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Anglo says it doesnt believe its correct to attribute legal responsibility to Anglo American SA.

South Africa’s High Court was told that Anglo American turned a “blind eye” to lead poisoning in the Zambian town of Kabwe, where it held a stake in a mine for almost 50 years.

Plaintiffs argue that decades of mining have turned Kabwe community into ‘one of the most polluted places in the world’.

Playing Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, one of two SA grandmasters of the Stalingrad legal strategy, this week was advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitob.

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe is challenging the Judicial Service Commission’s finding that he is guilty of gross misconduct and should be impeached.

Old Mutual's legal team says Dali Mpofu is clutching at straws by suggesting that the insurer's board members should be jailed.

‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate wants his billions from Vodacom Share Pretoria - What Vodacom once described as a brilliant idea led to the betrayal of its inventor, legal counsel acting for “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate argued yesterday In the saga that has been going on for nearly 21 years, Makate again turned to court to get what he claimed was owed to him – not the R47 million as calculated by Vodacom, but rather closer to R10 billion, without in...

Nkosana Makate Please Call Me inventor Photo: Leon Sadiki Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub is not opposing the application to review the R47 million compensation offered to Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate. Vodacom maintains that Joosub acted reasonably in determining that Makate should receive 47 million. Vodacom proposed the model that 20% be given to Makate for each call made after a Please Call Me was sent within an hour. Makate says Vodacom was not transparent when reac...

Nkosana Makate and Vodacom have entered another round in the 20-year Please Call Me saga.  After a Constitutional Court ruling in 2016, Makate was offered R47 million as compensation for his idea.  Back in court over three days, Makates legal team is seeking a legal remedy only allowed in exceptional circumstances.  The inventor of Vodacoms "Please Call Me" offering, Nkosana Makate, is back in court this week for a review hearing of the R47 million in compensation for coming up with the conc...

By Sr Bibiana Densia On 2 February 2021, the Mass to mark the World Day for Consecrated Life, which was scheduled to be celebrated at Sacred Heart Cathedral, was cancelled as a consequence of the extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed by the government. It created sadness and nostalgia for those of us who were looking forward to celebrate as we had done in previous years. According to Br Thomas Paul, SG, chairperson of the Council of Religious (COR), Archbishop did suggest to hav...