Arthur Chaskalson

The Constitutional Court’s spanking judgment does not pander to public opinion

Article Franny Rabkin - 20 Sep 2019

"We have a painful and shameful history of widespread and institutionalised violence."

The death penalty and judges who had to apply it

Article Franny Rabkin - 26 Apr 2018

Franny Rabkin tracks down the court records of two young men sentenced to death by two very different judges

SAPS was ‘assisted’ with food parcels at Marikana

Article bogdan TagDiv - 31 Jul 2014

A Lonmin employee maintains he "wouldn't have an idea" why an entry regarding food parcels for SAPS was deleted from the mine's occurrence books.

Former chief justice Chaskalson laid to rest

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Dec 2012

Former chief justice of the Constitutional Court, Arthur Chaskalson, has been laid to rest in a small, official funeral.

SA mourns former chief justice Arthur Chaskalson

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Dec 2012

Tributes to former chief justice Arthur Chaskalson continued to pour in from political parties, the legal fraternity and civil society on Monday.

Chaskalson embraced a courageous role against apartheid: Zuma

Article bogdan TagDiv - 1 Dec 2012

President Zuma has sent condolences to the family of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson who passed away in Johannesburg.

Power of constitutional review is real issue behind attack on judiciary

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Feb 2012

Attacks on the judiciary are unwarranted.

Ngcobo uproar: You snooze, you lose, says Zuma

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jun 2011

President Zuma says those who feel the extension of Chief Justice Ngcobo's term is unconstitutional should have spoken up when the law was drafted.

Petition in defence of Tutu

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jan 2011

Prominent people have signed a petition in support of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, after he was labelled an anti-Semite for his views on Israel.

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Tshwane water woes in court again

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

The municipality has been accused of deliberately derailing the contract to sort out toxic water crisis in Hammanskraal

National

Life in lockdown: Behind closed doors keeping out the coronavirus

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

South African students in China are staying behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak

National

Apartheid criminals still at large

Ilham Rawoot - 21 Feb 2020

Corporations and banks that aided the apartheid regime have not been brought to book, so they continue to act with impunity

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.

Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.

Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding

Special Reports

We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders

Special Reports

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Do the research first; it will save money and time later

Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs

Special Reports

Looking inwards

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it