Law
Court strips abusive deadbeat dad of parental rights
Judge Jacqui Henriques rules that the mother no longer needs the father’s consent for legal matters
Law | 25 March 2026
Sweatshop saga: bargaining council not convinced by company’s denials
Council seeking to liquidate company says it has failed to disprove allegations it relies on sham co-operatives that pay below minimum wages
Law | 24 March 2026
TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling
Small-scale fishers want the company’s environmental authorisation set aside
By Liezl Human
Law | 24 March 2026
#UniteBehind opposes Judge Makhubele’s bid to stop impeachment vote
Activist group says she has already earned about R10-million since her suspension and her review application may take another four years
Law | 18 March 2026
Constitutional Court slams government over treatment of disaster victims
Judge says the authorities were “appallingly uncaring” towards Qumbu residents who lost their homes in a storm in 2022
Law | 18 March 2026
Vision blames government for Tongaat liquidation crisis
The controlling creditor says government failed to implement industry reforms and is “coy” about what it is offering to prevent liquidation
Law | 16 March 2026
Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle
Stellenbosch Interest Group faces damage claims for halting the Botmaskop development
By John Yeld
Law | 16 March 2026
Worker wins compensation case after 13 years of litigation
Court orders Rainbow Chickens to pay the worker more than R3-million
Law | 16 March 2026
Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April
The company’s mills must open soon for the sugarcane harvest, but its bank accounts are frozen
Law | 11 March 2026