‘You cannot separate transformation from apartheid history’, court told in BBBEE battle
Adv Zinzile Matebese, appearing for Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi before the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday, argued that the challenge to the Legal Sector... Read more.
BBC backs Legal Sector Code in transformation court battle
The Black Business Council (BBC) has thrown its weight behind the Legal Sector Code, describing the court challenge brought by several major law firms as an attack... Read more.
State says transformed judiciary impossible without transformed law firms
South Africa cannot build a judiciary that reflects the country’s racial and gender demographics while major law firms remain structurally untransformed, Adv Zinzile... Read more.
Transformation is non-negotiable, minister’s lawyer tells court in B-BBEE case
A counsel for the minister of trade and industry, Parks Tau, on Wednesday defended the Legal Sector Code in court as a constitutional obligation aimed at advancing... Read more.
Spectrum rule rattles telecoms sector
A clause in the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill seeking to force mobile network operators to share unused high demand spectrum with smaller players... Read more.
Shepherd Bushiri’s legal troubles deepen as court clears path for racketeering trial
Fugitive preacher Shepherd Bushiri faces mounting legal pressure after the Pretoria High Court dismissed a bid by his alleged co-accused to halt a racketeering prosecution,... Read more.
Analysis | Julius Malema’s R1m threat — strong in law, but not yet proven
Julius Malema’s legal letter to Ngizwe Mchunu follows a well-known path in South African defamation law. It sets out the statements complained of, explains why... Read more.
Julius Malema gives Ngizwe Mchunu 24 hours to pay R1m or face court
EFF leader Julius Malema has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to media personality Ngizwe Mchunu, demanding a public apology and R1-million in damages over explosive claims... Read more.
Prosecutors weigh Ipid perjury findings against Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili
An investigation by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) recommending criminal charges against Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili, the South African Police... Read more.
Where police boss Puleng Dimpane stands in divided SAPS
New acting national police commissioner Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane’s affidavit and testimony before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on alleged police capture read like... Read more.
