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The Labour Court confirms that swearing at and physically confronting a subordinate can amount to dismissible workplace misconduct.
The Constitutional Court ruled that retired judges chairing commissions can be taken to court without the Chief Justice’s consent, while dismissing the recusal challenge against Justice Khampepe.
Judge William Karam ordered debarred advocate Malesela Teffo to produce documentary proof of his readmission before his public-interest application could be heard.
The High Court has ruled that it alone has jurisdiction over Ferrel Govender’s second bail application after his case was transferred for trial.
A document allegedly signed by Stella Masetlabeng Bapela on 19 August 2020, leaving her house, furniture and bank balances to her relative, Phemelo Millicent Aphane, became the subject of a High Court dispute after Aphane asked for it to be recognised as Bapela’s valid will. Although the document set out what Bapela supposedly wanted, it did not meet several formal requirements of the Wills Act of 1953. Because of this, Aphane asked the court for permission under Section 2(3) of the Act, arguing that the Master of the High Court should be told to accept it as a valid will.…
A Labour Court case has highlighted allegations that a Cape Town medical practice suspended a pregnant employee, withheld her salary and prevented her from accessing maternity benefits.
The High Court in Mahikeng dismissed a divorce amendment after ruling that equal division of livestock conflicted with a claim for forfeiture of the joint estate.
South Africa celebrated Justice Fikile Mokgohloa’s extraordinary judicial legacy, with leaders praising her transformative contribution to constitutional justice, housing rights and gender equality.
The High Court in Cape Town has refused MK Party and UAT leave to appeal the interim order pausing Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment hearings against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The Tshiamiso Trust says it has paid R2.53 billion to 26,300 mineworkers and dependants, but its 2026 AGM was dominated by tough questions from widows, Justice for Miners and ACTSA over delayed claims, medical certification and barriers to compensation.