buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Corruption allows organised crime to function and flourish and wildlife crime, specifically the illegal wildlife trade, is no exception. The illegal wildlife trade is a highly profitable illicit business where corruption plays a significant role in enabling criminal networks to perpetrate, conceal and evade prosecution for their crimes. Corruption […]
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Buy this article Case law:There are still strong, impressive and innovative SAPS witnesses – S v Akhona Ntombana, case no 54/2022, circuit court sitting at the town of Komani (previously Queenstown), dated 29 November 2022 (ECG) Mr Akhona Ntombana (hereinafter referred to as the “rapist”), appeared before the circuit court* (“the court”) sitting at Komani,
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Buy this article In the words of the High Court (sitting as a review court) in Mbombela in Mpumalanga, this is “a bizarre case” (Afrikaans: ” ‘n bisarre saak”). It can best be described by reading the verbatim (word for word) judgment of the Mbombela review court, namely in paragraphs [1] to [6], where the
buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Terrorists and extremists have set up shop on the Internet: to recruit new members, spread their ideologies, and plan and coordinate activities across the world. The Internet provides a convenient platform for these groups to connect with like-minded individuals across the globe and amplify their messages. The dark
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Legal input in consultation with Brig Dirk Lambrechts “Look into the eyes of a child who has been sexually abused and you’ll see pain, a pain that endures long after the bruises have healed. This pain is compounded by child molesters who create images of the sexual abuse
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Every child involved in the production of a child pornographic image is a victim of sexual abuse. In the majority of online child sexual abuse cases, the abuse is not a one-time event, but rather ongoing victimisation that continues for months or even years. Victims suffer not only
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys “If you want to kill someone, or to beat the s*#t out of him, we are the right guys,” the Besa Mafia site, on the dark web, reads. In February 2016, a user with the username “dogdaygod” contacted the site as he wanted Amy Allwine dead and wanted
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– Diljan v Minister of Police (Case no 746/2021) [2022] ZASCA 103 (dated 24 June 2022) (SCA) Relevant legal provisions applicable to this judgmentSection 40(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (“the CPA”) provides as follows:“40 Arrest by peace officer without a warrant(1) A peace officer may [in Afrikaans text: ‘kan’] without warrant
The Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 (hereinafter referred to as Act 116 of 1998) is amended by the Domestic Violence Amendment Act 14 of 2021 which appears in English and Afrikaans in Government Gazette No 45824 dated 28 January 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the “Amendment Act”). In terms of Government Gazette No 48419
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During March/April 2023 Mr Thabo Bester, referred to supra, was constantly in the news. He is, of course, the man who allegedly “burnt to death” in his cell at the Mangaung Correctional Centre. He first gained notoriety as the so-called Facebook rapist. On 3 May 2022, Thabo is reported as dead after a fire had
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