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Alcock v S

South Africa
Eastern Cape
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2002

The Appellant had been convicted of unlawful possession of abalone without a valid permit, in contravention of regulations issued under the Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998. He appealed against his conviction.

Vorster and another v Department Economical Development, Environment and Tourism Limpopo Provincial Government and others

South Africa
High Court
National - higher court
2006

The first applicant had applied for a permit to hunt elephants. Elephants had been classified as damage causing animals in South Africa. The permit was issued approving the shooting of two elephants by a local hunter.

Chu v S.

South Africa
Gauteng
High Court
National - lower court
Criminal
2012

This is an appeal against a sentence. The appellant was charged with two counts:
1. Failing to declare the possession of 12 rhinoceros horns, contravening section 15(15)(b) read with section 1, 81, 87(1), and 95 of the Customs and Exice Act, No. 91 of 1964.

Lemtongthai v S.

South Africa
Gauteng
High Court
National - lower court
Criminal
2013

This is an application for leave to appeal against the sentence.

Nokhanyo Khohliso v S

South Africa
Eastern Cape
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2014

Ms Khohliso, a traditional healer from Tsolo in the former Transkei was convicted by the Tsolo Magistrates’ Court for the possession of a pair of vulture feet in contravention of section 13(c) read with section 84(13) of the Transkei’s Decree 9 of 1992.

Wawito Mawala v S.

South Africa
Kwazulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal Regional Court
National - lower court
Criminal
2012

The accused and three other men were inside the Ndumo Game Reserve on 19 November 2011 at 17:00. One man was carrying a firearm. Game rangers patrolling in the Reserve caught sight of the men in pursuit of a rhino. The rangers ordered the man to put down the firearm. Instead, he turned and pointed it at the rangers.

Lemtongthai v S.

South Africa
Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
National - higher court
Criminal
2014

This is a judgement on appeal at the Supreme Court.

S v Ndlovu and Others (CC90/2017) [2018] ZAECGHC 123

South Africa
Eastern Cape
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

On 17 – 18 June 2016 at Bucklands Farm, in the district of Albany, in the course of which a white rhino known as Cambell, belonging to one Ian Steward, was darted with a tranquilizer gun and its horn removed, resulting in the death of the rhino. The police were working on Operation Full Moon as Rhino poaching was rife.

Cloete and Others v S (A106/2019) [2019] ZAFSHC 247 (19 December 2019)

South Africa
Free State
High Court
National - higher court
2019

The court held that the appellants were protecting the lives of the cubs and as well as their legal interest in the survical of the cubs as the owners of the very expensive animals.

S v Zurich

South Africa
Northern Cape
High Court
National - higher court
Criminal
2008

This is an appeal by the appellant against his conviction and sentence by the Regional Court magistrate, Upington, on charges of contravention of sections 44(1)(b)(i) and 46 of the Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance 19 of 1974.

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