The decision by the Minister of Home Affairs to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit was arbitrary, the Pretoria High Court heard on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Lawyers for the Zimbabwe Immigrants Forum told the Pretoria High Court on Thursday that the Minister of Home Affairs had acted outside his powers by scrapping the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) … [Read more...] about Zimbabwean Exemption Permit: Minister acted outside his powers, court told
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Nandipha Magudumana appears in court for first time
Dr Nandipha Magudumana appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Photos: Becker Semela Thabo Bester’s partner Dr Nandipha Magudumana and Teboho Lipholo, an alleged co-conspirator in Bester’s escape, appeared briefly in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Their formal bail application was postponed to Monday next week, 17 April. The duo appeared … [Read more...] about Nandipha Magudumana appears in court for first time
Witness in case of officer accused of murder of homeless man fails to come to court
City of Cape Town law enforcement officer Luvolwethu Kati outside the Wynberg Magistrates Court last Thursday where his trial began. He is accused of shooting and killing a man who was homeless. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The state’s witness in the trial of a Cape Town Law Enforcement officer accused of shooting and killing a homeless man last year failed to come to court … [Read more...] about Witness in case of officer accused of murder of homeless man fails to come to court
Lottery-funded Soweto “sports complex” is just a dumpsite
The site of the R9-million sports complex in Soweto funded by the National Lotteries Commission is used for dumping rubbish. Photo: Masego Mafata The Motheo Sports and Entertainment Foundation was awarded R9-million by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) in 2021 to build a sports complex in Soweto. Of this, R6-million has already been paid. But nothing has been built on … [Read more...] about Lottery-funded Soweto “sports complex” is just a dumpsite
Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana back in South Africa – and behind bars
Minister of Police Bheki Cele and Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola at a press briefing in Cape Town on Thursday morning. Photo: Daniel Steyn In a press conference in Cape Town on Thursday, the Ministers of Justice and Police confirmed that murderer and rapist Thabo Bester and his accomplice Nandipha Magudumana have been successfully brought back to South Africa after being … [Read more...] about Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana back in South Africa – and behind bars
