June 03
South Africa: Bit Players in Digital Vibes Scandal On the Hook While the Big Fish Swim Free
However, the NPA says prominent individuals implicated in the R150m Digital Vibes scheme are still under investigation. Three years after the scandal was exposed, the prosecuting… Read more »
South Africa: Shell's Wild Coast Exploration Appeal Dismissed, but Rights Renewal Still Feasible
Organisations opposing Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast were partly disappointed by a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Monday. It upheld the urgent interdict… Read more »
June 02
South Africa: More Than 100 Cases of Electoral Act Violations Reported Over Voting Days - National Police Commissioner
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says it is not yet alarmed by the MK party's calls for a revote, but said it would be 'very interested' if anyone puts… Read more »
May 28
South Africa: Hlaudi Motsoeneng Loses SCA Bid to Keep Multimillion-Rand 'Success Fee'
On the hook for more than R25-million, Motsoeneng is now in the sights of the Special Investigating Unit, which is ready to institute civil proceedings and refer any criminal… Read more »
May 27
South Africa: Under the Gun - Can We Prevent Mass School Shootings in South Africa?
Violence is pervasive in our society and schools need to offer an alternative way to deal with conflict to prevent Columbine-type tragedies. Read more »
South Africa: Defence Force Deployed, Premier Vows to Probe Taxi Violence After Calm Returns to Mthatha and N2
After a chaotic day in Mthatha that closed hospitals and clinics, barred students from writing exams, closed the airport and disrupted the first day of special votes, order… Read more »
May 21
South Africa: Disgraced Financial Adviser Craig Warriner Debarred for 30 Years By Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Craig Warriner has been banned for 30 years by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for running a Ponzi scam worth billions. Read more »
May 22
South Africa: Nine-Year-Old Girl Fighting for Her Life After Being Shot in EFF-ANC Fight
The distraught parents of a nine-year-old girl who was hit in the head by a bullet during a clash between EFF and ANC supporters in Juju Valley settlement in Seshego, Limpopo, say… Read more »
May 21
South Africa: Judge Mandisa Maya Will Be SA's First Female Chief Justice - but Is Anyone Paying Attention?
Judge Mandisa Maya is set to lead South Africa's judiciary for the next 10 years after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday 21 May recommended her appointment to… Read more »
May 20
South Africa: Security Forces 'Ready' to Deal With Any Unrest Following Concourt Zuma Judgment, Says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that while he is sure former president Jacob Zuma will 'respect the rule of law', any violence after the Constitutional Court ruling to uphold the… Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Not Eligible to Stand for Parliament, Concourt Rules
The Constitutional Court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to stand for office in the National Assembly, just a day after he led the uMkhonto Wesizwe… Read more »
May 16
South Africa: Why the Concourt Is Not the Appropriate Body to Address Challenges to the NHI Act
The Constitution does not and should not prevent the democratically elected government from passing laws merely because an economically powerful minority opposes it. Read more »
Africa: AU Ban On Cruel Donkey Skin Trade a Game-Changer but Enforcement Challenges Linger
Donkeys are an important part of life across Africa -- it's now up to countries to ensure the ban is implemented. Read more »
May 14
South Africa: Kinnear Murder Trial State Witness Explains How 'Pinging' Can Track a Cellphone User's Location
A US citizen whose company designed a system to track cellphones testified in the Western Cape Division of the High Court that the LAD platform could accurately determine a… Read more »
South Africa: Two Cheers for the Concourt After the Hearing On the Electoral Court Judgment
So why then the absence of a third cheer? In the main, it is due to the manner in which the hearing proceeded. Read more »
May 06
South Africa: Bodies Pile Up in Nyanga With Four Gunned Down in Latest Wave of Escalating Violence
The murders come barely a week after four other people were killed in the area, meaning eight people have been killed in Nyanga in seven days. Read more »
April 29
South Africa: Workers of South Africa Must Not Be Fooled Again By Zuma
What we are seeing now is an attempt to rewrite history. To once again present Zuma as a victim (his most prized status) of the judiciary, the establishment, white monopoly… Read more »
April 28
South Africa: Signature Fraud Claims Against Zuma's Mk Party May Imperil Poll Legitimacy
Former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto Wesizwe party is unlikely to be affected at the polls by its expulsion of high-ranking members. However, allegations that it forged… Read more »
April 29
Africa: Global Honour for Coastal Guardians Who Told Shell to Go to Hell
Two environmental activists, born in remote farm villages along the Wild Coast, have been honoured with a global environmental award for their role in halting seismic blasting… Read more »
April 25
South Africa: Coca-Cola Beverages Vs Competition Commission Proved Problems in Judiciary Persist
There has been much debate concerning both the efficiency of the Constitutional Court and its present ability to produce judgments of the highest quality. As an example, Tim Cohen… Read more »
April 16
South Africa: Zuma All the Way - 2024 Elections, Meet Stalingrad
While the Constitutional Court has not yet said whether it will hear an application from the Electoral Commission challenging former president Jacob Zuma's eligibility to stand in… Read more »
South Africa: 'It's Going to Get Ugly' - Nafiz Modack's Lawyer Says Witness in Kinnear Murder Trial Made 'Sweetheart Deal' With State
Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack has denied testimony in the Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear murder case linking him to multiple murders. Read more »
April 15
Liberia: Bridge Disaster in Baltimore Gets FBI Criminal Investigation
The US has opened a criminal investigation into what occurred on a cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse last month,… Read more »
April 10
South Africa: Electoral Court Ruling On Zuma Has Echoes of Its Judgment On Winnie Madikezela-Mandela
Arguing before the court on Monday, the MK party legal counsel Dali Mpofu SC pointed out similarities between Zuma's case and that of the late anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie… Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Ship in Wales Searched for Joshlin Smith, but Six-Year-Old Still Nowhere to Be Found
A Gauteng couple's report to the international Human Trafficking Hotline Web Chat led to the Panamanian ship Frontier Asuka, which left Saldanha Bay harbour days after Joshlin… Read more »