Countries

Disbarred lawyer Malesela Teffo gets major new role — Head of Intelligence at FOSA

Johannesburg – Disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo has been appointed as Head of Intelligence at the civil organisation Forum for... Read more

14 Jan

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast detains opposition spokesman for ‘terrorism’: lawyer

Abidjan – Police took the spokesman of Ivory Coast’s largest opposition party into custody on Wednesday, accusing him of... Read more

27 Nov, 2025

Benin

Benin opposition picks lawyer as presidential hopeful

Cotonou – Benin’s main opposition party has chosen lawyer Renaud Agbodjo as its candidate in next year’s presidential election... Read more

15 Oct, 2025

Countries

Kubayi blasts ‘senseless’ violence after Johannesburg lawyer shot dead

Johannesburg – Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has condemned the killing of insolvency lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk,... Read more

7 Sep, 2025

Countries

‘He wouldn’t back down’ — Parents say murdered lawyer fought on despite threats

Johannesburg – Prominent insolvency lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk was shot dead in Johannesburg on Friday, in a killing that... Read more

6 Sep, 2025

Countries

Egypt charges ex-political prisoner with spreading fake news: lawyer

Cairo – Egyptian poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma was charged with spreading fake news on Tuesday, his... Read more

30 Jul, 2025

Countries

Court finds Cape Town lawyer guilty of slashing neighbour’s tyres

Cape Town lawyer Gary Trappler was convicted on Monday. Archive photo: Sandiso Phaliso By Riyadh Karodia A Cape Town... Read more

8 Jul, 2025

Countries

Tunisian govt critic gets new jail term: lawyer

Tunis – A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced lawyer and commentator Sonia Dahmani to two extra years in prison... Read more

1 Jul, 2025

Countries

Defence lawyer’s death in Meyiwa trial ‘could delay proceedings’

Cape Town – Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu, a defence lawyer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has died. He died... Read more

11 Dec, 2024

Countries

Miners’ lawyer warns of ‘worse than Marikana’ amid Stilfontein standoff

Cape Town – The court case regarding the standoff involving illegal miners at the Stilfontein mine in North West... Read more

20 Nov, 2024