The country's most senior judges have taken a stand against Justice Minister Jeff Radebe's plans to make them declare their financial interests, calling it an invasion of privacy, writes Legalbrief.
Julius Malema tried unsuccessfully to prove that his disciplinary hearing was unjustly railroaded to prevent him from 'disrupting' and 'undermining' President Jacob Zuma at the ANC celebration, notes a report in The Mercury.
The Cape director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Hennie van Vuuren, has accused State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele of failing to concede that there are key aspects of the Protection of State Information Bill that still need to be fixed, says a Cape Argus report.
Durban's Labour Court - caught in the middle of an ownership battle over the Durban city-centre offices it leases - remains in limbo, says a report in The Mercury.
The long-awaited investigation of allegations of misconduct against Police Commissioner Bheki Cele will start on 13 February, according to Judge Jake Moloii, chairperson of the board of inquiry established by President Jacob Zuma in October 2011.
Thandiwe Godongwana, wife of the former Deputy Minister of Economic Development, has been struck off the payroll of the company she has a 50% stake in, notes a report in The Times.
'For much of the past decade, the work of the Commission on Gender Equality has been hampered by serious institutional problems, organisational conflicts and a failure to act strategically.
'Restructure of a company's debt that includes a sale of shares may be interpreted as providing financial assistance under section 44 of the Companies Act, 2008.
Kenya's Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta resigned yesterday after the International Criminal Court ruled this week he should stand trial for his alleged role in 2007-8 post-election violence, notes a report on the News24 site.
The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) may formally investigate alleged corruption at firms that self-report the activity but will be mindful not to harm the company's reputation, the head of the organisation says.
The US Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 in Reynolds v. US that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) does not require pre-act offenders to register before the Attorney-General validly specifies that the Act's registration provisions apply to them, says a Jurist report.