Law
Court orders former Lottery boss to pay punitive legal costs to journalist
Raymond Joseph is suing former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission Phillemon Letwaba for defamation
Law | 1 March 2023
Budget: Decision not to raise the sugar tax “puts profits ahead of people” say activists
“Difficult operating environment for the sugar industry” cited by Finance Minister as reason
By Daniel Steyn
Law | 23 February 2023
Supreme Court of Appeal reserves judgment in Tafelberg matter
“At the heart of the matter is the government’s obligations to promote equitable access to land and to redress spatial apartheid” says housing activist
Law | 20 February 2023
High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional
The sections render asylum seekers “undocumented” if they do not renew visas within one month of expiry date
Law | 16 February 2023
You can’t be fired just because you’re unpopular, court says
Labour Appeal Court rules that Standard Bank branch manager must be reinstated
Law | 14 February 2023
Silicosis class action bolstered by Appeal Court ruling
Litigation has been ongoing for ten years
Law | 7 February 2023
Appeal Court finds Cape Town’s emergency housing programme is not unconstitutional
Although it overturned the High Court ruling, the SCA granted the same relief
Law | 6 February 2023
Environmental activists revise pleas in “SLAPP case” brought by Australian miners
Marathon legal battle against R14.25-million defamation case continues
By John Yeld
Law | 1 February 2023
Four more years in prison for rhino poacher
Mfana Ignitus Kubai’s prison sentence was increased from 11 to 15 years on appeal
Law | 31 January 2023