SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum
This overturns a high court ruling that the health department would provide treatment at state facilities instead of paying cash damages
Law | 13 February 2026
Parents exhume son’s remains five years after state mistakenly buried him
In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed
Brief | 29 January 2026
Thabo Bester delays trial with six court cases
Prison escape trial, originally set down for February 2025, postponed to July 2026
News | 5 December 2025
Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules
“Legitimate and compelling public interests” to allow pharmacists to initiate antiretroviral treatment, says judge
Law | 10 October 2025
Appeal court blocks Eskom’s giant Richards Bay power plant
The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant
Law | 18 September 2025
Court orders dissolution of debt-ridden Ngwathe Municipality
AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality
Law | 26 June 2025
Judge warns Thabo Bester and co-accused not to delay proceedings
Nandipha Magudumana’s father has still not appointed a lawyer since January
By Daniel Steyn
News | 17 June 2025
New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming
At the heart of the matter is the question of whether the minister or Parliament can change the status of the permit
Law | 7 June 2025
Renowned cartoonist to move to Cape Town to finish his life’s work
Mogorosi Motshumi is finishing two graphic books
By Tladi Moloi and Sean Christie
News | 7 March 2025