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Tony Beamish

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Cape Town, London, South Africa, Toulouse
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Investigative journalist. Journaliste d’enquête. Avowed opponent of GBV perps. tony@tonybeamish.com

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Tony Beamish’s Biography

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Tony is a multi-award-winning print and online, and television investigative journalist. A lawyer by training, his thirty years of investigations have covered a wide range of topics emanating from the legal, financial and aviation sectors and more. He has extensive experience in public interest litigation and has been described as an “activist journalist”.

Tony Beamish’s Journalist Portfolio

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Putin's Peekaboo Moment

Putin's Peekaboo Moment

What would Madiba say to the South African government about the decision to abstain from voting at the United…

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The judge who wrenched open justice from journalists

The judge who wrenched open justice from journalists

The June 2017 judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Van Breda v Media 24 & Others allowed the live…

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Judicial Candidacy and the Judas Goat

Judicial Candidacy and the Judas Goat

The Council for the Advancement of the Constitution (CASAC) lifted the lid in June this year on a small part …

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Perfectly Flawed | Carte Blanche | M-Net

Perfectly Flawed | Carte Blanche | M-Net

In a world obsessed with health and diet, exercise, and the perfect shape, a small but growing number of peop…

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The Steinhoff Swindle | Carte Blanche | M-Net

The Steinhoff Swindle | Carte Blanche | M-Net

It’s been three and a half years since the epic crash of retailing giant Steinhoff – the biggest corporate sc…

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The Bobroffs are thieves says the Supreme Court of Appeal

The Bobroffs are thieves says the Supreme Court of Appeal

“The Bobroff’s overreaching, coupled with their decision to retain their gains and investing or reinvesting s…

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Articles

Lawyers in deep trouble for using AI to draft court papers

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By Tania Broughton Verified, Melissa Steele Verified, Frank Madikologa, Tony Beamish Verified
| Bizcommunity Verified
Advertise your job vacancies 2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Surendra Singh and Associates ordered to pay costs out of own coffers and may have to answer to Legal Practice Council. “Of the nine cases referred to and cited, only two could be found to exist, albeit that the citation of one was incorrect,” wrote Judge Elsja-Marie Bezuidenhout about an application for leave to appeal.
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Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council

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By Tony Beamish Verified, Tania Broughton Verified
| bizcommunity.ug
Advertise your job vacancies 2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more The council and its disciplinary committee not only failed to act in the public interest but also contributed to injustice, says Judge Siraj Desai. The Legal Services Ombud has castigated the Legal Practice Council for failing to act in the public interest and worse by contributing to an injustice.
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Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council over probe of law firm

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By Tony Beamish Verified
| Daily Maverick Verified
GROUNDUP The council and its disciplinary committee not only failed to act in the public interest but also contributed to injustice, says Judge Siraj Desai. Last week, retired Judge Siraj Desai released a report into an investigation carried out by his office into the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and its investigation into the financial affairs of attorneys Schumann Van Den Heever & Slabbert Inc (Schumanns) in Kempton Park, Gauteng. Judge Desai is the country’s first Legal Services Ombud.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Noseweek.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. Many years ago.

How is social media changing news?

Everyone with access to socal media has become a journalist.