The government, civil society organisations and public and private institutions need to take the initiative
In legal history male terminology shifted after centuries to include females, but now we need to use nonbinary pronouns to include sexual identity
Political culture, and not the Constitution, is an impediment to a better life for all South Africans
LGBTQIA+ organisations have accused Stats SA of being discriminatory for excluding transgender, non-binary and intersex categories in a question relating to sex
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’
The proposed change will make it impossible for civil society, or their lawyers, to appeal environmental authorisations without using the services of a costly environmental assessment practitioner
Legislation and political will are needed to set land targets that consider the needs of women
To survive our many problems we require creative thinking, with integrity; not vulgar populism as a blunt tool to capture power and glory
Diversity is especially meant to be celebrated on India’s Republic Day, 26 January. But another legacy haunts the Indian republic — the colonial policy of divide and rule, of ethnonationalism, and religious polarisation
Basic education is an immediately realisable right in the Constitution, but we must define the terms
The judiciary is under attack from populists – again – and needs a leader who can balance tensions between rights in the Constitution brilliantly and bravely.
Not only is the department dysfunctional and its officials hostile, but it does not act on its legislative and constitutional obligations
In a public showdown with the president, the minister promptly distanced herself from his statement that said she apologised for her attacks on the judiciary
The supreme court of appeal says an animal rights activist had the right to ‘out’ a farmer on Facebook.
The M&G has a responsibility to deplatform dehumanising views, to advocate for free speech but not allow hate speech
Two M&G articles defending trans-exclusionary views draw on the insidious anti-trans rhetoric flourishing in the UK, but ignore our country’s constitutional protections
The president said slurs against the judiciary, sabotage against institutions and the findings of the Zondo commission showed the need to protect democracy
Lindiwe Sisulu and other power and prosperity seekers in the ANC had the authority to improve the lives of ‘the people’, but didn’t
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the minister of tourism and a member of the party’s national executive committee was expressing her personal views when she attacked the integrity of the judiciary and the Constitution.
Why do religious leaders feel no compunction to harm their followers, when they could ‘pray for the destruction of a satanic vaccine’ instead?
How much more time does the ANC have before losing the country? It’s the question of the next decade, or for the next two years, as the 2024 general election looms.
Despite our dalliances with the “end of the world” narratives, we are still here.
As a man with a great sense of occasion, it is an apt coincidence that Selfe retired during the week that we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our democracy’s founding document.
Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises
Conman Carl and his cohort think that taking the jab will boost his re-election
When the ANC introduced the Amendment Bill, it must have been apparent it would lose, having failed to secure an agreement with any other party beforehand
By recalling the true origins of constitutionalism in our country, we can make sense of the Constitution’s promise and it can – perhaps once again – play its redemptive role
Lawyers agree that the issue is inevitably heading for constitutional challenge, but not all accept the mainstream view that the limitation of rights is justifiable
The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to correct this
People continue to suffer from among other things unemployment, poor quality education, unaffordable health care and gender-based violence
As part of the 40th anniversary of the Canon Collins Trust, Justice Mavedzenge spoke to Albie Sachs about the legacy of apartheid-era legal activism for Southern Africa