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Successor chosen 'to avoid fight'
This was heard during the Durban High Court civil trial before Judge Achmat Jappie over the leadership of the house on Thursday. Vimbeni died of cancer in March. At his April 3 funeral, Mduduzi Shembe was named his father's successor by Inkosi Mqoqi
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:31A
Darby resigns as judge
By ROBERT LEE LONG A juvenile judge at the center of a case involving the arrest and subsequent strip search of three teenagers who walked through a neighbor's yard has resigned. Judge Leigh Ann Darby, Family Master and Youth Court Judge for Tate
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:29A
Two Creek Nation ex-employees convicted of bribery
"This was a serious case involving criminal allegations, and we are grateful that the jury took the case seriously and rendered their verdict." Tribal Judge Patrick Moore, who oversaw the four-day trial, released Lee and Johnson on their own
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:29A
Plan to restrict public-records data draws mounting opposition
But now, members of law enforcement, district attorneys' offices and the business community have come out against the proposal, for varying reasons. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt wrote the court, saying his office is concerned "about our
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:29A
Trial date to be changed in school molestation case
A trial for Robert Yerton Jr., 42, had been scheduled for Jan. 17 in Tulsa County District Judge Kurt Glassco's court. In the wake of proceedings related to requests by defense lawyer Richard O'Carroll to have Glassco removed from the case,
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:29A
Child porn ring: bail for 8 in family
Photo: Phill Magakoe Eight of the Pretoria North family members accused of running a child pornography ring, apparently using their children, have been granted bail by the Pretoria High Court, but with stringent conditions. The family, who have been in
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:27A
Fugitive nabbed in Soweto
The 23-year-old man escaped from Jabulani Police Station on October 31, while awaiting trial on a charge of rape, said Warrant Officer Kay Makhubela. He was rearrested on Thursday night and would appear in the Protea Magistrate's Court on Monday on the
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:27A
Court issues arrest warrant for former Philippine president on electoral fraud
Arroyo denies wrongdoing, and says she does not intend to flee justice but wants to go abroad for necessary medical treatment for a bone ailment. In a legal victory for Arroyo, the Supreme Court upheld her right to travel, at least temporarily,
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:26A
Condoms found in dead judge's robes, court told
His wife Thandi Maqubela and Veli Mabena are standing trial for his murder. Both have pleaded not guilty. Maqubela has also been charged with forging her husband's signature on a will that names her as the main beneficiary of his estate.
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:26A
In the know: Supreme Court to review health care bill
What makes the case suspect is the fact that Justice Elena Kagan served as solicitor general in the Obama administration when the first legal challenges to the law were brought at the trial court level. She will likely be pushed to recuse herself from
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:26A
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