Mkhwane v Dyakala (14102/2020) [2024] ZAGPJHC 638 (15 July 2024)
Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
14102/2020
Judge
S D J Wilson
Defamation claim over WhatsApp messages dismissed: the court held the corruption allegations were substantially true and other remarks were fair comment.
National Director of Public Prosecutions v Western Breeze Trading 434 (Pty) Ltd and Another (D10619/2021) [2023] ZAKZDHC 64; 2024 (1) SACR 303 (KZD) (6 September 2023)
Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Durban
Case number
D10619/2021
Judge
ME Nkosi
The court found, on a balance of probabilities, that both the Ebuhleni property and the development of the [...] M[...] Drive property were funded with proceeds of unlawful activities arising from municipal corruption, fraud, and money laundering. The respondents' explanations and supporting documents were unconvincing, and the evidence indicated that they knew or ought reasonably to have known the illicit origin of the funds. The Ebuhleni property was wholly acquired with unlawful proceeds and is to be forfeited in full to the State. For the [...] M[...] Drive property, only the value equiva…