By Kholofelo Maruma In the case of Mandel v South African Civil Aviation Authority N.N.O. and Others (1467/2023) [2023] ZAECQBHC 33 (6 June 2023), the High Court of South Africa (Eastern Cape Division, Gqeberha) deliberated on the important issues pertaining to the suspension of a private pilot’s license under the Civil Aviation Act 13 of

Sipho Matshie On 29 January 2025, FlySafair’s flight FA711 enroute from George to Johannesburg had a bizarre circumstance midway through its journey. On a routine domestic flight, its pilot experienced a sudden medical emergency, leaving the aircraft’s command primarily in the hands of the co-pilot. After being in charge of the aircraft, the co-pilot made

Sipho Matshie Introduction Lesotho is a country that is completely landlocked by South Africa. These two nations enjoy political, economic and cultural ties. However, there is currently a lacuna between these countries of an agreement that regulates practice within the legal profession. This has been made apparent by the High Court judgment in Molapo v

By Prof Angelo Dube South Africa did prove genocidal intent before the ICJ: A response to Prof Andre Thomashausen A week ago I read with shock an opinion piece written by UNISA Emeritus Professor, Andre Thomashausen, titled ‘SA has failed to prove genocidal intent by Israel in Gaza’, purportedly featured in the Sunday Times on

(31 March 1950—18 December 2020) AN UNRECONSTRUCTED AFRICAN RADICAL By Bernard Martin and Raymond Koen We had the good fortune of producing and editing a festschrift for Lovell in 2016. We thought that the first anniversary of his passing called for a short but new appreciation of his life and work. Our attempt at a novel reading

By Prof Angelo Dube South Africa’s Former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng once decried the unfair performance assessment of public prosecutors by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Speaking during the release of the 2018/19 Annual Report of the South African Judiciary, former CJ Mogoeng criticized the NPA’s approach, which vilified prosecutors for not getting enough convictions in the

By Dr Lindelwa Mhlongo South Afrikan holidays are largely celebrated throughout the country in various ways. However, many South Afrikans (in this opinion the ‘C’ is replaced with a ‘K’ for de-colonial purposes) have not internalised the motive behind some of the “political” public holidays that they are celebrating. For some, they just look forward

By Prof Angelo Dube The second week of November was quite hectic in South Africa. Amidst the drama and theatrics of coalition negotiations amongst South Africa’s political parties came the news of the deaths of Zulu regiment leader Mgilija Nhleko (may his soul rest in peace) and that of Frederic Willem de Klerk – South

By Nikita Nkosi I never thought I would be talking from this perspective, but I’m not sure what else you’re expecting. Our reality is that corrupt politicians reign and unscrupulous leaders retain power as they are re-elected at every election and the human race nears its deplorable end. The ones endowed with the cognitive capacity to alter