The offence of harassment requires the principle of this offence to behave in such a way with the intention of causing the harassment. The harassment…
MMA EditorAugust 15, 2021
The police must not issue charges on the basis of a police report without first carrying out an investigation in order to establish whether the…
MMA EditorMay 30, 2021
Although the charge of pretended rights is a crime, it is not far off from rights that emerge from civil law. This was held in…
MMA EditorMay 23, 2021
The Court must examine whether at the time of the commission of the crime, the accused could have resisted from carrying out the offence.
MMA EditorDecember 13, 2020
The Court of Criminal Appeal overturned a conviction of a mother, since the CCTV footage of an incident with her sons, are not compatible with…
Marthese HiliMay 29, 2020
The Court held that according to the evidence the accused was proven to have punched the defendant once, as a result of which his eye…
Marthese HiliSeptember 16, 2019
A supplier who failed to refund an order which was cancelled on the hope that his claim would be set off, was in fact committing…
MMA EditorMay 4, 2019
Due to legal amendments that came into force in May 2018, words declared or published on social media with the aim of slandering a person…
Marthese HiliApril 19, 2019
The Court of Criminal Appeal upheld an appeal lodged by former employers, claiming that it was unconvinced with the complainant’s version in her testimony.
Marthese HiliSeptember 14, 2018
