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Should we clamp down on modified cars?
The automotive industry is divided over whether or not the clamping down by Cape Town's traffic department on modified vehicles is justified. Recently many of these vehicle owners have had their license discs removed... read more>>



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Comments sought on draft irrigation water regulations
PRETORIA: The public is invited to submit written comments on the draft regulations for irrigation water... read more>>
Pension Funds Adjudicator asks for registrar intervention
Muvhango Lukhaimane, the Pension Funds Adjudicator, has ruled that - in the light of the number of complaints received relating to the transfer of fund benefits - the Registrar of Pension Funds will be requested to urgently intervene... read more>>
Commercial Law
VAT vendor wins case against State

Heinrich Louw

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on 12 December 2014 handed down judgment in the matter of Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Cape v Parker (103/14) [2014] ZASCA 223... read more>>
Criminal Law
90 looters to appear in court
At least 90 of the 178 arrested looters from Soweto and Kagiso are expected to appear in court this morning... read more>>
Land & Property Law
Farming income vs lease income

Peter O' Halloran

A recent decision of the High Court of the Western Cape will be of interest to plantation farmers... read more>>
International
WikiLeaks accuses Google of handing over emails to US government
LONDON, UK: WikiLeaks has accused Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to US authorities, and not notifying them for almost three years... read more>>
Journalist linked to Anonymous gets five years' prison
WASHINGTON, US: A journalist also known as an informal spokesperson for the hacker group Anonymous was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday... read more>>
Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI
WASHINGTON, US: An email scam, which targets businesses with bogus invoices, has netted more than $214m from victims in 45 countries in just over one year... read more>>
South African national sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug-related offences
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Africa
Ethiopia clamps down on independent media
AfricaWatch: The Ethiopian government is clamping down on independent media, claims HRW, as reported by Mail & Guardian (Video)... read more>>
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Government news
National key points - the list they didn't want you to see
NEWSWATCH: A bid by the SA History Archive (Saha) and Right2Know Campaign has paid off. Here's The List, reports Mail & Guardian... read more>>
Muthambi vs Davis... Shock, horror, race
Minister Faith Muthambi has responded to an article on 19 January in Politicsweb by Gavin Davis, DA Shadow Minister of Communications... read more>>
New vehicles for Gauteng police
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