EFF to sue govt over Collins Khosa killing, says Malema . Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema on Monday said his party was instituting a court challenge to ensure that the South African government paid compensation for the killing of Johannes...

Malema accuses Ramaphosa of neutralising political parties to legitimise lockdown regulations . Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema will no longer participate in President Cyril Ramaphosa's consultative meetings with political parties on government's response to the Covid-19 pand...

Covid-19 cases expected to hit 50 000 this week, Ramaphosa says ‘be prepared’ . President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday warned South Africans not to be alarmed by the rising number of coronavirus (Covid-19) infections, saying the country can expect to hit 50 000 cases and 1 000 deaths...

Ramaphosa scolds Western Cape premier for Covid-19 response . President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday ordered authorities in the Western Cape to prepare more hospital beds for Covid-19 patients and to alleviate social distress aggravated by the nationwide lockdown, s...

Mapisa-Nqakula got it wrong on Collins Khosa inquiry, report is final – SANDF . A day after lawyers wrote to the state attorney to raise concerns about "contradictory statements" the Minister of Defence made about an army investigation into Collins Khosa's death, her ministry has ...

Schools opening under Level 3: Clock ticking for govt to respond to Maimane's ConCourt challenge . The government's attorney has until Friday to file a responding affidavit to the One South Africa (OSA) Movement's challenge to the reopening of schools.

In a letter dated 3 June, and directed at OSA...

Whistleblower ruling 'vindicates' SAPS – Cele, but PP's office says agreement voluntary . Police Minister Bheki Cele feels the police have been "vindicated" after the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria concluded that the Public Protector's report on witness protection matters involving two KwaZ...

Here is what the High Court said about the various lockdown regulations . Although the country is still on lockdown, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has declared various regulations governing Alert Level 3 and 4 as unconstitutional and invalid.

Judge Norman Davis found ...

Govt says lost tax revenue from smoking ban 'outweighed' by harm cigarettes cause . As the date nears for the start of the first court case challenging the ban on the sale of cigarettes during lockdown, the state has argued that economic costs of lost tax are "outweighed by the harms ...

Government will study the High Court judgment and make corrections – Mkhize . Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said mistakes in lockdown regulations were bound to happen because government was dealing with a new situation "that none of us really know how to go about".

In an interv...