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Court scolds City of Cape Town for asking evictees to ‘find their own land’
Court mandates city to provide housing within seven days
Heatwave and spring tides heighten drowning risks, warn NSRI, Lifesaving SA
The National Sea Rescue Institute responded to more than 30 rescue incidents across South Africa from January 25 to February 1 and at least 10 people drowned or are missing.
Anti-corruption veteran Lekgetho appointed acting SIU head
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Leonard Lekgetho as acting head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
Bail denied as fraudster Jeremiah Dube seeks to appeal conviction and 65-year sentence
The Johannesburg High Court denied bail for Jeremiah Dube, a convicted fraudster from Zimbabwe, pending his appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Donovan Moodley denied parole after ‘careful consideration’
Leigh Matthews’ murderer, Donovan Moodley, has been denied parole after consideration of his parole profile.
Rameez Patel sentenced to life for wife’s murder
The Limpopo High Court on Friday convicted and sentenced Rameez Patel of Nirvana, Polokwane, to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, Fatima Choomara Patel, 28.
US threatens ‘severe consequences’ over SA’s detention of officials, Pretoria rejects claims
The US has condemned “in the strongest terms” South Africa’s recent detention of its officials performing their duties to provide humanitarian support to Afrikaners, a claim South Africa has denied.
SIU freezes funds linked to NLC grant amid corruption probe
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal allowing it to freeze R2.7m, including accrued interest, from the sale of land that Tintswalo Patience Chauke received as part of her divorce settlement.
NPA head Batohi’s sudden departure disrupts inquiry proceedings
National director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi refused to continue testifying at the inquiry into South Gauteng director of prosecutions Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office on Monday, saying she needed to obtain proper legal counsel.
Free State judge fails in bid for a permanent stay of prosecution in alleged theft case
A Free State high court judge, Mpina Abednego Mathebula, has failed in his bid to permanently stop the continuation of his theft and money-laundering case related to the alleged misappropriation of Road Accident Fund (RAF) monies when he was an attorney.
