Law

Judge rules that “Kill the boer - Kill the farmer” is not hate speech

Court accepts that chants should not be taken literally

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Law | 25 August 2022

Court victory for SARS whistleblower

Labour Court orders reinstatement of executives dismissed in 2015

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Law | 24 August 2022

NUMSA did not breach interdict by holding national congress, court rules

But the judge did not rule on the validity of the decisions taken by the central committee, the credentials committee or the national congress

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Law | 23 August 2022

Court overturns ruling on worker fired for assault

Constitutional Court sets boundaries on “common purpose” rule

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Law | 23 August 2022

Government defends its decision to end Zimbabwean permits

Home Affairs files opposing affidavit in ZEP case brought by the Helen Suzman Foundation

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Law | 22 August 2022

Police minister ordered to pay R400,000 after unlawful arrest and detention

Johannes Claassens was locked up in filthy cells for three days on trumped-up charges

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Law | 17 August 2022

Daily Maverick wins defamation case

Columnist Modibe Modiba ordered to pay R100,000, remove comments and apologise

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Law | 15 August 2022

Judge slams bank and its lawyers for shoddy work

The bank took a “cut and paste” approach against a home owner

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Law | 8 August 2022

Only South Africans and permanent residents may be lawyers, Concourt rules

Foreign law graduates who have lived, studied and completed articles and pupillage in South Africa do not qualify

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Law | 2 August 2022

Court orders public apologies to Chinese community

Posts on Facebook found to be hate speech

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Law | 1 August 2022

New court challenge to decision to scrap Zimbabwean permits

The Zimbabwean Immigration Federation seeks to defend the rights of Zimbabweans living in South Africa

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Law | 28 July 2022

A parent can claim maintenance for adult dependent children on divorce, court rules

Children should not have to make the claim for themselves, says Supreme Court of Appeal

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Law | 21 July 2022

Employee who took leave in line with Zulu tradition didn’t cheat, says court

Labour Court found the man had not intended to be dishonest when he went twice to his “mother’s” funeral

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Law | 21 July 2022

High Court rebukes City of Cape Town for Covid evictions

City wrongly applied the remedy of “counter spoliation” to demolish shacks, judges rule

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Law | 19 July 2022

Judge slams police for refusing to carry out court orders

Some SAPS members have completely forgotten why they are wearing police uniforms, said Acting Judge Ramaepadi

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Law | 19 July 2022

Eskom goes after delinquent municipality’s bank accounts

City of Matlosana Local Municipality in North West owes Eskom over R800-million

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Law | 18 July 2022