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ZUMA GIVES CONCOURT DEADLINE A MISS
Former President Jacob Zuma not only remains defiant in his stand-off with the State Capture Commission but has also ignored the...
Mar 17, 2021


THE IMPORTANCE OF A COHABITATION AGREEMENT
Don’t be naïve when living together, be alert! In an age where many marriages fail, young couples now resort to living together without...
Mar 11, 2021


MAYOR: NO ISIXHOSA MEANING FOR NEW PE NAME
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Nqaba Bhanga has written to Arts & Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to request that he reverse the new name of...
Mar 10, 2021


BIRTHS REGISTRATION LAW CHALLENGED
A single father of a child born of surrogacy has launched proceedings to have legislation amended to allow him to register the birth of...
Mar 10, 2021


MINISTER TO APPEAL TOBACCO RULING
The Western Cape High Court has granted Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma leave to appeal its...
Mar 10, 2021


HOME AFFAIRS TO REVIEW VISAS ISSUED SINCE 2004
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has appointed a team of experts to review several categories of permits and visas issued since May...
Mar 10, 2021


HJI: LEAVE VACCINE PROCUREMENT TO STATE
The Health Justice Initiative (HJI) has filed papers asking to join a case against the Minister of Health and 16 others seeking to allow...
Mar 4, 2021


ZUMA FINALLY GETS A TRIAL DATE
Almost three years after the charges were reinstated, the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) this week approved 17 May as the start date...
Mar 4, 2021


RAMAPHOSA: STOP THE JUDGE BASHING
President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly defended the judiciary, saying attacks against it should not be taken lightly, as they shake the...
Mar 4, 2021


HOSPITALS NOT READY FOR VACCINE ROLL-OUT
According to The Citizen, dozens of hospitals may not be ready to start vaccinating patients as soon as planned, politicians have...
Mar 4, 2021


PE'S NAME CHANGED TO GQEBERHA
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mtethwa recently confirmed in a government gazette the official change of Port Elizabeth...
Mar 4, 2021


FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES ON ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION PLANNED
The Liquor Amendment Bill, first made public in 2016, is reportedly being reconsidered by Cabinet, because of the Covid-19 pandemic – and...
Mar 4, 2021


HATE SPEECH COMEDIAN COULD FACE CRIMINAL CASE
A Limpopo comedian could face criminal charges after the Equality Court found him guilty of making derogatory remarks about the Vatsonga...
Mar 4, 2021


CANNABIS-GROWING BUSINESS CHALLENGE IN HIGH COURT
A business that "privately" grew and prepared cannabis for clients has approached the Western Cape High Court to have this service...
Feb 11, 2021


DLAMINI-ZUMA WILL APPEAL RULING AGAINST TABACCO BAN
The Western Cape High Court will hear Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s application for...
Feb 11, 2021


ESKOM GOES AFTER MORE BILLIONS
Electricity consumers may face even steeper electricity tariff increases than was announced last week, as Eskom approached the Gauteng...
Feb 11, 2021


CON COURT DECLARES RICA UNLAWFUL
Rica aspects aimed at lawyers, journalists unconstitutional The Constitutional Court has declared the Regulation of Interception of...
Feb 11, 2021


TRADITIONAL HEALERS WANT TO BE VACCINATED ALONGSIDE FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS
Traditional doctors and sangomas want to be vaccinated alongside frontline health workers. Traditional doctors, herbalists and sangomas...
Feb 4, 2021


TO JAB OR NOT TO JAB
Balancing employer and individual rights around Covid-19 vaccinations The first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines arrived in South Africa on...
Feb 4, 2021


Jan 27, 2021
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