Talking Legal Matters

In this week’s feature of Legal Matters, our legal expert Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses procedural fairness in legal disciplinary hearings, and she also tackles some of your legal questions.

AmaBhungane’s latest investigative piece details the scarcely believable story of how PetroSA effectively gave a little-known company a R933-million cargo of diesel with no contract and no guarantee it would be paid. This is just the latest in a series of stories centre for Journalism has published on PetroSA’s financial…

Johannesburg Finance MMC Margaret Arnolds unveiled the R89 billion budget for the upcoming financial year, signalling the city’s intent to meet rising service demands despite persistent fiscal hurdles. The budget has increased from R83 billion. Delivering her speech in Braamfontein on Wednesday morning, Arnolds’ budget outlined a city leaning heavily…

Johannesburg residents are bracing for a gruelling 21-day water outage starting from 30 June, as Rand Water embarks on extensive maintenance work that will severely impact the water supply across multiple areas of the city. The maintenance will conclude on 21 July 2025. According to Joburg Water, the prolonged outage…

Concerned parents at Waterkloof Hoërskool in Pretoria have come forward with disturbing allegations of sexual grooming involving the school's principal. Speaking to Kaya News, they’ve accused the 50-year-old principal—whose identity is being withheld for legal reasons—of inappropriate physical contact, including giving schoolgirls unsolicited hugs. Parents also claim he made suggestive…