July 22
South Africa: We Should Act Against Lawyers Who Undermine the Constitution
There are advocates who are skilled liars, dissemblers, manipulators and propagandists; they employ the implements of legal practice to bedevil and confuse and dismay - the… Read more »
July 19
South Africa: Mpumalanga Traditional Leader Sold Plots On Land He Didn't Own
Court orders eviction at the request of Thembisile Hani Local Municipality Read more »
July 18
South Africa: Asylum Seekers Fear Arrest but Can't Access Documents
Lawyers for Human Rights takes this issue to the Constitutional Court next month. Read more »
July 17
South Africa: Fhatuwani Sibanda Lost His Job Because Home Affairs Said He Was a Foreigner. But He's South African
Home Affairs has failed to comply with two court rulings Read more »
July 16
South Africa: Court Finds Netcare Failed to Protect Employee Against an Abusive Surgeon
Operating theatre manager wins her case Read more »
July 11
South Africa: Appeal Court Rules That City of Cape Town Acted Unlawfully
Ruling clarifies what constitutes lawful "counter-spoliation" when it comes to land occupation Read more »
July 10
Namibia: Understanding the Namibian Court Ruling That Decriminalised Gay Sex
The fact that a section of society believed that homosexuality was wrong did not mean that the violation of the rights of gay men was justified, the court said Read more »
July 09
South Africa: Unless This Govt Fixes SAPS, It Won't Meet Its Other Objectives
We need a new approach to policing from Minister Senzo Mchunu Read more »
July 04
South Africa: Crucial Penguin Conservation Plan Heads to Court
Minister accused of placing fishing industry interests above the survival of penguins Read more »
July 03
South Africa: Judge Makhubele Is Not Fit to Be a Judge, Says #unitebehind
Judicial Conduct Tribunal prepares to wrap up hearing into possible gross misconduct Read more »
July 02
South Africa: Court Asked to Stop Shell's Seismic Tests Once and for All
Wild Coast communities and environmental organisations have now approached the Constitutional Court Read more »
June 27
South Africa: Gauteng Non-Profit Organisations Reject Findings of Province's Forensic Probe
Six out of 13 drug rehabs previously funded by the Gauteng Social Development Department are now "under investigation" Read more »
June 26
South Africa: Why People With Green ID Books Are Struggling With New Grant Process
Many beneficiaries of the monthly R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant might not be paid Read more »
June 25
South Africa: Hermanus Magistrate Messed Up in Domestic Violence Case, Judges Rule
The High Court set aside the conviction and sentence of a man accused of breaching a protection order Read more »
South Africa: We Have No Engineer to Build Your Houses, Official Tells Kariega Protesters
R334 blocked by shack dwellers for the second time in a month Read more »
June 20
South Africa: 'I Had to Beg for My Child's Maintenance Money'
The Department of Justice's payment portal, MojoPay, has suspended electronic payments since May due to suspected fraud Read more »
South Africa: Discovery Health Says Road Accident Fund in Breach of Court Order
In 2022 the High Court ruled that the fund could not withhold payments for past medical expenses covered by medical aids Read more »
June 19
South Africa: Sassa's New ID Verification Process Sparks Alarm
Biometric identification has been introduced to fight fraud, says agency Read more »
South Africa: Court Grants Order to Evict Hundreds of People Living On Streets of Cape Town
But judge puts strict conditions on the way the eviction must be carried out and emphasises that the city also belongs to the evictees, as it does to those who live in mansions Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Refuses Home Affairs Leave to Appeal Zimbabwe Permit Decision
In June 2023 the Pretoria High Court ruled that the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit was unlawfully terminated Read more »
South Africa: Huge Housing Project Stopped By 'Masked Thugs'
Beneficiaries of Covid Village relocation project in Cape Town marched to Mfuleni police station to demand SAPS take action Read more »
June 14
South Africa: Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi Cleared of Gross Misconduct Charges
But tribunal finds that it is gross negligence to fail to deliver 27 judgments within accepted time-frames Read more »
June 13
South Africa: Philippi Satellite Police Station to Open After Two-Year Wait
The community is desperate for more policing Read more »
South Africa: Security Guards Protest Outside Durban Hospital, Demanding Their Jobs Back
Their contracts were not renewed after they participated in an unprotected strike last year Read more »
June 12
South Africa: New Law Proposed to Stop SLAPP Suits
The Centre for Applied Legal Studies and Right2Protest hope legislators will adopt it to protect journalists and activists Read more »