Government says its contingent liabilities emanating from court cases stood at 21-billion rand, by the end of March last year. This is according to the minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntsavheni, in a written parliamentary reply. This is the money government envisions to pay for pending legal costs. While it is not unusual for government's to have to make provision for contingent liabilities, some have argued that this amount is quite substantial. Zalene Merrington reports...