Supreme court of appeal
Jacob Zuma loses appeal bid for stay of prosecution in corruption case
The SCA on Friday ruled that the former statesman has no reasonable prospects of success.
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Reopening of CT refugee reception office delayed again
The lives of thousands of people seeking refugee status in South Africa remain in limbo as the reopening of Cape Town's refugee centre is once again delayed.
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Wife killer Jason Rohde to live in Plettenberg Bay after bail ruling
His legal team is now scrambling to get him out of custody as soon as possible following the SCA’s decision to release him on R200,000 bail on Wednesday.
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SCA grants wife killer Jason Rohde bail
Rohde's serving an effective 20-year jail term for killing his wife Susan and then tampering with the crime scene to make it look like she committed suicide.
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D-day: Court to rule on Jacob Zuma's appeal against corruption trial
Last week, Zuma’s lawyers argued that the SCA may arrive at a different conclusion and Zuma may eventually be granted a permanent stay of prosecution.
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Zuma not expected in court as lawyers bid to stave off his trial
Jacob Zuma wants to approach the Supreme Court of Appeal after the High Court ruled that his trial should go ahead.
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Rape accused Omotoso, co-accused head to ConCourt to have charges reduced
The Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday morning dismissed the trio’s application, challenging the jurisdiction of the Port Elizabeth High Court.
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Omotoso trial: SCA dismisses petition on jurisdiction
Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused had questioned whether the Port Elizabeth High Court had the jurisdiction to deal with all the criminal charges.
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Omotoso trial awaits SCA decision on charges that happened outside PE
Proceedings will resume in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Monday following a series of delays and postponements since it restarted in July.
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There’s a campaign to delegitimise SA’s judiciary, says Chief Justice
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng delivered the annual judiciary report at the Constitutional Court, which showed how the high courts have performed under the challenging circumstances of being overloaded with cases.
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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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Ramaphosa appoints 5 judges to Supreme Court of Appeal
The appointments follow recommendations made by The Judicial Service Commission and include justices Daniel Dlodlo, Caroline Nicholls, as well as Fikile Mokgohloa.
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EFF to take Manuel matter to SCA
The High Court in Johannesburg dismissed the party’s application for leave to appeal an earlier judgment that found it had made false claims against Trevor Manuel.
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NPA to continue opposing Van Breda bid to appeal conviction, sentence
The Western Cape High Court on Monday dismissed his application for leave to appeal.
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Mkhwebane’s office to approach SCA to challenge High Court ruling
The High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday dismissed advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application for leave to appeal the earlier ruling.
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Oscar Pistorius won’t be eligible for parole anytime soon
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Friday extended the blade runner's jail term.
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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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NPA welcomes dismissal of paedophile's appeal against sentence
The Western Cape High Court set aside Andries Retief's suspended sentence earlier this year and ruled he must spend eight years in jail.
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NPA says assessing existence of witness in Zuma’s corruption case
The NPA says it has given the president until the end of November to make presentations not previously considered when the charges were dropped.
