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A South African regional court on Friday rejected Zuma’s request to postpone his jail term. The 79-year old will remain behind bars after his application for his prison term to be delayed was dismissed by the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Zuma begun his 15-month jail sentence Thursday. He has one more …

• Abronye has taken a legal action against the state for agreeing to pay allowances to the spouses of the president and his vice • He says the decision is not enshrined in law • He wants the committee to declare the recommendation of the emolument committee null and void …

The Minority in parliament has announced it will go to the Supreme Court to seek redress over the decision of Parliament to approve the payment of salaries to the First and Second ladies. The approval by Parliament has formalized the payment of remuneration to the spouses of the President and Vice President …

Three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of a social media activist, Kaaka Macho at Ejura are making their maiden appearance at the Asokwa District Court in Kumasi. The suspects are Issakar Ibrahim, also known as Anyas, Fuseini Alhassan and Iddi Mohammed. They are expected to answer charges on …

CHEEKY After being summonsed to appear before the state capture inquiry, former president Jacob Zuma refused. Then he chose not to address the ConCourt on what an appropriate penalty would be should it find him in contempt for failing to do so. Image: Alon Skuy The Constitutional Court will hand down judgment …

An Information Technology (IT) technician accused of stealing an ATM card of a pastor he worked for and using it to withdraw money has been put before the La Magistrate Court. The accused, Ranford Anthony Arthur, is standing trial for using the ATM card which he allegedly stole with its …

• The NDC and the NPP MP for Techiman South are in court over the 2020 polls • The NDC is to pay a GH¢4000 fine • This was reduced from GH¢7000 after the lawyers of the NDC argued against it A GH¢4000 fine has been slapped on the National Democratic …

An East London mother, Phindiwe Grey, gave moving testimony on Wednesday about how her daughter, Nolonwabo Grey of Duncan Village, was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a man who had called her family and demanded R3,000 ransom for her release. The 69-year-old widow’s pain echoed through her testimony in the …

Colonel Isaac Amponsah, in charge of the Military Academy Training School, one of the first witnesses in the alleged treason trial involving Dr Frederick Mac Palm, Chief Executive, Citadel Hospital, and nine others, appeared in Court on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Colonel Amponsah said his boss, Major General M.P. Andoh, …

“The Judge of our time is searching for himself because his function has fundamentally changed. The Judge is no longer the reader-reciter of the law that he or she applies indiscriminately. “The Judge gives meaning to the law and adapts it to the evolution of society. The law, it must …