News

Three rural Eastern Cape schools have won an important legal victory over the Education Department to provide them with proper desks and chairs. An agreement between the Department and the Grahamstown-based Legal Resources Centre and the Child

 Charges have been dropped against one of two men accused of beating a Muslim man to death in Magaliesburg in August. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson, Phindile Louw, said the case against 33-year-old Zayne Van Tonder was

 Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor, Zanoxolo Wayile, says the introduction of the pilot phase of the Integrated Public Transport System is a moment that should be celebrated. Wayile was speaking at city hall on Thursday during the

 A group of 47 of the country's top legal academics have collectively called on the Judicial Services Commission to appoint advocate Jeremy Gauntlett to the Constitutional Court. The academics are from the universities of Stellenbosch

 Listed gold miner Gold Fields has announced that it will unbundle a subsidiary to create a new South African gold mining company called Sibanye Gold. The company announced on Thursday that subject to approval by the JSE and the New York

 Childline has welcomed the sentence handed down to a former Westville police officer, found guilty of possession and distribution of child pornography. Andre Botha has been sent to jail for an effective 15 years. A Free State court

 Western Cape farmworkers are set to resume their strike over wages and living conditions next week but emphasise that they want to do so peacefully. Farmworkers Strike Coalition spokesperson Mario Wanza says the plan is to meet farmers in

 A man accused of beating a Muslim to death is expected back in the Krugersdorp Regional Court on Friday. Twenty-eight year old Roedolf Viviers was denied bail at his last court appearance in August. He faces charges of murder and assault

Arguments over the validity of the election of the Free State ANC provincial executive committee will be heard in the Constitutional Court on Thursday. The court heard an urgent appeal last Tuesday by six Free State ANC members who claimed the