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The Judicial Service Commission interviews candidates nominated by President Cyril Ramaphosa for the position of Deputy Chief Justice. Live proceedings below:   

Court gavel. A man has been sentenced to life in prison by the Douglas Regional Court in the Northern Cape for raping two minors in 2016. Sipho Selowi raped the two girls aged 10 and 12 after he lured them to his shack, having requested them to assist him to look for his misplaced memory…

A 37-year-old woman from Tafelsig, Mitchell’s Plain, is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the kidnapping of a newborn baby at the Middestad Mall in Bellville at the weekend. The suspect allegedly lured the mother, 25-year-old Imaan Sharmar, to the mall for a workshop on support for young mothers….

Zinhle Nqkayi, the former secretary of Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge continues on Thursday at 9:30 am with the cross-examination of Judge’s former secretary Zintle Nkqayi. Nkqayi was the first witness called by the top Judge after Evidence Leader,…

[File image] The Randburg Magistrate’s Court. The bail hearing for twelve South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Special Task Force members is expected to resume on Thursday at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. The group is facing charges related to the 2023 murder of Hawks specialist investigator Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa. They are also facing charges relating…

The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against the Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. Live proceedings below:   

[File Image] Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza delivering the State of the City Address. City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says he has written to National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola to investigate a series of shootings involving senior Ekurhuleni municipal officials. This follows the assassination of the municipality’s head of forensic audits, Mpho Mafole. The official…

Judge President Pule Tlaletsi Northern Cape High Court Judge President Pule Tlaletsi has been grilled on his stance on sexual harassment within his division. This came out during the first day of the Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) interviews being conducted by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in Sandton Johannesburg. Tlaletsi is one of three candidates…

Yard of a home after floods Eastern Cape CoGTA MEC Zolile Williams has assured the Mthatha flood victims that government will relocate the homeless families to newly identified land and will also renovate the partially demolished homes. The bed and breakfast accommodation for the homeless has also been extended by 15 more days. Williams visited…

Teacher’s desk SADTU in the Free State has urged the provincial education department to invest more resources to support teachers. This after the department launched the provincial Mother Tongue based Bilingual Education (MTbBE) campaign in the province. The campaign aims to improve learners’ performance and promote linguistic diversity in primary schools. Provincial secretary of SADTU,…