Power company Eskom said on Wednesday it respected a recent ruling granting the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) leave to appeal a July high court decision which allowed the state utility to recoup R69 billion (US$3.9 billion) from consumers over the next three years via higher electricity tariffs. The July ruling was a win for Eskom which was disputing a decision by NERSA to deduct a R69 billion […]
Former real estate agent Vicki Momberg is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday to apply for leave to appeal her effective two-year prison sentence. She was convicted of crimen injuria for lashing out at a black police officer who had assisted her after an alleged smash-and-grab incident in Northriding, Johannesburg. In a video clip that went viral, Momberg could be heard complaining about the "calibre of […]
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) filed an application this week for leave to appeal against the recent judgment by the Johannesburg High Court barring parents from spanking their children. FOR SA’s application‚ which asks for the matter to be referred to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein‚ only relates to the constitutional issue considered by the Court‚ namely whether reasonable and moderate chastisement is congruent with […]
The disciplinary hearings of two department officials fingered in the Health Ombudsman's Esidimeni report have been halted after Head of Department Ephraim Selebano and Director for Mental Health Makgabo Manamela appealed against the findings. The report found former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu, Selebano and Manamela as key players in a decision to remove psychiatric patients from Life Health Esidimeni facilities. This resulted in the deaths of more than 100 patients […]
The Constitutional Court says it would not be in the interests of justice to hear the NPA's request for leave to appeal the reinstatement of corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma at this stage. Court papers show an order dated September 28 dismissing a request for leave to appeal the High Court in Pretoria's April ruling, that was filed by National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams. The court ruled […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
