buy this article The Judicial Matters Amendment Act 15 of 2023 (hereinafter referred to as Act 15 of 2023) appears in English and Afrikaans in Government Gazette No 50430 dated 3 April 2024. In the Afrikaans text its name is “Wysigingswet op Geregtelike Aangeleenthede 15 van 2023”. This Act 15 of 2023 amends 19 different …
buy this article By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos courtesy of Wikimedia and Unsplash When Thavendhren “Joe” Naicker, owner of Gypsy Towlines, returned to his home in Sunford Drive in Phoenix, Durban on the evening of Sunday, 26 October 2019, he anticipated spending time with his three young children after he had recently become a widower. However, he …
buy this article By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos courtesy of Freepik and Unsplash The dramatic escape of Thabo Bester, dubbed the “Facebook rapist,” from prison reminded us of the American television series “Prison Break”. Yet, his escape has brought attention to the flaws and corruption within the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). These weaknesses allow numerous convicted …
buy this article By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos courtesy of Freepik and Unsplash When D/W/O Sivan Naidoo of the Hawks testified in the Verulam Magistrates’ Court in April 2024, he stated that Anthony Gounden, the alleged leader of the “Tatu” gang, who was facing charges for the attempted murder of an off-duty metro police officer on 9 …
buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys;Photos provided by JP von Benecke “I don’t know what to say. Around 01:00 this morning another ambulance was hijacked and the crew is missing again … We responded … there was no sign of the crew, no idea where they went. It was just an ambulance standing idling in …
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buy this article QuestionIn Servamus: June 2024 under the heading: “New Legislation 2024”, Pollex published excerpts from the Judicial Matters Amendment Act 15 of 2023 of legislation that are amended by Act 15 of 2023. This inter alia includes the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004) (hereinafter referred to as Act …
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buy this article Question:A reader wants to know why, on rare occasions, some accused persons are declared as “dangerous criminals”. Answer:IntroductionOur reader’s question will best be answered by referring to the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein (“the SCA”) judgment in Petersen v The State (Case no 295/2021) [2023] ZASCA 26 dated 16 March 2023 …
buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys;Photos courtesy Pixabay In August 2023, reports emerged that Elton Jantjies, a member of the Springbok team who had won the 2019 Rugby World Cup, had been notified by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) about a positive drug test result. The result emanated from a urine sample …
buy this article By Annalise KempenImage courtesy of Pexels Parents want their children to excel and be the best versions of themselves – on the sports fields, academically and culturally. The question is, at what price? Are parents, coaches and/or the children themselves willing to risk blurring the legal lines to ensure that they reach …
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buy this article By Annalise KempenPhotos courtesy of Unsplash and Pixabay Can you believe that some schools in the country have been bringing in narcotics sniffer dogs not to sniff out drugs, but to sniff out vapes (BusinessTech, 2023)? It might seem extreme to resort to such measures, but it shows that vaping among school-going …
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