In case you missed it: Carrim granted bail | Father’s pension fund blocked over maintenance case | ANC must ‘adapt or die’

North West businessman Suliman Carrim has been granted R100,000 bail by the Pretoria Magistrate's Court, despite the state's attempts to reopen opposition to his release. The court determined that the risks involved could be managed through strict conditions. Meanwhile, the Government Employees' Pension Fund (GEPF) has been blocked from disbursing a father's pension benefits pending child maintenance court proceedings.

In 2020, a mother initiated divorce proceedings and requested maintenance for their two children. The father, who was a prosecutor at the National Prosecuting Authority, failed to comply with the court's orders to pay R1,500 per month per child for clothing and a monthly payment of R1,000 per child. Finally, the ANC's deputy secretary-general, Maropene Ramokgopa, urged her party to adapt to political party standards or face extinction.