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Legalbrief Today - Mystery letter halts Zuma corruption hearing

Publish date 24 May 2019
Issue Number 4704
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The Irish Data Protection Commission has opened an investigation into Google over suspected infringements of European Union privacy rules. A report in The Guardian notes that the statutory inquiry will probe whether Google’s online Ad Exchange violated general data protection ...

Newly-elected Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has promised to look into the Marikana informal settlement land issue that is before …

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The husband of an ANC councillor is unhappy that his abusive wife escaped direct jail time after she opted to …

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Incumbent Peter Mutharika is leading Malawi's election with over 40% of valid votes cast against the main opposition Malawi Congress …

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Gray Moodliar, a firm of attorneys that has investigated some of Nelson Mandela Bay’s most sensitive corruption cases, has launched …

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A group of Eastern Cape police officers arrested in April 2018 for fraud and corruption are preparing to sue Police …

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Land expropriation without compensation concerns have resulted in a flood of interdicts being sought in the High Court to prevent …

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Tourism agencies supplying air tickets and accommodation to MPs have been accused of collusion by the Competition Commission in a …

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Tongaat Hulett confirmed yesterday that retrenchment letters had been issued as part of a restructuring process that will affect about …

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Axed controversial Transnet executives Anoj Singh, Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama need to explain the almost R60bn spent on acquiring …

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Deputy President David Mabuza is in a high-stakes bid to force the hand of the ANC integrity commission and clear …

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After trying for 22 years to lay claim to a portion of SA’s most expensive and prestigious school, labour tenants …

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The owner of a local security company, Linja Allen, has been ordered by the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court to make available …

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Two of the four children who were killed through poisoning, allegedly by their mother, Zinhle Maditla, in Klarinet in Mpumalanga, …

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Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has backed off her controversial move to double the amount of harmful sulphur dioxide that …

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The SCA has dismissed an application by Forensic Data Analysts director Keith Keating for leave to appeal against the validity …

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Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Cape Town attorney David Mbazwana, says a TimesLIVE report. …

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Uganda's High Court yesterday blocked a government bid to suspend dozens of top journalists on the grounds their coverage of …

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The UN has passed a resolution demanding the UK return control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. As previously reported …

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A rebel leader accused of orchestrating deadly attacks in Rwanda's border regions yesterday pleaded guilty to terrorism and other charges, …

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SA Express will be laying fraud and corruption charges against some of its former executives after a forensic investigation found …

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The dignity of Investec chairperson Fana Titi was not ‘impaired’ when businessman Peter-Paul Ngwenya called him a QwaQwa kaffir in …

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* Wayne Stuart Fester, a second-hand vehicle dealer based in Malmesbury, appeared at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Bellville …

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Stacey Adams’ killer, Christopher Brown, has been sentenced to four life terms for the girl’s rape and murder, and for …

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The SANDF soldier who allegedly went on a shooting spree at the home of his girlfriend, killing one person and …

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The Makana Municipality in the Eastern Cape is in the process of determining how The Gift of the Givers (GoG) …

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Yesterday, as expected, the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) kept interest rates unchanged at 6.75%. According to a TimesLIVE …

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Author Dianne Case, who was stabbed by an ex-prisoner she had tried to help, appeared in Wynberg Regional Court this …

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The prosecution of Aurora directors is expected to get under way at the Springs Magistrate's Court on Tuesday ‘for environmental …

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A convicted prisoner, now on parole, was among those sworn in as an MP this week. The EFF's Kenny Motsamai …

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DA Chief Whip John Steenhuisen said yesterday the party has written to Speaker of the National Assembly, Thandi Modise, to …

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The question of whether the pursuit of former President Jacob Zuma on corruption charges was politically motivated – argued strongly …

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Politician Phillip Dexter has issued a lawyer's letter to former Western Cape Premier Helen Zille over what he calls a …

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The two men convicted of killing a teenager in Coligny, North West, were denied leave to appeal their sentences in …

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State Security Agency Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba's office has denied claims she had spied for the agency on her colleagues in …

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Adam Catzavelos, the man who caused an uproar in 2018 after a video emerged of him using the K-word while …

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Steinhoff International Holdings, already embroiled in multiple legal claims over its accounting, is now also facing a mass investor lawsuit …

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The only way to escape from the murderous Krugersdorp enterprise, was to fake one's death and go into hiding. That …

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The R37m lawsuit by the University of Stellenbosch (Maties) against SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux, which has dragged on …

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The state of California and its California High-Speed Rail Authority filed a complaint this week against the US Department of …

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Geoffrey Rush now holds the record for the largest defamation payout to a single person in Australia after The Daily …

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The reason for the decision to prosecute former President Jacob Zuma on charges of racketeering, money laundering, fraud and corruption …

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Five NGO workers in Zimbabwe have been charged with plotting to overthrow the government. BBC News reports that they allegedly …

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Chartered accountancy regulator the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has received a crumb of comfort from …

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Botswana has scrapped its ban on hunting, citing an increase in conflicts between elephants and humans during the five years …

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A recent study by a group of South African academics has confirmed the widely held view that former First Lady, …

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The Irish Data Protection Commission has opened an investigation into Google over suspected infringements of European Union privacy rules. A …

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The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a motion condemning Britain’s occupation of the remote Chagos Islands in the Indian …

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Oxford and Cambridge universities can force old professors to retire in order to boost diversity, a 'significant' tribunal ruling suggests. …

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Apathy and disillusionment may be factors in the considerably reduced voter turn-out in the recent elections, but the real problem …

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While much hope is being invested in the new Cabinet and government ushering in a fresh beginning for SA, the …

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