# Police say the state has a strong case against businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused at the High Court in Johannesburg. They face eleven counts of attempted murder linked to three separate shootings. Present in court was media personality Tebogo Thobejane who survived an assasination attempt alongside her 18-year-old friend on the N1 […]
# The defence representing Witness K has urged the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court not to reveal her identity, arguing she testified in camera before the Madlanga commission. The state says her identity must be confirmed, claiming it cannot verify she is the same witness. The inspector of the Johannesburg Metro Police’s VIP protection unit appeared alongside […]
# The president of the Judicial Officers Alliance of South Africa, Neelan Karikan, says judicial incapacity proceedings against Free State Judge Lepona Lekale intended to be inquisitorial rather than adversarial. Lekale has been absent from the bench since 2018 due to ill health. Karikan told the SABC the tribunal must consider whether reasonable workplace accommodations, […]
# A judicial conduct tribunal is set to begin hearings this week into whether Free State Judge Lepona Lekale is fit to remain on the bench after not performing judicial duties since 2018 because of ill health. Lekale declined early retirement, citing advice from a traditional healer. The tribunal, chaired by retired deputy president of […]
# The Madlanga Commission resumes today with the testimony of Witness M, who will give evidence entirely in camera after concerns that his safety could be at risk. The testimony focuses on the controversial drug busts that implicates heads of state, drug syndicates, politically connected individuals and law enforcement officers. An affidavit states suspicious vehicles […]
# The former city manager of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, Imogen Mashazi, has been stripped of her 2020 Top Empowerment Public Sector Leader Award following her court appearance on charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice. She is accused of shielding suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police officials and interfering in disciplinary processes, including the […]
