The case of the man dubbed the Northern Cape’s own Tinder Swindler has been postponed to the 30th of this month. Forty-eight-year-old Pius Emokpe is expected to apply for bail during his next court appearance. On Wednesday, Emokpe fired his legal aid attorney and instead hired a private attorney. Emokpe allegedly lured an unsuspecting woman that he met online and scammed her out of millions of rand. Pius Emokpe allegedly […]
Alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe is expected to appear in the Western Cape High Court to appeal a lower court’s refusal to grant him bail. Mafe was arrested in January on charges of starting the devastating fire that destroyed parts of the National Assembly in January. The 49-year-old had earlier been denied bail with the court ruling that there were no compelling circumstances. He is currently at Pollsmoor prison. The state […]
A United States federal judge has sided with sportswear giant Nike Inc in ordering a company in New York to temporarily stop further sales of “Satan Shoes” it produced in collaboration with the rapper Lil Nas X. US District Judge Eric Komitee in Brooklyn ruled three days after Nike sued MSCHF Product Studio Inc, claiming that the black-and-red, devil-themed sneakers, which carry the Nike “swoosh” logo, infringed its trademarks. The […]
Government may be winning court cases seeking to challenge their response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but they are losing public buy-in. This is according to Professor Thuli Madonsela who said government was creating a situation where the people were fighting to evade the government instead of fighting to combat the coronavirus. "They may be winning cases in courts of law but not in the court of pubic opinion," she said. […]
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.
