The CCMA found Seth Nthai's former secretary failed to provide credible explanations for her delay in launching the case.She blamed her mental state after her resignation, among others, for her delay.The application was dismissed by the CCMA.The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has dismissed an application by advocate Seth Nthai's former company secretary…
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…
Judge Raymond Zondo, chairperson of the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture, has dismissed an application by former Prasa chairperson Tintswalo Makhubela, a sitting judge in Gauteng, to have her hearing postponed.Makhubela and her legal counsel, Advocate Mxolisi Nxasana, appeared before the commission on Monday to argue for a postponement. After this was denied, Nxasana…
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 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…