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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane at a parliamentary meeting in October 2019. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application to halt proceedings to remove her will be heard on Wednesday.It was supposed to be heard in March, but then the Covid-19 pandemic struck.Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise opposed the application "in defence of Parliament's powers".Public Protector…

Derek Hanekom. Elise Templehof, Netwerk24 ANC veteran Derek Hanekom's lawyers say former president Jacob Zuma has still not complied with a court ruling that he should apologise for and remove a defamatory tweet.They have threatened further legal action should he not comply by their deadline.But Zuma's lawyer says it's not a "life or death" matter…

South Africa instituted its ban on the sale of cigarettes in late March, 2020. The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association's attempt to appeal a ruling that upheld the ban on the sale of tobacco has been rejected. The court says it was unlikely to succeed. But FITA says it's not giving up on its bid to appeal.The…

Two suspects, aged 37 and 41, were arrested on Friday for allegedly operating a clandestine drug laboratory in Sasolburg. The Sasolburg K9 Unit received a tip-off about the laboratory in Vaalpark, the Free State, according to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Lynda Steyn. She said while the police were on their way to execute the search warrant, a…

There have been calls for schools to close as the country confronts the Covid-19 peak. Papi Morake, Gallo Images The National School Nutrition Programme was suspended when the lockdown started in March.NGO Equal Education went to court on an urgent basis to ask for a declaratory order forcing the Department of Basic Education to feed…