Judge snubs JSC over late judgments
Gauteng High Court Judge Mncedisi Kumalo delivered several judgments more than a year late
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SASSA Gold Card: 280,000 people still need to switch
Beneficiaries urged to get Postbank Black Card before 31 August deadline
In photos: Fire guts 60 homes in Hout Bay
“We’re breathing and living in fires here” says Imizamo Yethu fire victim
Auto strike will set a precedent, says union
NUMSA says Chinese company BAIC is paying far below industry rates
Budget cuts, bureaucracy and payment delays put Gauteng’s most vulnerable at risk
Almost five months into the financial year, some welfare organisations have not been paid
Lottery looters must pay back R6-million
Former National Lotteries Commission officials, foundation members and companies diverted funds for a Soweto sports complex that was never built
National Treasury to unfreeze funds to municipalities
But finance minister warns that some municipalities are “not off the hook”
In photos: Lesotho’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Sehlabathebe National Park is home to spectacular rock formations and San rock paintings
Thieves sell brass instruments worth R100,000 for scrap
Cape Town youth brass band pleads for help
Montana runs out of luck: SIU freezes R16-million properties
The Special Tribunal has frozen two multi-million rand properties linked to former PRASA boss Lucky Montana
Lesotho rural schools still dealing with aftermath of US funding cuts
Community volunteers completed one school but another is still waiting for promised donor money
Two years and counting: police torture case postponed again
Three officers are charged with torturing Juma Igiraneza in November 2023
Disgraced EC Judge President Selby Mbenenge to be suspended
Mbenenge has been on special leave since 2023. JSC recently found him guilty of gross misconduct over sexual harassment.
Exposing a syndicate — by getting scammed
And how we were let down by a bank and the police
Court to rule on fate of families occupying Cape Town buildings
Over 150 people face eviction from three abandoned buildings in Hope Street
Immigrants accuse authorities of unlawful searches at Joburg shelter
Police and City officials attempted a door-to-door search on Thursday without warrants at Wemmer Shelter amid rising tensions over immigration
Four years ago their son was brought home dead in a police van. They want answers.
George and Sally van Rooyen say the justice system has failed them
New battle looms over future of Tokai and Cecilia pine plantations
SANParks ordered by forestry department to clear all remaining pines
Dodgy foundation must repay R4-million lottery grant meant for school boreholes
The boreholes had existed for three years before the NLC grant was awarded to the Mshandukani Foundation
SA’s gambling mania
The amount spent on gambling and the number of people in need of help has skyrocketed
Botrivier farm owner accused of “constructive eviction” tactics
The owner of Barton Vineyards and Villas says he removed a farmhouse roof over asbestos concerns but weeks later occupants remain roofless
Famous Joburg shopping hub closed after demolitions
Hundreds of immigrant traders lose their livelihoods after City moves against Marble Towers
Free State judge concedes eight-year sick leave “borders on incapacity”
Judge Lepona Lekale has told a Judicial Conduct Tribunal that he remains convinced traditional healers will restore his sight
Lesotho citizens lose millions to SGK pyramid scheme
Popular app promised guaranteed returns for watching videos – and then stopped paying out