May 06
South Africa: Concourt Rules Out R2-Billion Damages Claim By Zimbabwean Farmers
Afriforum, supporting the farmers, says it will continue the legal fight in other countries Read more »
South Africa: Marchers Say Yes! and No! to New Cannabis Law
The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill is awaiting the President's signature to become law Read more »
May 01
South Africa: Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi Read more »
April 30
South Africa: Proposed Coal Mine in Mpumalanga Grasslands Back in Court
Uthaka Energy persists with plans for a colliery in Mabola Protected Environment despite six court judgments Read more »
April 29
South Africa: 14 Years After Court Order, Government Starts Building Special School in Makhanda
Amasango Career School's permanent premises to be completed by 2027 Read more »
April 26
South Africa: Activists Celebrate Seven Years Since High Court Ruling Against SA Nuclear Deal
Vigil at Parliament also marked exactly 38 years since Chernobyl Disaster Read more »
April 24
South Africa: Immigration Officer Slammed By Judges After Ethiopian Asylum Seeker Attempts Suicide
Tsegaye Esyas says he was duped into confessing that he was in South Africa illegally Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - South Africa Is One of the Few African Countries Where Prisoners Can Vote
But the right of prisoners to vote has at times been resisted by the government and the Independent Electoral Commission Read more »
April 23
South Africa: We Want Reparations Before the Elections, Demand Victims of Apartheid Crime
About 100 pensioners, supported by the Khulumani Support Group, picketed outside Parliament on Tuesday Read more »
April 19
South Africa: Power Outage Sparks Days of Protest in Joburg
Protests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday Read more »
April 16
South Africa: Tshwane Shack Dwellers Say Extortion Gangs Make Them Pay for Water
Municipality says it's unaware of this Read more »
South Africa: Extortion Rackets Disrupt Work in Cape Town's Townships
We no longer go to some townships without an escort, says waste collection worker Read more »
April 12
South Africa: Alexkor Vs Creecy in Environment Court Battle
The state mining company is challenging an environmental compliance notice Read more »
South Africa: Traders Accuse Border Officers of Beating Them and Burning Their Stalls
Lawyers for Human Rights accuse authorities of violating human rights Read more »
April 11
South Africa: 'Anti-Vax' Doctor's Disciplinary Inquiry Gets Underway
Shankara Chetty is accused of failing to act in the best interests of patients Read more »
South Africa: 131 Schools in Nelson Mandela Bay Robbed, Mostly At Gunpoint, in Five Months
Many teachers are afraid to report for duty Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Constitutional Court - Where Are the Judgments?
The Court has not delivered a single judgment this year Read more »
April 08
South Africa: Sexual Harassment in the Courts Is an Open Secret
But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it Read more »
April 04
South Africa: Criminal Complaint Lodged Against Benjamin Rattle, a South African Serving in the Israeli Military
Rattle's social media posts appear to show him standing in front of destroyed buildings and rubble in Gaza Read more »
March 28
South Africa: Damning Report On 'State of Disrepair' of Many Police Stations
The committee recommended that SAPS finds a way to be less dependent on Public Works Read more »
South Africa: Legal Setback for Prasa Whistleblower
Fired head of legal Martha Ngoye's reinstatement overturned on appeal Read more »
March 22
South Africa: Small-Scale Fishers Threaten to Take Government to Court
Unhappiness over fisheries department's boat allocations Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Magistrate Appalled By More Delays in Durban Police Brutality Case
Despite assurances, the state and the defence are still not ready for the Regan Naidoo death-in-custody trial Read more »
South Africa: Arrested Cathcart Leader's Court Appearance Moved 120km Away Out of Fear of Protests
Mziwebongo Burwana was arrested during violent protests sparked by rumours that the Cathcart Hospital will be downgraded Read more »
March 19
South Africa: Vehicles Set Alight As Protesters Demand Sanitation and Water
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayco member promises action on stalled project Read more »