Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza imposed the restrictions earlier last month following the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Controversial businessperson Thoshan Panday, former Kwazulu-Natal Police Commissioner Mmamonye Ngobeni, and six of their seven co-accused appeared briefly in the Durban High Court on Friday morning.
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Thoko Didiza imposed restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals earlier last month, following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in northern KZN.
Businessman Thoshan Panday, former Kwazulu-Natal Police Commissioner Mmamonye Ngobeni and seven others face charges of racketeering, corruption, fraud and money laundering.
Suspended ANC member Carl Niehaus was arrested last month after participating in an illegal demonstration outside the Estcourt Correctional Services facility where Jacob Zuma is serving his 15-month prison sentence.
Even though he was caught on camera participating in the illegal gathering, Carl Niehaus claimed that the case against him was illegal and he maintains that he was innocent.
The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s Umsunduzi caucus leader, Ross Strachan, said that they had submitted a motion of no confidence in Mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla to the office of the council Speaker and municipal manager on Monday.
RBM took the decision to halt all mining and smelting operations at the mine in June, following the assassination of Nico Swart, its general manager for operational services.
The eThekwini Municipality's preliminary survey of 720 businesses has also determined that close to 42,000 jobs were impacted with just under 8,000 confirmed job losses.
In June, the company declared a force majeure on customer contracts following the assassination of Nico Swart.
Since last month's civil unrest, KwaZulu-Natal had been overwhelmed with pressure to rebuild broken social relations.
Thulani Gamede of the Sanco Youth Congress claimed that the continued incarceration of Jacob Zuma was unjust.
Mbuso Moloi (30) appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court on Thursday.
During his two-day visit, Zikalala plans to meet with ambassadors, high commissioners and trade delegations from at least 40 countries.
Dylan Govender, his brother Ned Govender and Jeetendra Jaikisoon are among 31 people arrested in connection with the deadly violence in Phoenix last month.
The State’s Wim Trengove said that they were completely in the dark about former President Jacob Zuma’s medical condition, which has been used to justify yet another postponement of the case against him and Thales.
The letter, which was criticised by the State’s Wim Trengove was submitted as part of arguments calling for the postponement of today’s court proceedings in the case involving the former president.
It wants them so that it can ascertain his fitness regarding his high-profile corruption trial.
