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After bail is granted in South Africa, the accused (or someone on their behalf) pays the bail amount at the clerk of the court or ...

Firearms charges in South Africa are prosecuted under the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000, and the most common charge, unlawful possession of a firearm ...

At a protection order hearing in South Africa, the magistrate hears evidence from both sides on the return date and then either makes the interim ...

“Frustrated murder” describes a killing in which the perpetrator takes all the steps intended to cause death, but the victim survives because of something outside ...

Exceptional circumstances in a South African bail application means facts beyond the ordinary that persuade the court to release an accused charged with a Schedule ...

Attempted murder in South African law requires proof that the accused began carrying out a killing, intended to kill at that moment, and failed only ...

In South Africa there is no separate court order called a “restraining order”; the terms are used interchangeably in everyday speech, and the formal legal ...

The difference between an interdict and a protection order in South Africa is that an interdict is a general civil court order restraining anyone from ...