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And its website is out-of-date and poorly maintained Read more »
South Africa: Police Brutality Is a Big Problem. Here's How to Change the Law to Fix It
But amending the law will not be enough. Police leadership must commit to addressing brutality. Read more »
South Africa: Nandipha Magudumana's Latest Bail Attempt Fails
It was another legal setback for Nandipha Magudumana on Tuesday when she failed to convince a judge that she should be granted bail. Read more »
November 06, 2023
South Africa: Union Demands Suspension of Municipal Manager Accused of Sexual Harassment
Ekurhuleni municipality initially suspended the manager in June following an internal investigation into the complaint. He was allowed to return three months later Read more »
South Africa: Court Issues Scathing Order Against Prasa Over Train Security
The passenger rail agency has until end of November to report back on the status of a new tender process for security contracts Read more »
November 03, 2023
South Africa: Community Policing Forums Should Be Holding Police Accountable
CPFs are not just there to help cops do their jobs Read more »
November 04, 2023
South Africa: Activists Demand End to TotalEnergies Offshore Drilling
The French multinational company wants to drill for oil and gas along the South African coastline near Cape Town, the West Coast and the Garden Route Read more »
November 03, 2023
South Africa: Cable Thieves Target Mangaung Townships During Load Shedding
Power utility has spent more than R50-million to repair and replace stolen and vandalised infrastructure Read more »
November 02, 2023
South Africa: Insult to Injury - Will There Be Any Justice for District Six Families?
Six families ask the state to expropriate their homes to avoid eviction Read more »
October 30, 2023
South Africa: South African Lawyers Apply to Join Ugandan Court Case On Anti-Homosexuality Act
Centre for Applied Legal Studies argues that the Ugandan Parliament violated its own rules of procedure to pass the law Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Slaps Home Affairs Minister With Personal Cost Order
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and Director-General Livhuwani Makhode must pay from their own pockets part of legal costs for Lawyers For Human Rights Read more »
South Africa: Two Die and Hundreds Left Homeless By Khayelitsha Fire
Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby Read more »
October 27, 2023
South Africa: Criminal Case Against Former Prasa Director Kicked Down the Tracks - Again
Former PRASA acting CEO and a Cape Town businessman were arrested for the sale of 42km of railway line in January 2019 Read more »
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Permits - Foundation Goes to Court Again to 'Avert Human Catastrophe'
The organisation wants an execution order that will protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders Read more »
October 26, 2023
South Africa: Health Dept Has Not Fully Implemented Court Order Affirming Immigrant Rights - Lawyers
The department was ordered to put notices up in hospitals and clinics stating that children under six and pregnant and breastfeeding women are eligible for free health care… Read more »
South Africa: Any Parent Is Entitled to Four Months Parental Leave, Rules High Court
Sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment and the Unemployment Insurance Fund acts declared unconstitutional Read more »
South Africa: Sand Mining Company Appeals Against Refusal of Water Licence in Philippi
A campaign to preserve the horticultural area says the silica mine will impact food security and the Cape Flats Aquifer Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: Prosecuting Authority Under Pressure to Bring Lottery Looters to Court
R2-billion in grants under investigation, but only one looter in jail Read more »