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CAPE BAR COUNCIL

 NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS AND APPLICANTS FOR PUPILLAGE IN 2013

TRANSFORMATION BURSARIES

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AFRICAN WOMEN

2013

Applications are hereby invited for the Cape Bar’s transformation bursaries and scholarships for African women for 2013.

Transformation bursaries

The persons who are eligible for the transformation bursaries are financially needy black or female persons (a) who have been accepted for pupillage at the Cape Bar in 2013, (b) who are currently pupils and will be commencing practice at the Cape Bar in late 2012 or early 2013 or (c) who are juniors at the Cape Bar and will have less than 2 years’ standing on 1 January 2013.  The value of each bursary will be determined by the Cape Bar Council.  It will be up to R7 500 per month for twelve months depending on the person’s financial needs.

Scholarships for African women

The persons who are eligible for the scholarships for African women are suitably qualified African women who have been accepted for pupillage at the Cape Bar in 2013, who are committed to practising as advocates at the Cape Bar and who require financial assistance during the term of pupillage and during their first year of practice.  The value of each scholarship is R7 500 per month during 2013.  Thereafter, each scholarship holder who has successfully completed the National Bar Examination and taken up chambers at the Cape Bar, receives a contribution, determined by the Cape Bar Council, towards the running expenses for the first year of practice. It will be up to R7 500 per month for twelve months depending on the person’s financial needs.

Application form

All applications must be made using the accompanying application form.

Applications must be made by 30 November 2012.  They must be sent to:

Andrew Breitenbach SC

16th Floor Huguenot Chambers

40 Queen Victoria Street

CAPE TOWN 8001

Email: breitenb@law.co.za

Fax: 021 424 4919

If you have any queries, please contact Adv. Breitenbach on 021 424 3906.

SHELLEY WITTEN

Secretary

Cape Bar Council

 

Army will seek legal advice on Julius Malema

The SA National Defence Force will seek legal advice on expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s address to soldiers, the SANDF said on Thursday.

“We want to understand the legality of it and the implication. The meeting between Mr Malema and SANDF members… we need to find the legal basis of that,” said Brig-Gen Xolani Mabanga.

“We cannot think that any member of the public can just go and talk to members of the SANDF.”

Mabanga said it was also unacceptable for SANDF members to invite a person to address them outside defence structures.

“Anybody outside the established military structure and the South African government, that would be out of order. Even if they invited a pastor, or a priest or a bishop or a sangoma or whatever,” Mabanga said.

He said SANDF members who had grievances should use existing structures to voice them and not air them with private individuals such as Malema.

Mabanga said legal advice would not be sought by the SANDF itself, but through its civilian leadership in the department of defence.

On Wednesday, Malema addressed about 60 soldiers in civilian dress at the Lenasia Recreation Centre.

There he criticised the political leadership of the country and accused them of ignoring the needs of SANDF members, including not re-instating the 1100 soldiers put on special leave for protesting at the Union Buildings in 2009.

Mabanga said some of the 60 soldiers at Malema’s speech were among the 1100 members put on special leave and they could face disciplinary action for their attendance.

“They still fall under the military disciplinary code. They’re still members of the SANDF,” Mabanga said.

He said they had been ordered to return to their home units and would now be charged with failing to obey that order.

Some of the other SANDF members had already been dismissed and the military had no jurisdiction over them. – Sapa