Herman Botha News Today

Internationally renowned SA wildlife conservationist Bool Smuts’s public naming and shaming of an Alicedale farmer’s barbaric but legal trapping and killing of a baboon and a porcupine has now reached the highest court in the country.

State Capture trial hears testimony on alleged involvement of Gupta brother Atul in the movement of millions between accounts linked to his family.

Southern Africa-based retailer PNA has announced the successful culmination of a fundraising campaign launched on Mandela Day 2022. The Rock Your Funky Socks Day initiative saw just over 75 000 stickers sold, with PNA topping up the final amount to R1,2-million

The ConCourt is being asked to weigh the issues arising from the unfortunate demise of a baboon and a porcupine on an Alicedale farm.

The battle over an Eastern Cape farm owner’s right to privacy and an animal activist’s freedom of expression, could soon be headed to the Constitutional Court.

The Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") recently dealt with the tension between the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression in the matter of Bool Smuts and another v Herman Botha.

The supreme court of appeal says an animal rights activist had the right to ‘out’ a farmer on Facebook.

Martin Welz explains that the SCA has ruled that if you're going to take a stand online, you don't have to be polite.

Dr Bool Smuts of the Landmark Foundation is known in the environmental field for his willingness to fight for ethical conduct towards wildlife, particularly leopards. He doesn’t shy away from vociferous and even litigious advocacy. Dr Bool Smuts of the Landmark Foundation is known in the envi...

The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a farm owner's claim to the right to privacy after he was 'named and shamed' on Facebook for the alleged mistreatment of animals.