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THE BENCH / 022 min read

1. s219 of the Constitution (read with Act 92 of 1997).

2. Section 12 of the Magistrates Act 90 of 1993.

3. Yeko v Qana 1973 (4) SA 735 (A).

4. Lies even against the police where the seizure was unlawful — Ngqukumba.

5. R1,209,303.

6. 16 November 2026 (extended from the original August date).

7. False — it is a possessory order, and an ex parte grant is interim pending a return day.

8. President of the RSA v SARFU 1999 (4) SA 147 (CC).

Crossword — Across: 1 VAN ROOYEN · 5 BENCH · 6 MAGISTRATE · 8 UBUNTU · 9 TEA · 11 MADLANGA. Down: 2 SPOLIE · 3 JASA · 4 ROLL · 7 IRC · 10 SECTION.

On the quiet colleague, Issue 01 still prefers C: ask once, off the record, whether they want tea and a walk. On the 08:25 ex parte spoliation, this issue prefers C first and B if C is not enough: call the attorney in and ask, on the record, what was left out; if the disclosure is still thin, refuse to hear it ex parte and set it down on notice for the afternoon. A is how children get locked out before lunch.

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