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LPC led by Pule Seleka weaponised to deal with Dali Mpofu SC?
The Pan-African Bar Association of South Africa (PABASA) issued a stern warning to the Legal Practice Council (LPC), cautioning the regulatory body to resist attempts to weaponise disciplinary proceed...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:46hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Malema beefs up Phala Phala legal team
EFF leader Julius Malema will pick a fresh battle with President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Constitutional Court this week over the Phala Phala case without his long-time allies, Floyd Shivambu and Adv Da...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 14:07hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Julius Malema's EFF implodes
South Africa's radical opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), appears to be on a downward spiral after another high-profile member defected to ex-President Jacob Zuma's party.D...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 20:43hrs | 2194 | by Staff reporter
Malema predicts more departures from EFF
Despite the number of prominent and high-ranking figures dumping the EFF to join the MK Party, the fiery party leader, Julius Malema has signalled more exits, adamantly saying his party will remain st...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 15:48hrs | 2168 | by Staff reporter
EFF chairperson joins MK Party
Former EFF chairperson advocate Dali Mpofu has quit the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party.Mpofu said he would be joining Jacob Zuma's MK Party.In an interview on SABC Morning Live,...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 08:00hrs | 1861 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's goons go after Dali Mpofu over 'unpaid personal tax'?
The taxman is knocking on the door of South Africa's well-known legal eagle, advocate Dali Mpofu, demanding more than R2-million from him in unpaid personal income tax.News that the South Afri...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 8255 | by Staff reporter
Gordhan gave tenders to his cronies, leaves a fractured legacy
ONCE praised as an "incorruptible" crusader in South Africa, Pravin Gordhan has left behind a legacy tarnished by mistakes, poor leadership, and growing corruption claims, giving rise to the question ...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1143 | by Sizwe Dlamini, Thabo Makwakwa, Manyane Manyane
Ngcukaitobi says Mkhwebane 'not entitled to R10m gratuity'
There is no legal basis on which former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is entitled to receive a gratuity payment as she was removed from office before her term expired, advocate Tembeka Ngcukaito...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 07:31hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
'ANC of Ramaphosa wasting state resources in its fight for MK'
The Durban High Court reserved its judgment in the trademark matter between the ANC and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP).The ANC is forging ahead to claim the exclusive rights to the name (uMk...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:31hrs | 415 | by Sgtaff reporter
Dali Mpofu denied work visa to represent Namibia's EFF
Prominent South African legal practitioner, Advocate Dali Mpofu and his colleague Advocate Lerato Moela were denied work permits this week by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Secu...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 09:29hrs | 10039 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala a habitual offender
Empty vessels make a lot of noise. CCC interim vice national chairperson, Job Sikhala, has of late been making unfounded claims about the country's judiciary as being captured.This is stemming...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 1 | by Zivanai Dhewa
Zimbabwe govt shuts door on foreign lawyers
GOVERNMENT has shut the door on foreign lawyers taking part in future election litigation.Zimbabwe expects to hold general elections next year."We have seen the development of electora...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Black advocates responds to Adriaan Basson's insults
We the undermentioned advocates respond formally to Mr Adriaan Basson's insults against Dali Mpofu SC as follows: On 7 February 2022 Mr Adriaan Basson, Editor-in-Chief of News 24 published an ...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramaphosa is an agent of imperialism and white monopoly capital
On the 8 July 2021, I was arrested in front of the Estcourt prison where President Jacob Zuma was illegally imprisoned because of a travesty of justice committed by the Constitutional Court (CC)....Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 11:53hrs | 14 | by Carl Niehaus
Zuma wants Zondo probed
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has instructed his legal team to take the State Capture Commission report on review. According to JG Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi, Zuma ...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 19:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dali Mpofu convicted by Stratcom, but cleared by law body
Advocate Dali Mpofu SC has been cleared of a misconduct charge for his 'shut comment' made at the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture.Mpofu was investigated by the Legal Pr...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 19:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Jacob Zuma loses arms deal court case
Pietermaritzburg judge Judge Piet Koen has dismissed former South African President Jacob Zuma application to have Prosecutor Billy Downer removed from his arms deal case alleging he and other Nationa...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 08:24hrs | 30 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jail Old Mutual directors: Moyo's lawyers
Lawyers of Zimbabwean and former Old Mutual chief executive Peter Moyo, want to see the company's directors jailed for refusing to reinstate him – and for them to be blocked from serving on any othe...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malema to build RDP houses in Sandton
THE upmarket area of Sandton will see the construction of RDP houses near the affluent northern area if the EFF takes over the City of Joburg after the November 1 national local government elections....Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 20:02hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Not even a presidential pardon can correct Zuma's illegal detention'
One of the parties that has been asked by the Constitutional Court (Concourt) to make submissions regarding the "illegal detention" of former president Jacob Zuma and his rescission application says f...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 11:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Zuma is not to blame for South Africa's mess
At the time of going to press, over 100 people had been killed and hundreds hospitalised after riots and protests related to the imprisonment of former South African president Jacob Zuma.Don't...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:06hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka
Ace Magashule suspension was a 'coup'
Mutumwa Mawere, a businessman and former ANC branch chairperson, has accused the party of effecting a "coup d'etat" for suspending secretary-general (SG) Ace Magashule.Mawere told a virtual si...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuma says 'Not guilty' - nails CIA linked prosecutor
More than a decade after former president Jacob Zuma was served with an indictment accusing him of fraud and corruption, he was finally able to enter a plea at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wedne...Published: 26 May 2021 at 15:41hrs | 2 | by Des Erasmus
Zuma exposes prosecutor linked to CIA spies
Former president Jacob Zuma has accused prosecutor Billy Downer of turning his criminal case into "a personal legacy project of his own".Inside the Pietermaritzburg High Court, while Advocate ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 14:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Charges against Busisiwe Mkhwebane 'frivolous and contrived'
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who stands accused of perjury, on Thursday indicated through her lawyer that she wants to have the three charges against her withdrawn.In a short appearanc...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 09:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo calls on Zimbabweans to boycott Aug. 16 protests
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo sparked internet fury on Wednesday after calling on Zimbabweans to boycott protests called by the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change.The ...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 23:39hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Peter Moyo ouster was 'artificially manufactured'
Former Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo on Thursday sought to demonstrate that the breakdown in trust cited by his former employer as a reason for his axing was "artificially manufactured".Moyo is in...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 16:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa got 33% of the Presidential vote'
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has claimed that he has evidence proving that President Emmerson Mnangagwa got only 33% in the 2018 Presidential elections. Official resu...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 09:49hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How govt sabotaged Chamisa court case
THE government employed a cocktail of crippling measures which severely weakened MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's Constitutional Court (ConCourt) case in which he is challenging President-elect Em...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 13:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's SA lawyer, Jeremy Gauntlett SC was born in Rhodesia?
The top South African lawyer who once advised Nelson Mandela and was part of a team helping MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to overturn the results of last month's presidential poll was actually bo...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 20:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu blasts the 'Zimbabwe is open for business' mantra, calls it nonsense
South African Senior Advocate Dali Mpofu has teared the Zimbabwean government apart calling it a continuation of the old order which stifles democracy and continues to implement laws that were used to...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
President Mnangagwa might trigger unnecessary Xenophobia in South Africa
In an exclusive Interview with the 1873 FM, Adv. Mpofu said, "The decision to deny Nelson Chamisa his right to a representation of choice was a political decision and not a legal one. We had got all t...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Knowledge Hakata
Chamisa foreign lawyers fail to practise in ZImbabwe
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's South African lawyers were yesterday left disappointed after their last-minute attempt to represent their client in a matter in he is challenging the victory of Pr...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's SA lawyers denied entry into the Constitutional Court
Chamisa's local lawyers have just filed an urgent application at the High Court challenging the decision by the justice ministry to bar top lawyers from South Africa, including Dali Mpofu, from p...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 09:02hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces moment of truth
MDC Alliance presidential hopeful Nelson Chamisa faces his moment of truth today when his team of top local and regional lawyers take to the centre stage at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), seekin...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Stff reporter
Chamisa's expart lawyers refused to submit their CVs
The high-profile South African lawyers who were meant to present the challenge to the disputed July 30 Zimbabwe elections to the nine-member Harare Constitutional Court on Wednesday will not be able t...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 10:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's foreign lawyers cornered
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's bid to engage five foreign lawyers in his presidential election challenge could hit a brick-wall, as they are yet to be cleared to pract...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa abusing court process'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the election petition filed by MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa challenging his victory in last month's harmonised elections is an abuse of the court ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's expat lawyers applied for admission to practice in Zimbabwe'
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's international attorneys contesting President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the July 30 harmonised elections have applied for authority to work in the count...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa taunts Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday ordered his political nemesis President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa to do the "most gracious and revolutionary thing" by conceding defeat and start...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 'rigging evidence'
MDC Alliance presidential election candidate Nelson Chamisa has tabled "more evidence" he says will be enough to overturn President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election victory ahead of a potentially bruisin...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 16:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ropes in Mandela's lawyer
A top South African advocate has been drafted into MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's legal team to fight the opposition party's Constitutional Court (Con-Court) challenge to be heard on Wednesday....Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 15:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ropes in Kenyans
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has further hired Kenyan and Zambian lawyers in attempts to reinforce his bid to seek the overturn of the July 30 presidential elections won by Emmer...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dali Mpofu in Zimbabwe work permit poser
Advocates Dali Mpofu and Tembeka Ngcukaitobi from South Africa - who are reportedly set to lead a legal team contesting President Mnangagwa's victory in the July 30 harmonised elections - cannot appea...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ups the pressure
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday dispatched a three-member team to lobby Sadc leaders at the ongoing regional summit in Namibia as Zimbabwe's political situation remains in...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Challenges for Chamisa's SA lawyers
Advocates Dali Mpofu and Tembeka Ngcukaitobi from South Africa - who are reportedly set to lead a legal team contesting President Mnangagwa's victory in the July 30 harmonised elections - cannot appea...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Chamisa's legal team
Hot preparations for the hearing next Wednesday 22 August 2018The situation right now in Harare,ZimbabweHot preparat...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 17:01hrs | | by Social media
Dali Mpofu arrives in Zimbabwe for Chamisa petition
South Africa's Advocate Dali Mpofu and Tembeka Ngcukaitobi who are reportedly set to lead a legal team to challenge Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party's victory in the just ...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 15:08hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Dali Mpofu to lead legal team challenging Mnangagwa election victory
South Africa's Advocate Dali Mpofu is reportedly set to lead a legal team to challenge Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party's victory in the just ended elections – on behalf...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 10:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa invaded Tsvangirai's most private space
People's Democratic Party deputy Secretary-General George Mkhwanazi has said the ban of MDC-T Acting President from his late leader Morgan Tsvangirai's funeral by the late's mother could have not bee...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 02:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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