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The Helen Suzman Foundation (“HSF”) commends the intent of the Magistrates Bill, 2022 and the Lower Courts Bill, 2022, to bring the administration and functioning of the Lower Courts in line with the Superior Courts and to provide much-needed independence from the Executive. Among the other submissions made by the HSF in response to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s call for comment, are the following: Magistrates Bill:    The Department shou...

Although the arrest of Rajesh and Atul Gupta in the UAE is an important milestone for the National Prosecuting Authority, there is not much to celebrate yet. Although the arrest of Rajesh and Atul Gupta in the UAE is an important milestone for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), there is...

AUSTRALIA <strong>Furor over cabbage switch</strong> Fried chicken chain KFC yesterday said that high lettuce prices have forced it to switch to a cabbage mix in burgers and other products, prompting customers to complain the result is less than “finger lickin’ good.” The local price of lettuce has soared by as much as 300 percent, forcing the fast-food chain to tweak the Colonel’s recipe in some stores. “We’re currently experiencing a lettuce shortage. So, we’re using ...

There is no evidence that non-citizens are in fact taking jobs and benefits from South Africans. Indeed, a recent World Bank report found that immigrants actually ‘generate jobs for locals’. There is no evidence that non-citizens are in fact taking jobs and benefits from South Africans. Ind...

A Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape sentenced 17 Lesotho nationals to three months behind bars for breaching SA’s Immigration Act.

SASSA cards, bank cards, identity documents, 77 bank statements and 18 loan register books were seized at the loan shark’s house.

The senior admin clerks were entrusted to receive and bank the money for the department but allegedly used it for their own benefit.

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says a protocol to allow the National Prosecuting Authority to use donor funding to deal with cases flowing from the State Capture Inquiry should be ready by month end.

PHOTO: Imam Haron Foundation/Facebook

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has asked the Western Cape judge president to designate a judge to reopen the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist, Imam Abdullah Haron.