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DA: SCA ruling on Tshwane municipality a victory for democracy
The court ruled against the Gauteng government's appeal application of an earlier decision that set aside its actions.
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Gauteng council, Cogta MEC fail in bid to appeal Tshwane administration ruling
In the matter between the provincial government and the DA, the SCA found that the Pretoria High Court was correct to conclude that the running of Tshwane by an unelected administrator was the antithesis of democratic and accountable government as enshrined in the Constitution.
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Budget cuts will cause case backlogs at superior courts, OCJ tells MPs
Chief financial officer, Casper Coetzer, said that the Office of the Chief Justice was facing compulsory budget cuts of R258m in the next financial year and a further cut of R350m in 2023.
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Fita withdraws tobacco ban appeal after talks with Cogta
Fita had approached the Supreme Court of Appeal after The High Court in Pretoria dismissed its bid to appeal an earlier ruling that upheld the ban.
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SCA agrees to urgently hear Fita appeal bid in cigarette sales ban matter
Fita approached the court last week to appeal the High Court decision to dismiss its challenge against government’s cigarette ban.
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Fita: We're confident that SCA will overturn tobacco sales ban
With SA the only country to have enforced a ban on the sale of tobacco products to mitigate effects of COVID-19, Fita said it had studied the latest judgment and was adamant that it stood on sound reasonable ground to have the ban overturned.
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SCA reverses ruling excluding living annuity from a spouse's estate
The investment vehicle was deemed an excluded asset in a 2019 South Gauteng High Court ruling.
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Chief Justice pleased with performance of high courts under tough conditions
It was revealed in the latest judiciary report that the high courts had finalised 81% of the more than 13,000 criminal cases brought before them between last year April and March this year.
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Mogoeng: Courts struggling to deal with ever-increasing caseload
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said that according to the judiciary’s annual report, several courts were under extreme pressure because of the high volume of cases.
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SCA issues arrest warrant for former exec of Lesotho Highlands project
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is the biggest bi-national infrastructure project between the mountain kingdom and South Africa.
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Andile Lungisa’s lawyers file petition at SCA to overturn conviction, sentence
The ANC councillor was sentenced to two years behind bars in 2018, on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
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Timothy Omotoso's ConCourt move a delaying tactic, says NPA
This comes after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed petitions by Omotoso and his two co-accused to force the judge to step down from the matter.
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General Council of the Bar to appeal SCA decision on Jiba reinstatement
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein last week upheld Jiba’s appeal against the High Court’s ruling which struck her and Mrwebi from the roll of advocates.
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SCA: Oscar Pistorius not genuinely remorseful
The court on Friday morning overturned a six-year sentence handed down by the High Court in Pretoria and replaced it with a sentence of 13 years and five months.
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Casac welcomes appointment of first female SCA president
President Jacob Zuma announced on Friday that justice Mandisa Maya will occupy the office with the immediate effect after consultation with the judicial service commission as the post was vacant.
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Justice Ministry welcomes ruling against ‘right to die’
The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the High Court verdict which gave terminally ill patients the right to assisted suicide.
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SCA expected to announce decision on Zuma appeal over spy tapes
The Constitutional Court said last week that it would not hear the NPA’s appeal at this stage.
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Sanef, R2K welcome SCA ruling on Parly signal jamming
The SCA ruled that government was wrong to jam cell phone signals during last year’s Sona.
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SCA: Signal jamming in Parliament was unlawful
The case was brought by Primedia Broadcasting and Sanef against the Speaker of the National Assembly.
