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“Sekunjalo Independent Media Are Attempting To Compromise The Editorial Independence Of The Cape Times”
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The editorial staff over at The Cape Times are becoming increasingly worried that their editorial independence is under threat. It all started when Cape Times editor, Alide Dasnois, was fired unexpectedly by the paper’s new owners, Sekunjalo Independent Media.
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Radical Story About A Man’s Life Of Poverty Instead Of Wealth, After Being Switched At Birth
02 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
60 years ago, two children were born in the same hospital. One of them had rich parents – the other had poor parents. In a cruel twist of fate, the children were swapped by the hospital staff.
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BLIND: Mandla Mandela’s Receives Summons, From HIS OWN Lawyers
07 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re the grandson of a Nobel Peace Prize winner and all-round good guy, the world kind of expects you to be at least somewhat good-natured, yourself. Such was the expectation that weighed on Mandla Mandela’s shoulders. Furthermore, as Madiba’s eldest grandchild, you’re also expected to handle your affairs with a certain degree of maturity. Sadly, despite the expectations, Mandla managed to mess it all up. Quite badly.
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Law Student Gets R23,5 Million In Damages For Playground Accident 10 Years Ago
16 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
It’s 2003, and Grade 8 pupil Christian Rabie is playing with his friends. They’re flipping each other in the air in the cricket nets. He landed on the ground and fractured his skull. The North Gauteng High Court has ordered the MEC for education to pay him R23,5 million in damages
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This 18-Year-Old Is A Fully Fledged Lawyer
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Those braces are mocking us. Yes, this young lady was called to the Bar of England and Wales at the tender age of 18. Gabrielle Turnquest did at 18 what the average lawyer achieves at 27-years-old. Turnquest is the youngest person in history to have passed the bar exam.
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Would Oscar Pistorius Be Better Off Pleading ‘Temporary Insanity?’ – Experts Weigh In [Updated]
25 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Now that Oscar has been given bail and granted the right to travel, conversation has returned to his statement and how it will hold up in a court of law. We have investigated the alternatives.
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Samsung Electronics Chairman Secures $4 Billion Court Win
01 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Samsung Electronics Chariman, Lee Kun-hee was forced to fend for his fortune after estranged family members demanded that Lee hand over his shares in Samsung, which amount to billions of dollars. The shares were inherited by Kun-hee upon the death of his father. The courts ruled in favour of Mr Kun-hee today. Samsung Everland – the holding […]
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In Case You Missed It: It Is Now Legal For 12 Year Olds To Have Sex In South Africa
21 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 11 Comments
This article popped up last week on iol, which explains why it has taken so long for us to find out about it. Wowsers, can you believe that it is now legal for children aged between 12 and 16 to engage in consensual sexual activities with each other? Seriously. Read on.
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Footage Of Traffic Cops Confiscating Motorists’ Cellphones [VIDEO]
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Ja, and you thought we were joking when we reported earlier this week about the new traffic laws in Cape Town! Turns out that motorists caught using a cell phone in traffic will indeed face a R500 fine, plus have their phone confiscated for a day. Let these stupefied offenders serve as a lesson to you.
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You Will Bankroll As Many Wives As Zuma Decides To Have
25 Jun 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
[source:timeslive] That, my friends, is the decision that has been made with regards to us the tax payer supporting all of Zuma’s wives – and anymore to come. This, according to the ANC’s provincial executive Committee (PEC), who said the discussion would not form part of their policy proposals. I guess it’s just a bonus […]
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Iran Is Threatening To Sue Google Inc.
18 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I know, today was supposed to be Facebook’s special moment, but when a sovereign state threatens to sue a corporation like Google, it’s sort of a thing. Especially when a sovereign state sues a corporation because of a disagreement over how a map should be labelled. Seriously.
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Twitter Rejects Subpoena For User Data
09 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a slightly surprising move, given the extent to which Google and Facebook have been compliant in handing data over to government enquiry, Twitter filed a motion (PDF) yesterday to block a subpoena that would force the company to turn over the data of one of its users, an arrested Occupy Wall Street protestor.
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Eric Schmidt: UN Treaty A “Disaster” For The Internet
01 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The internet’s under attack again! This time by a United Nations treaty aimed at online regulation. Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, warned strongly against the suggested measures: “Do not give that up easily. You will regret it. You will hate it, because all that freedom, all that flexibility, you’ll find it shipped away.”
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SA Tightens The Reins On Foreign Adoption
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you thought Madonna had a hard time adopting a Malawian child and getting through the forest of red tape that process entailed, it’s also going to be a much tougher task for foreigners to adopt a South African baby in the near future. Foreign parents hoping for adoption from South Africa are now required to prove their commitment to living here.
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Secrecy Bill Opponents Claim Small Victory
19 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
The ratifying of the Protection of Information bill may be delayed. Opponents of the so-called Secrecy Bill – 3 000 of whom took to the streets of Cape Town on Saturday in support of the Right2Know campaign – may have claimed a minor victory in their battle against the controversial Bill. Further vigils will take place across the country tonight.
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Free Farting A Thing Of The Past In Malawi
07 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Malawian government has had enough of people farting wherever they want. Malawian lawmakers will next week debate a law change that will make letting one rip in public a criminal offence. They’re not trying to be funny – they just want people to fart in toilets. They’ll get around to delivering those toilets when they’ve sorted out the farting.
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