This article is a follow up to Kaya FM’s talk show hosted by Masechaba Moshoeshoe’s on Monday, 24 November 2008 where one of the guests was our own Zola Majavu, who discussed recognition of customary marriages. ........READ MORE

The widely accepted definition of sub judice is that a case is currently under trial or being considered by a court of law and people, and the media at large, are generally precluded from making public statements and comments that could affect the outcome of the case. ........READ MORE

A lot has been written about the decision of Nicholson J in the State v Jacob Zuma & another. Many have labeled the decision ‘outrageous’, out of touch with the anti-corruption climate in the country and just a temporary victory for Jacob Zuma. The NDPP was bold to say the judge acted ultra vires (beyond his powers). ........READ MORE

In my previous article on this very subject I argued that there were ‘procedural flaws’ in the manner in which the Constitutional Court judges initially handled the Hlophe saga. In the said article I looked at the manner in which the Concourt’s first complaint was ‘lodged’ in the media and the second time around when it properly lodged its complaint with the Judicial Services Commission........READ MORE

Under the colonial and apartheid dispensations, customary law marriages were subjected to discrimination and disrespect. I am distressed to learn that those who were and / or would have been the victims of such bigotry and repugnance are today perpetuating the narrow-mindedness of the colonial and apartheid rulers by denying customary marriages the acknowledgment and respect they deserve.......READ MORE

Preliminaries:
The Defense team was lined up as follows;
For the Motaungs: Adv Michael Hellens SC, Adv Dirk Vetten (Junior), Messrs. Zola Majavu, Ken Siwela and Teboho Seleke.....READ MORE

Under the colonial and apartheid dispensations, customary law marriages were subjected to discrimination and disrespect. I am distressed to learn that those who were and / or would have been the victims of such bigotry and repugnance are today perpetuating the narrow-mindedness of the colonial and apartheid rulers by denying customary marriages the acknowledgment and respect they deserve.......READ MORE

Preliminaries:
The Defense team was lined up as follows;
For the Motaungs: Adv Michael Hellens SC, Adv Dirk Vetten (Junior), Messrs. Zola Majavu, Ken Siwela and Teboho Seleke.....READ MORE

Re: A REPLY TO AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE MAIL & GUARDIAN ON 11 JULY 2008 PERTAINING TO SASCOC AND MR LEONARD CHUENE MATTER.......READ MORE

The restraint order of 5 March 2007 fundamentally changed the lives of our clients. In one day they lost all what they had worked for many years. Suddenly they had no access to their accounts and no financial institution could open new accounts with them. They were not allowed to obtain credit anywhere in the Republic. They could not travel out of the Republic as they had surrendered their passports. Bluntly put, all their material needs had to be communicated and channelled through the Curator’s office. This was of course a recipe for disaster, as it will become clearer herein.......READ MORE

On 19 March 2008, Magistrate Ramlal in the Specialized Commercial Crimes Court (SCCC) acquitted Mr. Thuso Motaung, Mrs. Mmamontha Motaung, Joshua Ramme and the entities attached to them on all charges they were facing. Since then our office has been inundated with questions about this case. Those who have access to our website went in so far as requesting that we post an article in the website to clarify some few aspects of the case. We reluctantly agreed to do so, hence this late publication of the article. We also had to obtain permission from the Motaungs before we proceeded with this idea......READ MORE

The recent allegations by the Constitutional Court (Concourt) that two of its judges were approached by Judge President of the Cape High Court, John Hlophe, with a view to influence them to rule in favour of Mr. Jacob Zuma has left many legal scholars and practitioners out of breath.....READ MORE

A right to a fair trial is one of the civil liberties entrenched in our Constitution .

There is no doubt in my mind that there are numerous decisions and authorities on the subject . However, the recent criminal charges against the newly elected President of the African National Congress (ANC), Mr. Jacob Zuma, sets in motion an exciting period in the legal fraternity where, once more, the right to a fair trial will be rigorously debated....READ MORE

Ms. Odwa Makiwane joined our firm in July 2006. She had just completed her studies at the Practical Legal Training School when she approached us to serve her articles of clerkship. She was an instant attraction to the firm, with all qualities befitting an attorney and was immediately offered the articles. We affectionately called her, “OD”....READ MORE

There is an old cliché that says when the “going gets tough, the tough gets going”. Drunk drivers, beware!!!

The recent Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) ruling that motor vehicles driven by drunken drivers may be confiscated and forfeited to the State under the Prevention Of Organized Crime Act 121 of 1988 (“the Act”) has left the would-be-drunken-drivers in a state of shock and dismay.... READ MORE