KZN magistrate suspended without pay
KwaZulu-Natal Magistrate Ian Blose has been suspended without pay. Photo: Brian Turner via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) By Tania... Read more
19 Dec, 2025
WATCH | Diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg refuses to call magistrate ‘Your Worship’
Johannesburg – Notorious diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg’s bail application at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg was halted on... Read more
7 Aug, 2025
Zanzou nightclub case: Gruesome crime, but bail granted – magistrate explains why
Johannesburg – The magistrate who approved bail for the accused in the Zanzou nightclub assault case stated that the... Read more
10 Apr, 2025
WATCH | Mboro’s silent prayer sparks tension in court as magistrate issues warning
Cape Town – Leader of Incredible Happenings Ministries Paseka “Mboro” Motsoeneng on Monday expressed frustration after being told to... Read more
12 Nov, 2024
Magistrate becomes witness in his own matter
A KwaZulu-Natal magistrate has recused himself after Interpol insisted on interviewing him in connection with the extradition case he... Read more
1 Nov, 2024
Rude and threatening magistrate fired
The Gauteng High Court has upheld a decision by the Magistrates Commission against Kempton Park chief magistrate Judith van... Read more
27 Mar, 2024
Drug user nephew of slain magistrate gets 20 years in prison
Cape Town – Cassidy Hartzenberg, the nephew of Magistrate Romay van Rooyen, has been sentenced to 20 years in... Read more
3 Mar, 2024
Husband admits to murder of magistrate wife amid ‘troubled marriage’
Cape Town – Lehlohonolo Makotoane, whose wife, Free State Magistrate Mamello Thamae, was discovered dead in the trunk of... Read more
27 Sep, 2023
‘She had a sterling disposition’ – Women judges honour slain Free State magistrate in tribute
Cape Town – The South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC–IAWJ) has expressed deep sadness... Read more
25 Sep, 2023
WATCH | ‘She has a duty to respect us’ – Malema slams magistrate for being late
Cape Town – The trial against Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and his bodyguard,... Read more
14 Sep, 2023
