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Battle for Balobedu throne intensifies over succession rules

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyer, Advocate Zinzile Matebese, has questioned why the Balobedu Royal Council took ten years after the death of Queen Makobo Modjadji VI to establish a rule that a person could not be regarded as part of the royal family if they lived outside the royal homestead. Matebese is representing President Cyril Ramaphosa while also acting for, Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII, in the fierce ongoing Pretoria High Court […]

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Judges Matter urges swift action to protect judiciary’s credibility

Chief Justice, Mandisa Maya, has granted tainted sitting Judge Portia Phahlane special leave pending her corruption case. The Pretoria High Court Judge, was arrested this week on corruption and money-laundering charges. The Judge is accused of accepting bribes to the tune of R2 million to rule in favour of International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) leader Michael Sandlana in the succession battle case. Chief Justice Maya says measures will be put […]

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Judges Matter calls for the immediate suspension of Judge Phahlane over bribery allegations

Judges Matter has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately suspend Gauteng High Court Judge Portia Phahlane in the wake of serious bribery allegations. Phahlane is accused of receiving millions in gratification to deliver a favourable judgment in the long-running International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) succession battle — a dispute that has been before the High Court for nearly a decade after the death of founder’s son, Glayton Modise. The […]

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