The Criminal Law community of South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/549.htmlSouth Africa Criminal Law news15Criminal Law news - South Africahttps://biz-file.com/res/img/logo.gifThe Criminal Law community of South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/549.htmlen-usSat, 12 Aug 2023 09:01:06 +0200Zuma appears at prison, released under remission processhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/549/240909.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708580-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Former South African president Jacob Zuma reacts as he addresses a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 October 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo" align="left"><br><span >Former South African president Jacob Zuma reacts as he addresses a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 October 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo</span><p>South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma appeared at the Estcourt correctional facility on Friday morning and was released under a remission process, a senior prisons official said.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/549/240909.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=549&ct=1&ci=240909">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/549/240909.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2023 09:58:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaGovt pilots online platform for protection ordershttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/887/240879.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708463-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: Alex Green from" align="left"><br><span >Image source: Alex Green from [[https://www.pexels.com Pexels]]</span><p>Government is piloting a system in a number of provinces that will enable victims of domestic violence to apply for protection orders online.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/887/240879.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=887&ct=1&ci=240879">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/887/240879.htmlThu, 10 Aug 2023 11:37:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaZikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/240605.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/707376-208x117.jpg?3" width="208" height="117" alt="Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'" align="left"><p>Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has condemned the disruptions and subsequent extortion linked with the so-called construction mafia, which refers to groups who invade, intimidate and disrupt the delivery of projects.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/240605.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=494&ct=1&ci=240605">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/240605.htmlMon, 31 Jul 2023 13:45:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaWaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollutionhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/240504.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706992-208x117.jpg?3" width="208" height="117" alt="WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution" align="left"><p>The Water Community Action Network (WaterCan) has laid a criminal complaint against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ), former acting municipal manager Bryne Maduka, and recently appointed municipal manager Floyd Brink over their alleged failure to address the sewage flowing into the Klip River.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/240504.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=604&ct=1&ci=240504">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/240504.htmlWed, 26 Jul 2023 12:42:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaNPA probes fake documenthttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/546/240462.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706858-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: pixelbliss –" align="left"><br><span >Image source: pixelbliss – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span><p>The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has launched a probe into a document circulating on social media purporting to be from its Eastern Cape office instructing prosecutors not to enrol drug related matters due to what the letter calls "high volume of the matter" on court rolls.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/546/240462.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=546&ct=1&ci=240462">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/546/240462.htmlTue, 25 Jul 2023 11:20:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaUnveiling Santam's new initiative to tackle insurance crime surge in South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/363/240226.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705902-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/handcuffs/ Pexels]]</span><p>Santam has revealed its collaboration with the South African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS), a non-profit organization dedicated to combating the growing rates of insurance crime in the country.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/363/240226.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=363&ct=1&ci=240226">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/363/240226.htmlMon, 17 Jul 2023 14:37:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaZuma seeks medical treatment in Russiahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/240217.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705880-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Reuters." align="left"><br><span >Source: Reuters.</span><p>Former President Jacob Zuma's Foundation announced on Friday that he is presently in Russia for medical treatment and will return to South Africa once his doctors conclude their care.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/240217.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=148&ct=1&ci=240217">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/240217.htmlMon, 17 Jul 2023 13:26:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaConcourt rules against ex-president Zuma in parole release findinghttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/549/240189.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705757-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="File photo: Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 20 March 2023. Reuters/Rogan Ward/File Photo" align="left"><br><span >File photo: Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 20 March 2023. Reuters/Rogan Ward/File Photo</span><p>South Africa's top court on Thursday rejected an attempt to overturn a previous decision that found former president Jacob Zuma should go back to jail after being released early on medical parole.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/549/240189.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=549&ct=1&ci=240189">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/549/240189.htmlFri, 14 Jul 2023 13:16:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaExposed: Audits reveal misuse of R17.5bn in Covid-19 Ters paymentshttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/511/239714.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2306/703943-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Pixabay." align="left"><br><span >Source: Pixabay.</span><p>Smiso Nkosi, a manager in the UIF Commissioner's office, <a href="https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/r21bn-paid-n-west-workers-affected-covid-pandemic" target="_blank">told journalists</a> that forensic auditors of the UIF are continuing to audit companies in the province as well as around the country to ensure that the correct amounts of Covid-19 Ters monies were paid over to workers at the right time.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/511/239714.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=511&ct=1&ci=239714">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/511/239714.htmlThu, 29 Jun 2023 12:20:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South AfricaIndian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup - sourceshttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239647.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2306/703644-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Reuters." align="left"><br><span >Source: Reuters.</span><p>The Indian manufacturer of cough syrups that Uzbekistan said last year had poisoned 19 children used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient rather than the legitimate pharmaceutical version, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239647.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=148&ct=1&ci=239647">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/239647.htmlWed, 28 Jun 2023 08:35:00 +0200Bizcommunity Criminal Law South Africa