UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed alarm over the mounting toll on civilians from the escalating fighting in Ethiopia, urging the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) along with their respective allies
Letters to the Editor – September 2026
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Black Lawyers Association Student Chapter commemorates Youth Day
The Black Lawyers Association UNISA Student Chapter (BLASC) held a dialogue and Youth Day commemoration on 16 June 2026 in Pretoria. The event was attended by high school learners, law students and candidate legal practitioners, who were addressed by speakers
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Pretoria Attorneys Association hosts Candidate Attorneys Function at which 2027 syllabus changes were discussed
The Pretoria Attorneys Association held its annual Candidate Attorneys Function on 19 February 2026 in Pretoria. Guest speakers included the Legal Practice Council’s (LPC) head of professional affairs Maud Ferreira. Ms Ferreira addressed candidate legal practitioners about the notice that
People and practices – March 2026
Damons Attorneys Incorporated in Pretoria has three new appointments. Delmaine September, Nikita De Lillie and Mukovhe Ravhura have been appointed as Directors of the firm.
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LDPF’s loan applications increase as more legal practitioners approach the fund for help
The Legal Practitioners Development Fund (LPDF) held their Annual General Meeting on 17 November 2025 in Pretoria. Chairperson of the Fund, Bukky Olowookorun, announced a significant increase in loan applications, with the fund disbursing 24 loans worth a total of
The PAA leads with purpose, vision and resilience in a rapidly evolving profession
The Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) held their 79th Annual General Meeting on 23 October 2025 in Pretoria. The meeting was attended by the members of the association, as well as the members of its sister associations, including the chairperson of
When Brevity Becomes Brutality: S.M v N.M (D6667/2024) [2024] ZAKZDHC 54 versus B.S v K.W.S (2025/027511) [2025] ZAGPPHC 1085 – Has Striking Off Rule 43 Applications for Prolixity Gone Too Far?
Two Cases, Two Outcomes: The Factual Matrix of S.M v N.M and B.S v K.W.S The contrasting outcomes in S.M v N.M (D6667/2024) [2024] ZAKZDHC 54 (28 August 2024) and B.S v K.W.S (2025/027511) [2025] ZAGPPHC 1085 (26 September 2025)
South African court more than doubles prison sentence of Oscar Pistorius
Main November 24, 2017 South African court more than doubles prison sentence of Oscar PistoriusAs reported here via CNN under the headlined “Pistorius’ sentence more than doubled; slain girlfriend’s family calls it ‘justice’,” a notable defendant got a notable new