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News: ·      Good! o   A number of senior DOJ officials have been suspended, including Masters of the High Court, Pretoria and Bloemfontein.  o   The former SABC head,...

News: ·      Who does not take umbrage to the blue-light brigade? The Johannesburg mayor enjoys the services of 10 (8?) bodyguards and a fleet of...

News ·      Retired Concourt Judge Yvonne Mokgoro has died. ·      The latest Mkhwebane unpleasantness has disclosed that advocate Dali Mpofu charged R45k per day!  ·      An article...

Gentle ReaderSWMBO and I will be celebrating her birthday and taking two weeks off to stiffen my practice resolve.I will miss an issue or...

Business Economic trends (grim and getting worse): Our economic growth is painfully slow (the World bank is optimistic in setting a recovering growth rate edging to...

News Our Legal Services Ombud has requested comments on draft rules for the functioning of his office. RAF:  our evergreen newsmaker has been at it again the...

Gentle Reader,Last weekend I attended a local boeredag on the far side of the Boereworsgordyn, which reinforced my local detribalisation. SWMBO and I approached...

News Roads: the Free State MEC of Roads was held liable this week for a motor vehicle accident, 14 years ago, in which a vehicle...

News: State capture prosecutions have been in the news of late: The deal cut by the NPA in the Optimum Mine issue attracted a long DailyMaverick...

News: ·       Many of us, especially those subjected to a tight budget, moonlight; is this okay? https://www.werksmans.com/legal-updates-and-opinions/the-downside-to-a-side-hustle-moonlighting-conflicts-of-interest-and-the-law/ ·       How is an interim business rescue practitioner replaced?...

News: Minister Lamola has appointed an advice committee with a view to reforming our criminal justice system. Recidivism: whilst on reform – 9 out of 10...

Gentle Reader This is my last newsletter for the year – 14 days hence most of my colleagues will take a two-week holiday. Serious news...