Unpacking the reversal of Roe v Wade and the ruling in Dobbs v Jackson reveals a pushback against gains made by women
Probe findings may result in little more than a Pyrrhic victory as kingpins go free
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans
The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole
During his tenure as president he enabled state capture and the building of the prison industrial complex
Jacob Zuma’s relentless attack on the judiciary had a setback when the constitutional court sentenced him to 15 months for contempt. But will this achieve its purpose?
The attempts of the ANC’s top six to convince the former president to attend the Zondo hearings is a good example of an integrative shaming measure
The small fish get caught. Jails are used to control the poor and disorderly and deflect attention from the crimes of the rich and powerful.
If the rich and powerful are afforded amnesty, then so too must the poor who are often pushed into lives of crime