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The maximum sentence an ordinary district Magistrate’s Court can impose in South Africa is three years’ imprisonment or a fine, while a regional Magistrate’s Court ...

Malicious injury to property is the South African common-law crime of unlawfully and intentionally damaging someone else’s property, and arson is the crime of unlawfully ...

A murder conviction in South Africa carries anything from a lengthy term of imprisonment to life imprisonment, depending on the category of murder. Under the ...

Drug charges in South Africa are governed by the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act 140 of 1992. The two main offences are use or possession ...

The legal consequences of committing fraud in South Africa include criminal prosecution carrying a fine or imprisonment, a permanent criminal record, civil claims by the ...

A final protection order granted under the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 lasts indefinitely: it remains in force until it is set aside or ...

The law on murder in South Africa is primarily common law: murder is the unlawful and intentional killing of another person. Parliament regulates the consequences ...

You pay bail in South Africa in cash, at the office that set it: police bail is paid at the police station where the amount ...

A hijacking in South Africa is prosecuted as robbery with aggravating circumstances, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment for a first conviction, ...