When the South African government facilitated the departure of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir last week it did so in flagrant defiance of a high court order that he not be allowed to leave the country. It’s no exaggeration to say …Share this:Click to share on...
* This column appeared on Thursday 25 June in the morning titles of the Independent group of newspaper, where I have been writing a regular feature for the last six years. IN the middle of November 2009 I wrote my …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...
IT’S finally official: adultery is no longer part of South African law and a “wronged spouse” may no longer sue for damages. A unanimous decision by the judges of the Constitutional Court delivered today says that marriage is based on …Share this:Click to share...
ESKOM has been given court approval to cut power to a defaulting municipality that owes at least R275 million in overdue electricity bills. In an urgent application the Ngwathe Local Municipality, including the Free State towns of Parys, Edenvale, Heilbron,...
DON’T be deceived: given the constraints of enforced brevity, covering a court case via Twitter can be extremely difficult and stressful. Among other problems you risk reducing the hearing to a series of soundbites. And even if you get the …Share this:Click to...
