Court
High Court suspends measures against asylum seekers
The provisions left many asylum seekers vulnerable to being deported to countries where they would face persecution or threats to their lives
Law | 2 December 2020
Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about “spatial apartheid”
Atlantis was going to be a hub, said Judge Sher, but now “people are stuck out there with great unemployment and social problems”
By James Stent
Law | 18 November 2020
Bromwell Street: Residents want emergency accommodation near city
City argued that providing social or temporary housing in the inner city would take time
By James Stent
Law | 17 November 2020
Appeal of Tafelberg judgment delayed
Cancellation of sale agreement between Western Cape government and the school that bought the property has not been finalised
By James Stent
News | 13 November 2020
Judge Makhubele is suspended … but still hearing cases
It is unclear why a judge facing impeachment was chosen to hear new matters concerning the executive
By James Stent
Law | 10 November 2020
92 cases struck from court roll in three months due to police inefficiency
“Dockets are disappearing in different police stations. Cases are just disappearing off the roll”
News | 22 October 2020
Gauteng court paralysis blamed on security breach
Parliament raises concerns about the Office of the Chief Justice
News | 14 October 2020
Desperate message from senior judge shows court system is breaking down
No telephones, no internet, no wifi, no emails and not enough judges. This is reportedly the current situation at the Pretoria High Court
Law | 9 October 2020
Court trashes corrupt Siyangena-PRASA contracts
Judges find company to be complicit in “impropriety and maladministration”
By James Stent
Law | 9 October 2020