment - ANC's Holy Grail Comes Under Pressure Just When They Need It Most
DA court victories over the issue of cadre deployment are about to bring the crucial issue into political focus all over again. Read more »
June 20, 2023
South Africa: Investigating Unit Considers New Options in Fort Hare Probe After Mabuyane Secures Interdict
'Well, this has never happened before,' Special Investigating Unit spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said on Tuesday a few hours after the premier of the Eastern Cape, Oscar Mabuyane,… Read more »
June 15, 2023
South Africa: Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane Asks Court to Exclude Him From 'Malicious' SIU Fort Hare Probe
The Eastern Cape High Court is expected to rule next week on whether questions about Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane's academic record at Fort Hare University should be… Read more »
June 13, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Risks Losing R60 Million in Transport Funding Due to Extortion
Extortion is having a serious impact on Cape Town, putting up to R60-million of transportation projects at risk, according to the city. At least seven significant projects, ranging… Read more »
June 12, 2023
South Africa: Senzo Meyiwa's Family Distraught After Postponement of Murder Trial Due to Judge's Ill Health
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been postponed for more than a month owing to the presiding judge's ill health. Meyiwa's family is questioning whether they will ever get justice. Read more »
June 07, 2023
South Africa: Concourt Demands Answers From Home Affairs Over Three-Year Delay in Immigration Case
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has a week to explain why he should not personally pay the legal costs for a case where the Department of Home Affairs ignored a court… Read more »
South Africa: Media Freedom Vindicated in Zuma Private Prosecution Verdict
The High Court in Pietermaritzburg says former president Jacob Zuma's private prosecution of journalist Karyn Maughan had the hallmarks of a Slapp suit, designed to harass and… Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Fails in Attempted Private Prosecution of Billy Downer and Karyn Maughan
The high court in Pietermaritzburg has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma tried to abuse court processes by privately prosecuting the lead prosecutor in his case and a… Read more »
June 06, 2023
South Africa: Father Makes Brief Appearance in Peddie Court After Allegedly Shackling Son in Dark Shack
A young boy kept chained in a shack, allegedly by his father, had scars all over his body, say members of his community. Read more »
June 04, 2023
South Africa: Police Keep Strong Presence in Soweto After Attacks On E-Hailing Drivers
The police were monitoring Soweto after taxi drivers allegedly attacked e-hailing service operators. Some e-hailing drivers say it's time to take a stand. Read more »
June 01, 2023
South Africa: George Fivaz's Eskom 'Dirty' Dossier Gets Clean Bill of Health in Expert Legal Opinion
On 26 April, author and journalist Jacques Pauw published a series of articles in News24 that dismissed private intelligence reports on the Eskom crime cartels as 'outlandish… Read more »
May 30, 2023
South Africa: 'Cloak of Confidentiality' Over Tax Returns Can Be Lifted When There Is a 'Public Interest Override', Concourt Rules
The Constitutional Court has found that tax records can be disclosed if they reveal evidence of breaking the law, risk to public safety or environmental risk, or if the public… Read more »
South Africa: Constantia Killings - Bulgaria's Forewarning to South Africa and a Global Billion-Dollar Crypto Scam
One of four people gunned down in Constantia, Cape Town, last week was Krasimir Kamenov, wanted for crimes in Bulgaria. A deeper look at the case reveals Bulgaria warned South… Read more »
South Africa: Court Rules That Former President Zuma's Tax Records May Be Revealed in the 'Public Interest'
In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, the Constitutional Court has given parliament 24 months to amend tax legislation, and has ordered Sars to make a new decision on access to former… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Enacts Harsh Anti-Lgbtq Law Including Death Penalty
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality", in defiance of Western… Read more »
May 28, 2023
South Africa: Ramaphosa Announces Panel to Investigate Allegations About Russian Ship
The President has given an independent panel six weeks to complete an investigation into arms allegations about the Russian cargo vessel, the Lady R. Read more »
South Africa: Court Castigates Energy Minister On Axing of Anti-Nuclear Activist, Denies Leave to Appeal
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the applications of Minister Gwede Mantashe and the National Nuclear Regulator for leave to appeal against its ruling that the axing of… Read more »
South Africa: 'Remove Your Bulldozers,' Judge Orders Tendele Coal Mining Company
Rural residents in KwaZulu-Natal have scored another legal victory against the Johannesburg-based Tendele coal mining company, winning an interim court interdict that compels the… Read more »
May 25, 2023
South Africa: Zondo Questions 'Pathetic Dereliction of Duty' After Home Affairs Ignores ConCourt Order for Three Years
Constitutional Court judges found themselves baffled by the conduct of the Department of Home Affairs after it ignored a 2017 court order to amend immigration legislation. The… Read more »
South Africa: Former Gauteng Premier Denies He Was Part of Decision to End Contract With Healthcare Provider
The much-anticipated testimony by former Gauteng premier David Makhura took place on Wednesday where he vehemently denied having been part of the decision to terminate the Life… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Southern Africa: Ex-Mozambican Finance Minister Must Be Extradited to U.S., South African Court Rules
The Constitutional Court has dismissed Mozambique's leave to appeal against Chang's extradition to the US. Nothing now seems to stand in the way of the former finance minister… Read more »
May 23, 2023
South Africa: Tendele Coal Mining Sends in the Bulldozers in Rural KZN Before Crucial High Court Interdict Ruling
Residents allege Tendele is acting unlawfully and appears to be breaching the spirit of previous undertakings to hold off on any 'mining or related activities' until a court case… Read more »
May 22, 2023
South Africa: Cradock Police Confirm Investigation Into Five-Year-Old's Icy Classroom Weekend
How a five-year-old boy from Cradock came to be locked in a freezing school classroom for three days earlier this month is under police scrutiny. Read more »