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The former managing director of a company involved in the multibillion Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) and his business partner have been charged in the Maseru Magistrates’ Court for fraud and money laundering. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Pair charged with multi-million rand fraud in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Sechaba Mokhethi 19 Aug 2025

The murder of Alison Dewar has resulted in two cases being tried separately in the Cape Town Magistrates Court. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legal

One murder, two court cases: chaos at Cape Town court

Riyadh Karodia 13 Aug 2025

Raed Cupido says he is innocent. Source: LinkedIn.

Marketing

Suspended Standard Bank marketing manager makes bid for bail

18 Jul 2025

Cape Town lawyer Gary Trappler was convicted on Monday. Archive photo: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Court finds Cape Town lawyer guilty of slashing neighbour’s tyres

Riyadh Karodia 8 Jul 2025

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Law Practice

Urgent applications: What you need to know about the new court rules

Dee-dee Mathelela 19 Jun 2025

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Law Practice

Security strengthened at Wynberg court following shooting

11 Apr 2025

Law Practice

GBV laws must be strengthened: President Ramaphosa

10 Apr 2025

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Law Practice

Wynberg courts closed until further notice

8 Apr 2025

The Western Cape High Court has set aside an eviction order for occupiers of a City of Cape Town property in Observatory. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court sets aside eviction of circus occupiers

Tania Broughton 2 Apr 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

All work, no pay: How to deal with employers that owe you money

Dakalo Singo 2 Apr 2025

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Skills Training

Justice college, Sabric sign MoU

2 Sep 2024

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Tax Law

Who can legally represent taxpayers in Tax Court?

Bronwyn Dearden and Shekesh Sirkar 10 Jun 2024

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Law Practice

Jurisdiction, jurisdiction, jurisdiction - importance of approaching the correct court

Linda Shwana 13 May 2024

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Law Practice

New rule allows judges to clamp down on legal fee inflation

Kaamilah Paulse 24 Apr 2024

Two Cape High Court judges had to carefully consider parts of speech to decide whether a popular Western Cape phrase violated a court order. Archive photo: Liezl Human / GroundUp

Law Practice

Judges grapple with use of “ma se p...”

Tania Broughton 29 Feb 2024

Public Health

Cathcart Hospital rumours spark week of protests

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Feb 2024

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Criminal Law

Licensing officials in court on fraud, corruption allegations

30 Jan 2024

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Covid-19

Asset forfeiture: NPA secures preservation order in R27m PPE case

13 Oct 2023

Former SAA chairperson appears in court on fraud, corruption charges

Legislation & Regulation

Former SAA chairperson appears in court on fraud, corruption charges

2 Oct 2023

Source: Kiara Affat, Daily Maverick On Tuesday, 19 September, security personnel at Standard Bank, manhandled Daily Maverick reporter Lerato Mutsila

Media Freedom

Standard Bank security, Sanef Sikuvile Journalism Awards sponsors, manhandle Daily Maverick reporter

22 Sep 2023

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Office Property

Lawyer in River Club development controversy caught in qualification lie

30 Aug 2023

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Law Practice

New Soshanguve Magistrate court to be completed on time

27 Jul 2023

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HR & Management

Eskom warns against job scam

26 Jul 2023

Career options with a law degree

Higher Education

Career options with a law degree

19 Jul 2023

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Criminal Law

NPA official, son convicted for unlawful possession of top-secret information

20 Feb 2023

Can an employer dock salaries due to load shedding?

Remuneration & Payroll

Can an employer dock salaries due to load shedding?

Tata Mokwayi 16 Jan 2023

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Criminal Law

Operation Vala Konke yields results in Northern Cape

6 Jan 2023

A magistrate has got it so wrong that a High Court judge has said: “Mistakes such as this have a potential to bring the judiciary into disrepute.” Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

"Bizarre" case reveals that magistrates lack training

Tania Broughton 12 Dec 2022

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Criminal Law

Does Sars have a right to intervene in review applications stemming from criminal proceedings?

Virusha Subban and Jarryd Hartley 5 Dec 2022

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Criminal Law

Hawks nab fuel theft kingpin

20 Oct 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Committee approves report on Land Courts Bill

23 Sep 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Draft Extradition Bill published

26 Aug 2022

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Criminal Law

Three more arrests for July 2021 unrest incitement

15 Aug 2022

People gather near empty coffins ahead of a mass funeral for victims of an east coast tavern where bodies of youth were found which prompted nationwide grief, in the Eastern Cape province, in East London, South Africa, 6 July 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Criminal Law

Owner of South African bar where 21 teens died arrested

Wendell Roelf and Bhargav Acharya 13 Jul 2022

Glencore subsidiary pleads guilty in Britain to bribery

Markets & Investment

Glencore subsidiary pleads guilty in Britain to bribery

Kirstin Ridley 21 Jun 2022

Media

Sanef launches online Reporting the Courts Manual

5 Apr 2022

No work, no pay: Clover workers feeling the pinch as strike enters fourth month

FMCG

No work, no pay: Clover workers feeling the pinch as strike enters fourth month

Masego Mafata 7 Mar 2022

Covid-19

Government should explain rationale behind new Covid-19 regulations - public health experts

15 Feb 2022

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Law Practice

Training programme for aspirant female judges

28 Dec 2021

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Criminal Law

Hawks arrest Cape Town trio for R299m tax fraud

15 Dec 2021

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Criminal Law

Former Gauteng Health officials arrested in R221m corruption case

7 Dec 2021

Ethics & Medicolegal

Healthcare organisations call for set up of 'medical courts'

30 Nov 2021

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Law Practice

Magistrate courts in disarray because of broken IT system

Geoffrey Allsop 21 Oct 2021

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Criminal Law

42 military veterans get bail

20 Oct 2021

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Can a bank offset your debts with money that actually belongs to someone else?

Jonathan Shafir 17 Sep 2021

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Legislation & Regulation

NCOP approves GBV bills

3 Sep 2021

Magistrate's court currently convening in a car park

Law Practice

Magistrate's court currently convening in a car park

Bernard Chiguvare 6 Aug 2021

Dr David Motau, CEO, HPCSA. Source: Free State Department of Health/Facebook

Public Health

HPCSA head on suspension after fraud charges

5 Aug 2021

NPA internship programme targeting young law graduates

Law Practice

NPA internship programme targeting young law graduates

2 Jul 2021

State asks for more time to investigate case against Table Mountain fire accused

Criminal Law

State asks for more time to investigate case against Table Mountain fire accused

Marecia Damons 21 Jun 2021