North Gauteng High Court

South African Court Upholds Order to Return Lungu’s Body to Zambia

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the Edgar Lungu family’s application for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling that the body of the former Zambian president must be repatriated to Zambia for a state funeral. Lungu, who served as Zambia’s sixth president from 2015 to 2021, died in Pretoria on… Continue reading South African Court Upholds Order to Return Lungu’s Body to Zambia

High Court Upholds Stay-at-Home Order Against Deputy Commissioner Sibiya

ACCUSED: According to KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, 121 politically sensitive dockets were transferred to Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya’s office, where they have since been allegedly “neutralised.” Photo: SAPS

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday dismissed Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya’s urgent application to overturn a stay-at-home order, deepening the leadership crisis at the top of the South African Police Service (SAPS). Sibiya had asked the court to declare the directive unlawful, insisting it amounted to a… Continue reading High Court Upholds Stay-at-Home Order Against Deputy Commissioner Sibiya

The Power of Words: A Turning Point for Political Discourse in South Africa

HATE SPEECH VERDICT: The Gauteng High Court has found Patriotic Alliance (PA) Deputy President Kenny Kunene guilty of hate speech for calling EFF leader Julius Malema a "rat." The author says that the ruling has sent a clear and powerful message that hate speech, even when disguised as political rhetoric, has no place in public discourse. Photo: EFF

In a landmark ruling, the Gauteng High Court has sent a clear and powerful message: hate speech, even when disguised as political rhetoric, has no place in public discourse. The case between EFF President Julius Malema and Patriotic Alliance (PA) Deputy President Kenny Kunene, one that has captured the attention of South Africans and beyond,… Continue reading The Power of Words: A Turning Point for Political Discourse in South Africa

GEMS’ R4.5BN Courier Tender Scandal

Dr Phumi Dhlomo, DPSA's Acting Deputy Director-General: NLRM, Dumisani Hlophe,GEMS Principal officer, Dr Stan Moloabi, Dr Ingrid Pooe and Dr Vuyo Gqola at the annual GEMS symposium. The Government Employees Medical Aid Scheme (Gems) has been taken to court for allegedly irregularly awarding a R4.5 billion pharmaceutical courier contract to a “start-up” company linked to the pharmaceutical company, Afrocentric Group.

The Government Employees Medical Aid Scheme (Gems) has been taken to court for allegedly irregularly awarding a R4.5 billion pharmaceutical courier contract to a “start-up” company linked to the pharmaceutical company, AfroCentric Group. In court papers filed at the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria-based pharmaceutical company, Dely Road Courier Pharmacy, accused GEMS of awarding the… Continue reading GEMS’ R4.5BN Courier Tender Scandal

Home Affairs To Appeal ‘Dangerous’ Court Judgement On Zimbabweans

HOME Affairs says it will contest the North Gauteng High Court judgement in which it was directed not to deport the 178 000 Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. The department says it has no choice but to appeal the judgement because it set a “dangerous precedent” and deals with “a sacrosanct principle of separation of… Continue reading Home Affairs To Appeal ‘Dangerous’ Court Judgement On Zimbabweans