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…
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to