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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. (GCIS) Only one of four arguments advanced by government for leave to appeal a judgment declaring lockdown regulations invalid and irrational was granted by the High Court on Tuesday. Judge Norman Davis granted Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma leave to appeal the "blanket" declaration of invalidity of the regulations governing the lockdown. The court ruled that…

A Cape Town actor was arrested on Saturday after raising the alarm over the alleged child abuse. He was released but a friend says it is long-running issue that he is trying to address over a child's safety.The actor will appear in court on MondayA Cape Town-based actor and entertainer was arrested on Saturday after raising…

The Western Cape High Court dismissed an application to declare the lockdown regulations invalid and the NCCC unconstitutional.The court found the regulations were justified and it was not for the courts to prescribe to the government how it should handle a national disaster.The court ordered each party to pay their own costs.An application to have…

South Africa instituted its ban on the sale of cigarettes in late March, 2020. The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs an application by the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association to have government's ban on the sale of tobacco products overturned.FITA argued that cigarettes should be viewed as essential on the basis that…

Julius Malema at the party’s second national elective conference. Picture: Rosetta Msimango The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has set aside a controversial fuel supply tender awarded by the City of Tshwane.AmaBhungane last year exposed flaws in the tender process and a conflict of interest between one of the winning bidders and a city…