November 27, 2023
South Africa: Stock Theft Is Making Township Farmers' Hard Lives Harder
Urban livestock are a soft target for criminals Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Racially Motivated Attack
Neighbour slashed my tyres because I'm black, then ran away from the police, states complainant in criminal case Read more »
November 24, 2023
South Africa: Ruling ANC Liable for Over R100-Million for 2014 Elections' Banners, Court Rules
Nine judges in three courts have now ruled that Ezulweni Investments had a binding contract with the ANC Read more »
November 23, 2023
South Africa: City of Cape Town Calls Off Maynard Street House Auction
Ndifuna Ukwazi welcomes decision Read more »
South Africa: Lottery to Lay Criminal Complaints Against Former Board Members
Chairperson Barney Pityana says Auditor-General must be held accountable for giving the National Lotteries Commission clean audits Read more »
South Africa: Hawker Takes Checkers to Court
She wants her R4,000 back Read more »
November 22, 2023
South Africa: Sex Workers Gather in Cape Town to Push for Decriminalisation
COSATU calls for sex workers to unionise Read more »
South Africa: Aussie Mining Company 'SLAPP Suit' Partly Settled Out of Court
Six South African defendants have reached an agreement with Mineral Commodities Ltd Read more »
November 21, 2023
South Africa: The NPA, the Former Lottery Boss and the Rolls Royce
Alfred Nevhutanda sold the car just three months after he bought it for R6.3-million Read more »
South Africa: Small Farmers Celebrate Victory Outside Cape High Court
Housing Development Agency agrees to drop eviction proceedings Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Park Shacks Petrol-Bombed
This is the latest in a series of attacks on this group of land occupiers since August Read more »
November 20, 2023
South Africa: Minister Bheki Cele Responds to Questions About Police Assault
Minister says video of police beating Juma Igiranieza looks like grievous bodily harm Read more »
November 16, 2023
South Africa: 'We Are Back' - Khulumani Pensioners Sleep Outside Constitutional Court
They say they are owed apartheid reparations Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Africa: Activists Doorstop Police to Demand Answers for Brutal Barbershop Assault
Police and IPID silent on the investigation into the assault of Juma Igiranieza on 7 November Read more »
November 14, 2023
South Africa: Lawyers for Human Rights to Challenge Tshwane's Eviction of Homeless People
On Friday, metro police forcefully removed people living at Burgers Park and confiscated all of their belongings. Read more »
South Africa: Over 260 Court Judgments Outstanding for More Than Six Months
It is the highest number of late judgments since GroundUp started reporting the issue Read more »
South Africa: Tribunal Postponed as Judge Racks Up Legal Fees in Excess of R3-Million
Judicial Conduct Tribunal into her alleged misconduct adjourns until January Read more »
November 13, 2023
South Africa: A Judge Found That a Man Did Not Intend to Rape His Girlfriend. The Supreme Court of Appeal Will Hear the Case This Week
"What we are left with is a high level of impunity for sexual violence that affects a large segment of women in South Africa." Read more »
November 11, 2023
South Africa: Tens of Thousands March Through Cape Town in Solidarity With Palestinians
Call for Western Cape government to stand with Palestine as it has with Ukraine Read more »
November 10, 2023
South Africa: Barber Assaulted By Police Officers in Full View of CCTV
Video shows Juma Igiranieza being beaten up at his workplace Read more »
November 08, 2023
South Africa: Prisoner Computer Ban Struck Down
Correctional Services has 12 months to revise the current policy Read more »
South Africa: How to (Allegedly) Steal a Railway Line and Stay Out of Jail
Legal manoeuvres have stalled the case against former PRASA acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Syed Mohiudeen Read more »
November 07, 2023
South Africa: It's 'Toad Versus Road' in the Western Cape High Court
Environmentalists challenge road extension that threatens endangered Western Leopard Toads Read more »
South Africa: Zimbabwe Permit Application Dismissed - No Need for It, Say Judges
Permit holders protected until at least June 2024 Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Is Delivering Judgments Late
And its website is out-of-date and poorly maintained Read more »