Browsing: Criminal Law

The Pretoria High Court in Johannesburg has convicted former apartheid-era officers Abraham Engelbrecht and Pieter Stander for the 1987 murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka, while Leon Van Den Berg was acquitted.

Najwa Petersen, serving 28 years for the 2006 murder of her husband Taliep Petersen, has been denied parole. Petersen’s legacy in South African music and theatre remains celebrated.

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya addresses the arrest of Judge Portia Phahlane and three co-accused on corruption charges, highlighting judicial accountability and the presumption of innocence while the legal process unfolds.

The Gauteng High Court has struck down a police raid on a Johannesburg businessman’s property after finding the search warrant unlawful and the State unwilling to justify the operation in court.

The High Court in Pietermaritzburg overturned Sifiso Ntusi’s attempted murder conviction, finding that a single retaliatory punch does not prove intent to kill. He is now convicted of assault common and has already served his sentence.

A woman’s wrongful mental health detention in Mpumalanga was overturned by the High Court, exposing serious judicial and administrative errors.

Angelo Agrizzi’s guilty plea in the Bosasa corruption case triggers a suspended sentence and state efforts to seize assets linked to criminal proceeds.

Godloza and Mthetho have been granted leave to appeal by the Constitutional Court after being wrongfully convicted in a flawed single-witness trial and denied equal treatment in the appeals process.

Three men have received jail terms totalling 165, 70 and 40 years for violent crimes in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.

Controversy surrounds the alleged Brown Mogotsi shooting as police confirm finding him at the scene but take no statement, fuelling public scepticism and calls