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  1. LazyLion

    IFP Welcomes Regugee Center Ruling

    The IFP has welcomed the Western Cape High Court's ruling that a refugee reception office (RRO) be re-opened by the department of home affairs. "I trust that the Maitland Refugee Centre will be re-opened by the department without delay," Inkatha Freedom Party MP Helen Makhuba said in a...
  3. LazyLion

    1.7 Million Crimes not Reported in SA

    More than 3.3 million crimes occur per year and half of them are not reported, according to a survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR). It said according to data from Statistics SA, around 1.7m crimes [52 percent] were not reported to the police in 2011. "These...
  4. LazyLion

    No Court Disruptions so far in Johannesburg or Durban

    Courts around the country were operating as usual on Monday despite a planned strike by magistrates. "Courts are functioning normally in Gauteng, Free State, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape and all other provinces, with no disruptions," justice department spokesman Mthunzi...
  5. LazyLion

    Saudi Court Sentences Indonesian Maid to Death for Child Murder

    A Saudi court sentenced an Indonesian housemaid to death after she was convicted of murdering her employers' four-year-old child, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday. The maid was "charged with decapitating the girl with a cleaver when her parents were away at work and her sisters were at...
  6. LazyLion

    Date Set for Child Murder Trial

    Three men appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday in connection with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a six-year-old girl. Judge Robert Henney ruled that their trial would start on May 20 and that they would remain in custody until then. Asemahle Ntsabo was playing with...
  7. LazyLion

    Beggar Arrested for Robbery

    A beggar stole a woman's necklace after she refused to give him money, central Johannesburg police said on Thursday. "[She] was stationary at a red robot when the suspect approached her car and begged for money. [She] told him that she does not have it; he grabbed her necklace and ran away,"...
  8. LazyLion

    Sex Crimes: Magistrates to be trained in New Laws

    At least 200 magistrates will undergo a two-day training workshop on the Sexual Offences Act and the Child Justice Act, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said on Wednesday. "The aim of the workshop is to further enhance the skills of regional court magistrates who, in their daily work as judicial...
  9. LazyLion

    Suspected Killer Captured in Oregon Motel

    Police stormed a motel room in a seaside Oregon town Tuesday evening and captured a Washington state man suspected of killing his grandparents, ending a multistate search and a tense daylong standoff at the motel. Officers found Michael Boysen lying on the floor on his back with apparently...
  10. LazyLion

    Court Hears of Cape Town Cop Killing

    The Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court, in Cape Town, has heard the details of how two gunmen killed a policeman, it was reported on Wednesday. The Daily Voice reported that investigating officer Detective Hisham Cloete testified on Tuesday about Superintendent Mpumelelo Xakekile's death in...
  11. LazyLion

    Avert Civil Claims, Mthethwa Tells Cops

    Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has instructed national commissioner Riah Phiyega to act urgently to "avert and reduce" civil claims against officers under her command. "In a bid to avert and reduce the lawsuits instituted against the members of the SA Police Service, management must review...
  12. LazyLion

    Six Appear over Free State Murders

    Six people accused of the murder of an elderly couple in Bethulie in the southern Free State appeared in the Bethulie Magistrate's Court on Monday. They would be back in court on March 25, said prosecutor Anne Pretorius. Tshepo Ramatlama, 18, Sphiwe Sakman, 18, and four minors face charges...
  13. LazyLion

    'Human Tissue Makes Stronger Muti' : Lawyer

    Human tissue and blood were used to make stronger muti to protect striking mineworkers in August last year, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard on Monday. The sons of a sangoma told the miners certain rituals would "render them strong, invincible, and invisible", said advocate Vuyani...
  14. LazyLion

    Griekwastad Trial: Murder of the Steenkamp Family

    The Kimberley High Court on Monday granted the media permission to cover the trial of the teenager accused of killing the Steenkamp family on their farm. Northern Cape Judge President Frans Kgomo allowed journalists from Media 24, Independent Newspapers, Central Media Group, SABC, and Sapa to...
  15. LazyLion

    Child Sex Scandal: Three get Bail

    Three of the five people accused of selling a young girl for sex in Cape Town have been granted bail, it was reported on Friday. The Daily Voice reported that the Cape Town Magistrate's Court released Marantha Lotrict, 28, Evelina Fortuin, 30, and Denise Muller, 33, on R500 bail each. The...
  16. LazyLion

    Strict Control in Western Cape Court for Alleged Killers

    Access control was strict in the Bredasdorp Magistrate's Court on Tuesday morning ahead of the appearance of Anene Booysen's alleged killers. Select family members were allowed in beforehand and filled up the four wooden benches. About three media houses and their photographers were let...
  17. LazyLion

    Danish Citizen's Murder: Three found Guilty

    The brother-in-law of an elderly Danish businessman who was murdered in Gordons Bay in January 2008 has been found guilty of his murder by the Western Cape High Court, Beeld reported. Francis Kimeze, 37, was on Monday found guilty of the murder of Preben Povlsen, 71, while Povlsen's wife...
  18. Ecco

    The Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial

    The original "Oscar Pistorius Shoots Girlfriend" thread is located here.... http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/505314-Oscar-Pistorius-shoots-girlfriend ----------------------------- The media and civilians in general are making a lot of noise about how Hilton Botha didn't wear the shoe...
  19. J

    Wi-Fi gets taken to court

    Courts get wi-fi Local courts now have wi-fi facilities
  20. LazyLion

    AfriForum tries to join e-tolls case again

    http://www.iol.co.za/news/special-features/afriforum-joins-e-tolls-case-1.1320164 Again with the "friend of the court" thing?? :confused: You know that is going to be denied. Why don't they just join OUTA as an applicant??? Everybody know they oppose the tolling.
  21. LazyLion

    Contribute to OUTA Legal Costs Web Page Goes Live!

    http://www.outa.co.za/site/legal-fund/ One Grand Transferred! One Grand Well Spent! :p
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