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The committee says if two complaints against him are found to be true, they are “extremely serious”
Reyno de Beer had ‘raised an attack … on unidentified regulations, on undisclosed grounds and for unknown reasons’
Police watchdog report finds that metro police members did not participate in the assault
The minister’s media statement follows a letter from Khosa’s attorneys that they were considering a perjury charge or a complaint with the Public Protector
Despite a court-ordered deadline for the completion of the internal investigation, no explanation is given for Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s contradictory positions
The high court ruling will delight gatvol South Africans but is unlikely to stand the test of time
The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks
The Constitutional Court said it welcomed robust debate but criticised the populist rhetoric in the battle between Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Minister Pravin Gordhan
With coalition politics on the rise, particularly in local government, this kind of court case is likely to become more common
The board of inquiry also found that it was Khosa and his brother-in-law Thabiso Muvhango who caused the altercation with the defence force members
The guidelines follow a court order in the case of Collins Khosa, who died after an alleged assault by members of the army and the Johannesburg metro police
The family of Collins Khosa is threatening to seek a personal costs order against Police Minister Bheki Cele
In its ruling the high court sought to restore the ‘social contract’ between citizens and government after the assault and death of Collins Khosa
In an extraordinary move for a judge, the deputy judge president says she secretly recorded a meeting that proves she was insulted by Judge President John Hlophe
Excessive use of force by the security forces during the Covid-19 pandemic has overwhelmingly been experienced in poor communities
In court papers, the family says the investigations into the death of Collins Khosa are neither impartial nor effective
The defence minister said allegations in court papers that she had violated people’s rights had no basis in law
We summarise the legal battles fought to improve the quality of education in South Africa.
Even where the case is a strong one, direct access to the highest court is a route only in truly exceptional circumstances
The family of Collins Khosa, who died after police and army personnel assaulted him, says the easing of the lockdown does not spell the end of police abuse of power
![Pretoria high court Judge Hans Fabricius gave a number of orders, including one that Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Police Minister Bheki Cele must “ensure that internal investigations into the incidents listed below [including Khosa’s] are completed and reports are furnished to this court on or before June 4”.](https://images.newsteam.io/image/1000/2Bq28FuGKoJucPnyTTBy4sUtuWYKSHSNNZ3mAoz3Ga2ZbmHVFc4MMcpkhzyxjr6K9pp8pCLtdwAu3VDz9LwYRj9bYk76a2gAwuhHKEr4uzdx1m9hwMgiujGcfVXu2dbfTkEE6uw28r2gwNpEQw9DMcW)
