South Africa: Ai 'Hallucinations' Are Threatening the Administration of Justice in SA

There have already been three incidents in which non-existent cases have been used in court documents. The lawyers involved were required to explain how these fictitious cases came… Read more »

South Africa: NPA Seeks Clarity On Omotoso Acquittal, Defence Objects to 'Fishing Expedition'

As the State moves to appeal the acquittal of controversial pastor Timothy Omotoso, his legal team has accused the National Prosecuting Authority of abusing court processes by… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Needs Scorpions 2.0 and a Capable National Prosecuting Authority

The National Prosecuting Authority's turnaround strategies aimed at restoring the destruction caused by the Jacob Zuma administration have fallen short. The prosecuting authority… Read more »

South Africa: Fresh Murder Charge for Gqeberha Gun Dealer As State Adds to Explosive Case

As she prepares for another bail hearing, Karen Webb, the firearms dealer at the centre of a growing arms scandal, now faces a second murder charge -- this time linked to the 2024… Read more »

South Africa: Vulnerable Kids Suffer After Joburg Water Cuts Supply to Children's Memorial Institute

Children's welfare NGOs have launched an urgent court application to have Joburg Water restore the supply after it was disconnected on less than a day's notice. Read more »

Tanzania: Donors Urged to Suspend Aid to Tanzanian Government After 'Poisoning Attempt' On Detained Opposition Leader

Tundu Lissu, a lawyer and human rights advocate who survived a previous assassination attempt in 2017 when he was shot 16 times, was arrested in April 2025 and remains detained on… Read more »

South Africa: 'A Journey of Victimhood' - - Suspended Executives Say They Were Targeted for Exposing Corruption At RAF

Collins Letsoalo and Sefotle Modiba said their actions saved the fund significant money, and their suspensions were politically motivated attempts to undermine their reforms. Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa's Cop 'Corruption' Response - - Mchunu On Leave and Judicial Inquiry Into Spies and Law Enforcers

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that a judicial commission of inquiry will probe the allegations that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla… Read more »

South Africa: Damned If You Do, Dismissed If You Don't - When the (Labour) Law Is an Ass

A recent Labour Court ruling should serve as a wake-up call for lawmakers and judges alike, and sends a chilling message to employees throughout the country -- you are on your own… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa's New Police Inquiry - - While Sitting On Two Previous Reports

The President's inaction on both previous reports raises questions about how effective he will allow this third commission into the same topic to be. Read more »

South Africa: New Mothers Denied Access to Gauteng Health Facilities By Anti-Migrant Groups

With anti-migrant groups blocking foreign nationals from access, health facilities are becoming battlegrounds for exclusionary healthcare. Read more »

South Africa: Insurers Take Hard Line On Failure to Maintain Infrastructure Aimed At Preventing Climate Change Damage

A R6.5bn lawsuit in the wake of the 2022 KZN floods reveals how insurers are no longer willing to act as underwriters of public incompetence, especially concerning damage related… Read more »

South Africa: Socioeconomic Rights in the Constitutional Court - - Taking Stock At 30

This is an edited version of the address by Professor Sandra Liebenberg on 20 June 2025 at the Conference Celebrating 30 years of the Establishment of the Constitutional Court. Read more »

South Africa: Home Affairs' Leon Schreiber Stands By Identity Verification Price Hike

Digital access or regressive tax? TymeBank, Capitec and Minister Leon Schreiber weigh in as Department of Home Affairs identity verification fee hike becomes law. Read more »

South Africa: Parliament Launches Rare Inquiry Into Road Accident Fund

Months of missed audits, vanishing executives and R340bn in liabilities have finally triggered action -- Parliament is launching only its fourth full public accounts inquiry since… Read more »

South Africa: Can a New Leader Elevate the Hawks, Help SA Mount a More Effective Response to Serious Crime?

To effectively tackle serious crime, South Africa's Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation requires a strong leadership team. Read more »

South Africa: 'Respiratory Failure' and Illness in India - How Wanted Gupta Brothers Have Skirted SA Enforcement

South Africa has confirmed it is still trying to extradite Gupta brothers Rajesh and Atul and that it is not finished with the UAE in this regard. Daily Maverick, meanwhile, has… Read more »

South Africa: From Anti-Apartheid to Antarctic Rights - - the Radical Legal Vision of Cormac Cullinan

The South African lawyer believes the melting continent should be recognised as a legal person. The growing momentum behind the idea -- and a major polar award -- suggests the… Read more »