Judge feared ancestors would close his ‘road to sight’ if he left bench
A Free State High Court judge facing possible removal for incapacity has refused to resign, retire or apply for medical discharge because traditional healers warned... Read more.
Battle for Tshwane’s most powerful office shifts to court
The court fight over Johann Mettler’s suspension has laid bare why the office of Tshwane city manager has become one of the most fiercely contested positions... Read more.
City changes legal tack as it quietly abandons defence of Tshwane suspension
The City of Tshwane has quietly redrawn the legal battlefield in the high-stakes court fight over suspended city manager Johann Mettler, abandoning any attempt to... Read more.
Analysis | Ramaphosa’s simplest Phala Phala defence is still available
In many high court matters, Wim Trengove SC does not seem to argue before judges as much as lead them through a lecture. The judges listen. Trengove builds the proposition,... Read more.
Tshwane tells court Mettler comeback could throw city decisions into chaos
The City of Tshwane has warned that the legal fight over the removal of its acting city manager is no longer only about who occupies the top administrative office... Read more.
ANC mayoral race takes shape behind closed doors
The ANC’s nationwide mayoral candidate interviews moved to Polokwane and Mbombela last Thursday, where eight aspirants were questioned as the party narrowed the... Read more.
Zuma’s KZN political machinery malfunction
An internal Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK Party) report has exposed a growing operational crisis in KwaZulu-Natal, the province that forms the backbone of former president... Read more.
Hidden ownership network behind Gauteng spaza shops exposed
A Public Protector investigation has uncovered what appears to be a hidden ownership network operating inside Gauteng’s spaza shop sector, with evidence of... Read more.
‘Evidence linked to Naledi food poisoning disappeared’: Public Protector
The laboratory tests that appeared to rule out poisonous chemicals in food sold at the Naledi tuckshop where six children died may never have answered the central... Read more.
State pays bulk of Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm court bill
The state is paying most of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal costs in his court bid to stop Parliament’s Phala Phala impeachment hearings, the Western Cape... Read more.
