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WORKWISE | LAC clarifies difference between procedural and substantive unfairness

The Labour Appeal Court has clarified that procedural flaws in a disciplinary process do not render a dismissal substantively unfair, overturning a Labour Court reinstatement order.

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WORKWISE | Employer's intoxication claim falls short in Labour Court

The Labour Court has dismissed an application by Unilec SA to overturn a CCMA award that ruled a worker's dismissal for alleged workplace intoxication was both procedurally and substantively unfair. Reaffirming that the burden of proof…

Bogus Mthatha teacher jailed for eight years over fake degree

A 45-year-old teacher in Mthatha has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to using a forged Bachelor of Education degree to secure his teaching post.

Late report delays sentencing of RAF fraud pair

Sentencing proceedings against a Road Accident Fund (RAF) employee and his accomplice, convicted of fraud and money laundering involving a R2m settlement, have been postponed to December 3 after a pre-sentencing report was submitted late.…

Uzuzole Goqwana is accused of orchestrating the murder of champion boxer Zolani Tete.

Zolani Tete Murder: Four accused in court as case moves towards trial

Four men accused of murdering former two-time world boxing champion Zolani Tete are scheduled to appear in the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court as the case moves toward trial.

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Fresh twists in Lungisa saga

The ANC has been ordered to reinstate Andile Lungisa on its Nelson Mandela Bay proportional representation candidate list after the Johannesburg High Court ruled that his removal was unlawful.

Police minister, prosecutions boss get second chance to defend R1.3m lawsuit

The High Court has lifted a procedural bar preventing the police minister and NDPP from defending a R1.3m unlawful arrest lawsuit, accepting IT issues as a valid reason for delayed filing.

Tyeks Security MD released on R10,000 bail

Tyeks Security Services MD Tyelovuyo Buhlungu has been granted R10,000 bail by the Mthatha Magistrate's Court following his arrest over alleged firearm permit contraventions, with the magistrate citing a weak state case.