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Regional Court of South Africa, KwaZulu Natal Regional Division - 2025
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June 2025
Ethekwini Municipality v Ngcobo and Another (KZN/DBN/RC 2614/2018) [2025] ZAKZNRD 7 (26 June 2025)
Review application dismissed due to lack of authority and untimeliness in challenging taxation proceedings.
Taxation of costs – authority to represent – failure to comply with procedural requirements – remedies for unopposed taxation.
26 June 2025
S v Mhlongo and Others (41/499 /2023) [2025] ZAKZNRD 6 (19 June 2025) (Sentence)
Conviction of police officers for corruption upheld with a mandatory minimum sentence emphasizing societal interest in deterring corruption.
Criminal law - Sentencing - Corruption - Police bribery - Minimum sentence - Substantial and compelling circumstances - Societal interests in deterrence.
19 June 2025
S v M T (SH 27/ 2021) [2025] ZAKZNRD 8 (15 June 2025)
15 June 2025
S v Mhlongo and Others (41/66 /2019) [2025] ZAKZNRD 2 (11 June 2025)
Police officers found guilty of corruption after lawful entrapment operation without credible defense against bribery claims.
Criminal Law – Corruption by police officers – Entrapment operation admissibility – Section 252A compliance – Conviction in absence of testimony.
11 June 2025
May 2025
S v Thabethe and Another (41/499 /2023) [2025] ZAKZNRD 3 (29 May 2025)
Robbery conviction based on circumstantial evidence, single witness identification, and admissibility of warrantless search.
Criminal law – Robbery – Use of circumstantial evidence – Warrantless search – Single witness identification.
29 May 2025
S v Kofana (41/872/2024) [2025] ZAKZNRD 5 (20 May 2025)
Accused found guilty of robbery and attempted robbery, with witness identification and circumstantial evidence proving decisive.
Criminal Law - Identification evidence - Evaluation of single witness identification and dock identification - Robbery with aggravating circumstances - Application of minimum sentencing legislation to inchoate offenses.
20 May 2025
April 2025
S v Gule and Another (SH 03/2020) [2025] ZAKZNRD 1 (9 April 2025)
Accused discharged where prosecution failed to prove confession was voluntary and admissible under section 217 CPA.
Criminal law – Confession – Admissibility – Voluntariness – Requirements of section 217 Criminal Procedure Act – operating mind, absence of oppression, proper recording of questions and answers. Constitutional protections – Section 35 rights – impact of prior breaches on subsequent statements and taint doctrine. Evidentiary sufficiency – Application of section 174 CPA where confession is excluded and State fails to prove case. Procedure – Necessity for competent interpretation and accurate recording when taking confessions; referral of counsel conduct for investigation.
9 April 2025
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