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FILE: A screengrab of Atul Gupta. Picture: Eyewitness News.

Justice department

Justice Dept working with UAE on way forward after Rajesh, Atul Gupta arrested

By Ray White

The brothers are wanted on corruption allegations in this country and South Africa has been trying to have them extradited to stand trial in a local court.

  • Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola addresses the media in Pretoria during a virtual Cabinet briefing on 6 August 2020. Picture: @GovernmentZA/Twitter.

    Justice Minister Lamola defends dept against claims that it has regressed

    Lamola said that while more could be done, it was not true that the Department of Justice and Correctional Services was in decline.

    87 days ago
  • FILE: Members of the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) demand decriminalisation of sex work. Picture: Sweat

    Justice Dept set for further consultations in efforts to decriminalise sex work

    The department held closed meetings on Wednesday to explore the subject after the South African Law Reform Commission released its report on adult prostitution in 2017.

    184 days ago
  • Image: © andreyuu/123rf.com

    Justice Dept: Case management system used at courts fully restored

    Earlier on Sunday, the department said it has made significant strides in recovering from a cyber hack that caused delays at courts across the country in September.

    307 days ago
  • FILE: Pansy Tlakula. Picture: GCIS

    Pansy Tlakula unhappy with how Dept of Justice handled cyber attack

    The department has, however, assured the public that no data was compromised from its system following the cyberattack.

    327 days ago
  • A file image of a ransomware attack. Picture: AFP

    Justice Dept assures SA there was no breach of data in cyberattack

    The department was hacked in a breach involving ransomware on Monday night.

    337 days ago
  • A member of the South African lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community holding an umbrella in the rainbow flag colours takes part in the annual Gay Pride Parade, as part of the Durban Pride Festival, on 29 June 2019 in Durban. Picture: Rajesh JANTILAL/AFP

    FACTSHEET: Laws affecting LGBTI+ people in Africa

    South Africa is often a destination for LGBTI+ people fleeing discrimination in other African countries. This factsheet looks at laws affecting these communities across the continent.

    401 days ago
  • FILE: John Jeffery. Picture: GCIS

    Justice Dept: We are boosting efforts to probe why LGBTQIA+ attacks on the rise

    Government and civil society groups have met to discuss the hate crimes.

    408 days ago
  • FILE: Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe at a press briefing on 31 October 2019. Picture: Nthakoana Ngatane/EWN

    AfriForum urges Justice Dept to grant Botswana assistance in Motsepe-Radebe case

    The group's Gerrie Nel said that the Justice Department had not been forthcoming with the necessary documents.

    723 days ago
  • FILE: Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola. Picture: Primedia

    Justice Minister: Sentences by suspended Magistrate Bodlani are 'incompetent’

    The controversial Umlazi Magistrate gave a man who raped a six-year-old girl a suspended sentence, claiming the victim showed no signs of trauma.

    752 days ago
  • FILE: Wynberg Magistrates Court. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/Eyewitness News

    More female magistrates needed to reflect demographics, says Justice Dept

    Justice Minister Ronald Lamola is expected to appoint 105 new female magistrates from February next year.

    1011 days ago
  • FILE: Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola. Picture: EWN.

    No blanket amnesty for Fees Must Fall protesters, says Justice Minister

    The minister responded to questions in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday, on whether there was any progress in securing a presidential pardon for students arrested during the protests.

    1081 days ago
  • Former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang. Picture: United Nations Photo

    Lamola: Masutha’s decision to extradite Mozambique’s Chang doesn’t mean he erred

    Instead, the department said Masutha could have arrived at a different decision if he had the information that is now available.

    1126 days ago
  • FILE: Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola. Picture: EWN.

    Justice Dept considers review of Child Justice Act after Forest High stabbing

    Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola's comments came ahead of the bail hearing of a grade 11 pupil from Forest High School who was accused of murder.

    1164 days ago
  • FILE: Manuel Chang, former finance minister of Mozambique, appears at the Kempton Park Magistrates court to fight extradition to the United states on 8 January 2019 in Kempton Park, South Africa. Picture: AFP

    Masutha sends home Mozambique ex-finance minister to face corruption charges

    Manuel Chang, 63, was arrested at Johannesburg airport in December at the request of US authorities over alleged involvement in fraudulent loans to Mozambique state firms worth $2 billion.

    1179 days ago
  • FILE: Former Transport Minister Dullah Omar (R) makes a concilliatory gesture to convicted killer and former apartheid assassin Ferdi Barnard (left) during a break at a hearing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Cape Town 02 October 2000. Ferdi Barnard applied for amnesty for the attempted murder of Omar. Picture: AFP

    Slain David Webster’s partner 'didn’t object' to parole for his killer

    Justice Minister Michael Masutha says he personally consulted Maggie Friedman before reaching his decision, which was announced on Thursday.

    1255 days ago
  • Justice Minister Michael Masutha addresses the media on 27 August in Pretoria. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Justice Minister announces process to elect members to legal council

    Justice Minister Michael Masutha made the announcement in Pretoria on Tuesday and follows the adoption of the Legal Practice Act of 2014.

    1439 days ago
  • Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Michael Masutha. Picture: GCIS

    Masutha in talks with UAE ambassador over extradition agreement

    Justice Minister Michael Masutha says discussions around speeding up the finalisation of a mutual legal assistance and extradition bilateral agreement between the UAE and South Africa are underway.

    1550 days ago
  • FILE: The Pan Africanist Congress. Picture: Wikipedia.

    Families finally bury PAC members hanged during apartheid

    The members of the party’s armed wing were hanged and immediately buried, denying their families the dignity of giving them decent burials.

    1621 days ago
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