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Recent Judgments
Minister of Police v Els ; In Re: Els v Minister of Police (A3015/2020) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1479 (8 December 2023) 8 December 2023 S v Mthombeni (CA&R55/23) [2023] ZANCHC 99 (8 December 2023) 8 December 2023 Director of Public Prosecutions Northern Cape v Tosa and Another (Appeal on Sentence) (CA&R67/2022) [2023] ZANCHC 100 (8 December 2023) 8 December 2023 31 Koch Street Joubert Park CC v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Another (Reasons) (045154/2023) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1470 (7 December 2023) 7 December 2023 Doola v First Rand Bank ltd tading inter alia as RMB Private Bank and as FNB (2020.13723) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1471 (7 December 2023) 7 December 2023 View more judgmentsRecent Legislation
Provincial Appropriation Act, 2023 31 August 2023 Informal Trading 23 August 2023 Regulations under Section 109(1)(a) of the Act, 2018 11 August 2023 Electricity Supply 11 August 2023 Estuary Usage Zones 11 August 2023 Water 10 August 2023 Water and Sanitation Services 28 July 2023 Public Amenities 21 July 2023 Tariff 30 June 2023 National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 30 June 2023 View more legislation
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