Author: Kennedy Mudzuli

Authorised livestock owners may vaccinate their animals against foot-and-mouth disease under a court-approved settlement setting out requirements for approval, vaccination and reporting.

President Cyril Ramaphosa and three former presidents failed in their constitutional duties by not ensuring that a joint presidential pardon application was decided for 24 years, according to the Constitutional Court. In a unanimous judgment on Wednesday 21 October 2026, Justice J Kollapen found that Ramaphosa and former presidents Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma did not ensure the application by Fusi Simon Mofokeng and Tshokolo Joseph Mokoena was considered quickly and with care. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development also opposed the application. The three former presidents…

The High Court in Pretoria dismissed an application to move three elephants from Johannesburg Zoo to a sanctuary, finding that the applicants had not established the legal basis for the relief they sought.

The High Court in Bloemfontein rejected the Legal Practice Council’s allegations of fraud and theft against experienced attorney Lambert Hendrik Roux, but imposed a suspended one-year suspension for trust account irregularities.

A woman lost her Strand home following a R400,000 defamation judgment linked to insults in an email. A judge questioned the award and the safeguards applied before the property was sold.

The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Social Development’s appeal over two adoptions, upholding findings that officials disregarded mothers’ consent and applied unlawful departmental guidelines.

The High Court in Cape Town ordered Gadija Vallie, trading as Dubhe Secure Parking, to vacate municipal premises after confirming the cancellation of her lease over substantial rental arrears.

A woman who helped establish an investment trust with her former husband failed to retain beneficiary status after their divorce. The judge found that the trust deed did not extend the term “spouse” to former spouses.

Magistrate Hleziphi Mkhasibe refused Shadrack Sibiya bail, citing alleged threats against a state witness, cellphone evidence destruction and the risk of interference with witnesses.

A Mahikeng judge has dismissed a gynaecologist’s urgent bid to retain his consulting rooms and continue admitting patients at Mediclinic Potchefstroom while he challenges the cancellation.