Court
Judge gets tough on incompetent lawyers
Divorce lawyer told to pay costs on punitive scale. Liquidation lawyers told to refund fees.
Law | 5 February 2026
Lesotho soldiers arrested for selling firearms to zama zamas
The two accused were arrested with guns they could not prove were in their possession lawfully
Brief | 4 February 2026
A well-known athletics coach was charged with raping a teenager two years ago. We still may not name him.
State opposes his latest “Stalingrad tactics”
Law | 23 January 2026
Court stops Enver Motala’s bid for reinstatement
Motala was removed from the list of insolvency practitioners in 2011 after his handling of the Pamodzi Group’s mining assets
By Justin Brown
Law | 13 January 2026
KZN magistrate suspended without pay
Ian Blose was charged with making false declarations and failing to disclose his suspension by the Legal Practice Council
Law | 18 December 2025
Naidoo family breaks down in court as police brutality case postponed yet again
National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 28 November 2025
Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse
We need a total revamp of the criminal justice system
Opinion | 20 November 2025
Why magistrates are protesting
Judicial Officers Association of South Africa complains of “economic abuse”
By David Capel
News | 17 November 2025
When giving evidence in court could cost you your life
Witnesses tell stories of intimidation and threats
By David Capel
News | 14 November 2025