Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Jan Gerber/News24 Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's appeal to the Constitutional Court over President Cyril Ramaphosa's campaign funding has been postponed.It was due to be heard on 26 September, but the judges said the applicant preferred an in-court appearance over the virtual appearance offer during Covid-19. The case was postponed to 26…
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane at a parliamentary meeting in October 2019. The Constitutional Court has dismissed Public Protector Busisiswe Mkhwebane's bid for leave to appeal the judgment against her Estina dairy farm project report."The Constitutional Court has considered this application for leave to appeal. It has concluded that the application should be dismissed as it…
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application for direct access by a group of concerned citizens who wanted to have the lockdown regulations declared invalid.This after the Western Cape High Court dismissed their application.The Constitutional Court found it would not be in the interests of justice to hear…
The Constitutional Court has dismissed yet another application for direct access in a case related to the Covid-19 lockdown.The court dismissed an application by the Helen Suzman Foundation. The non-governmental organisation said they were studying the judgment. The Constitutional Court has again dismissed an application for direct access in a challenge relating to the Covid-19 lockdown.LIVE |…
The Constitutional Court has dismissed the DA's bid to have the Disaster Management Act declared unconstitutional.The apex court refused an application by the DA for direct access. They had argued that the Act - invoked under the Covid-19 lockdown - placed too much power in the hands of the minister.The Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed the DA's application…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…