ARTICLES RELATING TO GEORGE BIZOS

Mandela's daughters sue their father

2013-05-20 10:33
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Nelson Mandela's daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, according to a report.

Madiba trademark battle set to hot up

2013-05-05 17:49

Relatives of global icon Nelson Mandela are poised for a head-to-head with the foundation that bears his name over the Mandela brand, according to a report.

Fears that inquiry drags into 2014

2013-04-25 22:29

Lawyers at the hearings into the Marikana unrest are worried that the proceedings will drag on until 2014, the Farlam Commission on Inquiry has heard.

Changes to info bill, but debate continues

2013-04-23 17:39

The amended protection of state information bill looks set to be debated by the National Assembly.

Mandela family, Bizos rift deepens

2013-04-17 16:17
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A granddaughter of Nelson Mandela has harshly criticised George Bizos, in an escalation of a dispute over funds linked to two companies connected to the former president.

Mandela family wants Bizos out

2013-04-10 07:57
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Former president Nelson Mandela's children have launched a court bid to remove advocate George Bizos and others as directors of two of his companies.

Phiyega wasn't much help - Bizos

2013-04-02 22:32

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has not been helpful to the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, lawyer George Bizos says.

Cops provoked Marikana miners

2013-04-02 14:04

Crowd-control experts would testify that police conduct had provoked striking Marikana miners, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Marikana commission in recess

2013-03-28 21:03

The Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the death of 44 people during wage-related protests in Marikana, North West, will resume its public hearings in Rustenburg, after the Easter holiday.

Phiyega didn't know Marikana plan

2013-03-27 21:31

National police chief Riah Phiyega was not in on a police plan to quell labour turbulence at Marikana mines, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Phiyega: Cops acted in self-defence

2013-03-27 14:30

National police chief Riah Phiyega has maintained that police acted in self-defence when they opened fire on striking Marikana miners.

Tears as Phiyega testifies on Marikana

2013-03-14 22:34

A woman has cried uncontrollably as national police chief Riah Phiyega voiced condolences to those affected at the Marikana shooting in the North West.

Senior cop 'can't assume' over Marikana

2012-12-19 22:18

A senior police officer has declined to answer numerous questions before the Farlam commission, saying he did not want to make assumptions.

Crime scene expert waited for 6 hours

2012-10-31 19:24

A crime scene expert waited for around six hours before he was called to collect evidence from the scene where 34 miners were killed in Marikana, the Farlam commission has heard.

Cop didn't record Marikana shooting

2012-10-23 22:34
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A crime scene technician took no video footage of the fatal mine shooting in Marikana, North West, although he had been instructed to do so from a helicopter, the Farlam commission has heard.

Family members arrive for Marikana inquiry

2012-10-22 10:22

Family members of those killed have been joined by police commissioner Riah Phiyega at the judicial inquiry into the shooting at the Lonmin Platinum mine.

Lawyers consider inquiry postponement

2012-10-03 11:39

Lawyers involved in the judicial inquiry into the Lonmin mine shooting are discussing whether the proceedings should be postponed.

Info bill: Clash of laws looms

2012-09-05 21:54

The protection of state information bill has been rewritten to general, qualified relief, but the latest draft still makes for a messy clash of laws on access to state documents, analysts say.

Bizos worries about Cwele's powers

2012-07-17 21:06

Silence on proposed legislation to authorise State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele to classify information was "very dangerous", human rights lawyer George Bizos says.

Info bill: Win for whistleblowers

2012-05-10 22:34
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The ANC has moved to protect journalists and whistleblowers as part of a raft of proposed changes to the information bill.

Bizos slams review of courts

2012-03-29 20:24

Veteran human rights lawyer George Bizos has expressed incredulity at the government's plans to review the rulings of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal.

Sanef lone media voice at info bill hearings

2012-03-14 22:37

Eighteen critics will be invited to address hearings on the protection of state information bill later this month, but only one media body will be heard, ANC MPs have ruled.

Bizos warns govt on judiciary

2011-12-09 22:44

Veteran human rights lawyer George Bizos has fired a blunt warning at the government not to undermine the judiciary.

Bizos no longer on JSC

2009-07-20 07:53

One of South Africa's most experienced legal minds, Advocate George Bizos, is no longer a member of the Judicial Service Commission.

 

Mandela 'wanted daughters to back off'

2013-05-17 09:11
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Former president Nelson Mandela didn't want his children to be involved in the management of his money and artworks, according to a report.

Cops 'changed' Marikana story

2013-05-02 14:41

Police have changed their version of events at Marikana to fit the evidence of expert witnesses, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

Bizos takes on Mandela daughters

2013-04-25 08:05
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George Bizos, SC, has indicated his intention to challenge former president Nelson Mandela's daughters to prove their allegations of improper conduct against him.

Mandla Mandela steers clear of Bizos saga

2013-04-18 18:32

The family of Nelson Mandela is seeking to present a united front, in a dispute with long-time associates of the former president over control of two companies, but grandson Mandla continues to steer clear.

Bizos to oppose Mandela family claims

2013-04-10 22:18
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A legal attempt to push advocate George Bizos SC, Cabinet Minister Tokyo Sexwale and attorney Bally Chuene out of companies connected to former president Nelson Mandela will be opposed.

Punishment for Marikana cops unclear

2013-04-05 16:04

It is unclear if policemen found guilty of ignoring official crowd-control guidelines in Marikana would lose their jobs, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry has heard.

I didn't celebrate death - Phiyega

2013-04-02 15:46

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied that a statement she issued the day after the Marikana shooting celebrated the death of the miners.

Qunu hopes for Mandela's return

2013-03-29 13:00

News of former president Nelson Mandela's latest ill health has been slow to reach Qunu, his rural childhood village in the Eastern Cape, where there is hope for his return.

Mandela's recurring lung infection

2013-03-28 14:01

Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital for a third time in four months late, receiving treatment for a recurrent lung infection.

Marikana families return to Eastern Cape

2013-03-27 18:37

Families of the Lonmin mineworkers shot in Marikana, North West, last year will return to the Eastern Cape for Easter, the Farlam Commission has heard.

Constitution remarks haunt Phiyega

2013-03-26 22:33

National police commissioner Riah Phiyega made derogatory comments about the Constitution during a radio interview, George Bizos has claimed at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, in Rustenburg.

Mandela's memory is fading - Bizos

2013-03-11 10:32

Nelson Mandela's close friend, advocate George Bizos, has revealed how the 94-year-old's memory has faded.

Senior cop quizzed over Marikana

2012-12-19 19:37

Police officers deployed at Marikana before the 16 August shooting should have disarmed the protesters earlier, human rights lawyer George Bizos SC has said at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.

Police held briefing before shooting

2012-10-31 16:34

Senior police officers met to discuss their operations on the day 34 miners were killed in Marikana, a crime scene expert has told the hearings into the incident.

Lawyer: Police 'deeply regret' Marikana

2012-10-22 12:11

The use of "lethal force" by police at Marikana was a last resort, the judicial commission of inquiry into the shooting deaths of 34 Lonmin mineworkers has heard.

Motlanthe book not linked to Mangaung - author

2012-10-11 20:39

The timing of the launch of a biography of Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has nothing to do with Mangaung, author and former unionist Ebrahim Harvey says.

Info bill: ANC queries delegation power

2012-09-07 12:53

The ANC has raised the possibility of restricting the ways in which the security minister may delegate the power to classify information under the protection of state Information bill.

Lawlessness on the rise in SA - ISS

2012-08-27 10:22
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South Africa is in the grip of increasing lawlessness and the absence and failure of government is largely to blame, according to a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies.

Officials deadlocked on info bill changes

2012-06-13 22:34

All further meetings of the committee redrafting the protection of state information bill have been cancelled after ANC MPs and the department of state security deadlocked on proposed changes.

Info bill may be delayed again

2012-05-04 22:01

The deadline for MPs to finalise the contentious protection of state information bill may again be postponed.

Cosatu ready to challenge info bill

2012-03-29 14:45

Cosatu will be the first in line to challenge the protection of state information bill in the Constitutional Court it becomes law, general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says.

Info bill unconstitutional - George Bizos

2012-03-12 22:42

Veteran human rights lawyer George Bizos argues in a submission to Parliament that the protection of state information bill is unconstitutional on several counts.

Excitement over next step: Ngcobo

2011-08-11 14:23

There is a sense of excitement in going into the next the stage of his life, Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has said at his farewell ceremony at the Constitutional Court.

George Bizos in hospital

2009-05-28 07:44

Well-known human rights lawyer George Bizos SC is in a Johannesburg hospital after falling ill this week, according to his family.

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