On Friday, Western Cape High Court Judge Andre le Grange stopped the parliamentary committee from continuing its hearings “pending this court’s determination of the applicant’s review”, referring to Ramaphosa’s case against the panel. The ruling effectively buys Ramaphosa more time, during which time the president hopes to clear his name. In court, his legal team
The then Minister of the Interior, Wolfgang Sobotka, stated that the building should be demolished and a new one erected in its place. It was an echo of an earlier offer from a Russian MP who said he wanted to buy the house and blow it up. But there was a storm of criticism, with
Kenya’s High Court has dismissed an attempt by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalize the use of cannabis for religious purposes. The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion and belief guaranteed by the Constitution. In a landmark ruling, Justice Bahati Mwamuye said the
No-frills airline EasyJet says it has accepted in principle a £5.7bn takeover proposal from US firm Apollo Management, just days after accepting an offer from a rival suitor. The Luton-based airline said Apollo’s bid delivered “a superior result” to investors than the previous offer from US investment firm Castlelake which EasyJet had also accepted in
Selling a car is a pain. You can take the easy route and use services like Carvana, but you could end up with thousands of dollars less than your car is worth. Or, you could wait longer if you go to a dealer, but the dealer’s offer can vary wildly depending on what you do.
Hungary’s main public television channel has suspended news broadcasts, while a state radio station has been suspended entirely, in a bid to make its media “independent and trustworthy”. The country’s former prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who was ousted in April after 16 years in power, had tightly controlled state media. Media reforms were a key