By Ragheema Mclean The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has handed down a judgment that will allow prisoners to use laptops in their cells as part of their studies, which has been seen by the court as a constitutional right to education. This means that any prisoner who is officially registered as a student at a tertiary institution will be entitled to use a computer without a modem in their […]
Former President Jacob Zuma says fraud and corruption charges against him are prompted by political vengeance and spite. This is according to papers filed at the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) where Zuma is set to appeal the 2018 Pretoria High Court ruling which stated that he had to pay for his legal costs. He is arguing that it is unfair and discriminatory to withhold state legal funds for his […]
It has been a turbulent year in courts for President Jacob Zuma. Three cases related either to his official functions as head of state or personal interests dealt the president a series of body blows during 2017. The latest landed in the final weeks of the year when a full bench of the High Court in Pretoria ordered Zuma to pay legal costs from his own pocket. Zuma wanted to […]
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane - who says President Jacob Zuma's legal bills have cost South African taxpayers about R30 million already - has given prosecuting boss Shaun Abrahams a 10-day deadline. "I will be writing to the National Director of Public Prosecutions‚ Advocate Shaun Abrahams‚ insisting that Jacob Zuma is served with an indictment and appears in court at the soonest available date‚" Maimane said in a statement on […]
Ousted Hawks boss Major-General Berning Ntlemeza will apply in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to interdict the Minister of Police, Fikile Mbalula. Ntlemeza’s latest legal bid is seeking to interdict Mbalula from preventing him from continuing with his duties pending the outcome of his appeal against the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria. Mbalula told media at a briefing in April that Ntlemeza's application to the Supreme […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein will hear arguments on the legality of euthanasia or assisted suicide. Spokesperson for the department of Justice and Correctional Services Mthunzi Mhanga says ending the life of patient is illegal in the South African constitution. He says taking life of a human being is a criminal offense according to South African law and from the ethical point of view a doctor is supposed […]
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.
