isiXhosa in court judgment a win for multilingualism

Zelda Venter|Published

A recent ruling by the Eastern Cape High Court reinforces the right of South African citizens, including lawyers, to use their own languages in court.

Criminal charges await errant municipal managers over water crisis

Staff Reporter|Published

Ramaphosa said the government has already lodged criminal charges against 56 municipalities that have failed to meet their obligations.

Soldiers are coming in just days, hints Ramaphosa

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

“We have to act to rid our country of gang violence,” said Ramaphosa.

IPID investigators confronted by crippling backlog

Rapula Moatshe|Published

Ipid's Thulani Magagula testified that as a supervisor of five investigators in Ekurhuleni he was forced to handle 727 cases as of December 2025, which was far above ...

Social Development directed to restore funding for child protection services

Zelda Venter|Published

The Rata Social Services NPC, consisting of nine organisations, turned to the court for an urgent order to have their funding restored. They made it clear that at ...

Mengo's legal team remains “deeply troubled" by Judicial Conduct Tribunal report

Chevon Booysen|Published

Following a sexual harassment complaint against Eastern Cape High Court Judge Selby Mbenenge, Andiswa Mengo's legal team vows to fight for accountability and justice, ...

IPID intended charging key Madlanga 'witness' over murder

Rapula Moatshe|Published

Testimony at the Madlanga Commission reveals the late Marius van der Merwe's claims of police involvement in the murder of Emmanuel Mbense, highlighting the dangers ...

City banks on 'appropriate safety measures' after threats shut clinic

Staff Reporter|Published

The City of Cape Town said services at the Town Two facility were suspended to ensure that appropriate safety measures could be put in place.

Atlantis community shocked after man charged with axe murder of 67-year-old mother-in-law

Robin-Lee Francke|Published

The Atlantis community is reeling after a 35-year-old man was charged with murdering his 67-year-old mother-in-law in a brutal axe attack.

Drop 'Natal' in KwaZulu, says NFP

Willem Phungula|Published

Speaking at a media briefing in Durban, NFP Provincial Secretary Zoe Mtshali said her party supported AmaZulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s call to remove Natal.

Uncle sentenced to nine years for nephew's murder

Chevon Booysen|Published

A man has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for the brutal murder of his three-year-old nephew, following a court ruling that considered his lengthy pre-sentencing ...

High Court rejects Nedbank's vehicle debt collection method as legally insufficient

Zelda Venter|Published

The Western Cape High Court said affixing to a door or gate without demonstrating how it would reach the defendant did not meet the legal requirements.

Ekurhuleni metro chief not yet off the hook, says watchdog

Rapula Moatshe|Published

The City of Ekurhuleni's failure to implement disciplinary recommendations against its suspended Deputy Metro Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has put the Independent ...

Wesley Neumann fights for immediate reinstatement as Heathfield principal

Chevon Booysen|Published

Wesley Neumann, will approach the Labour Court on Friday on an urgent basis where he will seek an enforcement order to compel the WCED to comply with the judgment ...

O'Sullivan admits to financing McBride's case against IPID

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Forensic fraud examiner Paul O'Sullivan firmly denies allegations of infiltrating the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.

All set for last SONA at City Hall

Theolin Tembo|Published

City Hall has been made available for the gathering since a large section of Parliament was destroyed during a fire four years ago.

R100k 'refund' could haunt Paul O'Sullivan

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

ActionSA MP Dereleen James accused Paul O’Sullivan of benefitting from funds of the Crime Intelligence Secret Services Account, also known as the Slush Fund, contrary ...

IPID investigator implicates SAPS members in potential murder cover-up

Rapula Moatshe|Published

Nomsa Masuku, a senior investigator at Ipid, told the Madlanga commission that she first got involved in the case after a colleague's call from SAPS Parktown, relaying ...

High Court awards R530,000 to victim of police shooting and unlawful detention

Nomonde Zondi|Published

The judge accepted the victim's assertion that the revolver, which was later revealed to be a toy gun, had been planted by the police.

City of Cape Town weighs legal options over electricity price increases

Staff Reporter|Published

South Africans will be saddled with electricity price hikes of 8.76% in the 2026/27 financial year, effective from April 1, and 8.83% for the 2027/28 financial year. ...