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DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille filed court papers in the Johannesburg high court this week seeking to have the city’s 2026/27 budget reviewed and set aside. File photo.
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Budget under fire over ‘hundreds of new top jobs’

The City of Johannesburg unlawfully expanded its senior management establishment by more than 200%, according to court papers filed by DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille in the Johannesburg high court this week.

MK Party leader Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and former spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela have launched a court bid challenging their expulsion from the organisation.

MK Party expulsion battle exposes deep internal divisions

MK Party leader Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and former spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela have launched a court bid challenging their expulsion from the organisation.

Court papers reveal growing efforts by banks, municipalities and the NPA to pursue luxury vehicles, church-linked properties and a Gulfstream jet tied to fugitive pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary nearly six years after they fled South Africa. File photo.

Shepherd Bushiri’s SA empire faces mounting asset-seizure threats

Creditors and the state are intensifying efforts to attach the assets of fugitive pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, six years after they fled South Africa while facing criminal charges.

Two grade 12 pupils face the possibility of losing their matric year after allegedly being locked out of a private school over unpaid fees.
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Private school fees fight heads to court after pupils locked out of classes

Two grade 12 pupils face losing matric year after allegedly being locked out of private school over unpaid fees

Sars has former Springbok Elton Jantjies in its sights.
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Taxman, creditors gun for Elton Jantjies

Former Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies is facing mounting financial pressure after Sars issued him with a letter of final demand over an alleged R307,000 tax debt linked to Japan.

The dispute centres on steep hospitality costs linked to the Springboks’ clash against Scotland and the highly anticipated Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry showdown against New Zealand, with suite owners warning they could pursue arbitration or court action if negotiations fail. File photo:
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Battle brewing over Loftus suites

Luxury suite holders at Loftus Versfeld are threatening legal action over what they describe as an “unaffordable and exclusive pricing structure” imposed before the coming Springbok and All Blacks fixtures

Brown Mogotsi appears in the Johannesburg magistrate's court on May 18. Picture:

Brown Mogotsi trial: gun linked to murder in Roodepoort and Eldorado Park

‘Political fixer’ makes his first court appearance over alleged fake assassination plot

Controversial businessman Edwin Sodi’s luxury empire is facing fresh strain as he risks losing a high-end Johannesburg flat over unpaid levies. File photo.

Edwin Sodi’s not-so-happy home

Embattled tenderpreneur Edwin Sodi is under fresh financial pressure as he risks losing his apartment in an upmarket Johannesburg suburb over levies that are nearly two years in arrears.

Former ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe and his wife Elsie outside the Palm Ridge magistrate's court in Ekurhuleni. File photo.

Pule Mabe and wife Elsie in late-night cop-shop drama

Ex-ANC spokesperson asks for protection order against ‘intoxicated’ wife, who accuses him of domestic violence

Creditors are pushing to sequestrate the assets of Bobby Motaung over an alleged R4.3 million unpaid settlement, claiming the Kaizer Chiefs manager has failed to honour a 14-year-old agreement while maintaining a lavish lifestyle.

Bobby Motaung fights R4.3m asset seizure

Kaizer Chiefs executive at loggerheads with property company over alleged 15-year debt

The SAHRC dismisses complaint by McClaren Circus against animal rights group.

Circus fails to stop animal rights protests after SAHRC ruling

Human rights commission finds demonstrations do not violate constitutional rights

Edwin Sodi celebrating faces mounting pressure after high court grants Nedbank default judgment for over R500,000

Legal and financial woes deepen for Edwin Sodi amid unpaid luxury bills

Controversial businessman Edwin Sodi faces intensified financial and legal troubles as the Johannesburg High Court orders him to pay over R500,000 to Nedbank for unpaid luxury purchases, amid difficulties in serving him court summons.