Court Watch — 18 October 2026
Court watch: today’s court and commission business — bail, trials, tribunals and the dockets behind them.
Garies police officer faces culpable homicide charge ‘after driving over her twice’
Source: IOL · how we source
‘Record’ 855 people arrested over Paris protest violence: police
Source: IOL · how we source
Watch — How a narrow court ruling became a week of anti-foreigner posts – Daily Maverick
Source: Daily Maverick (gnews) · how we source
IEC defends decision to extend court ruling as an act of independence
Source: IOL · how we source
The week that was: March and March makes headlines over arrest warrants in Durban [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]
Source: IOL — also carried by IOL · how we source
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