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Richard Calland: What brave new world awaits us?

Analysis Richard Calland - 25 Jun 2020

Responses to terrible inequality, climate change and the Covid-19 economic crisis will decide this

Dlamini-Zuma seeks to appeal the judgment that set aside lockdown regulations

Coronavirus Franny Rabkin - 9 Jun 2020

Reyno de Beer had ‘raised an attack … on unidentified regulations, on undisclosed grounds and for unknown reasons’

Judge trashes entire lockdown regime as constitutionally flawed

Coronavirus Franny Rabkin - 3 Jun 2020

The high court ruling will delight gatvol South Africans but is unlikely to stand the test of time

High court strikes down ‘paternalistic’ lockdown regulations

Coronavirus Franny Rabkin - 2 Jun 2020

The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks

Disaster vs separation of powers

Coronavirus Franny Rabkin - 21 May 2020

The Democratic Alliance’s court case is about much more than an esoteric question of constitutional law

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Editorial: Enforce the law lawfully

Editorial Editorial - 21 May 2020

"Until the law itself makes it nigh impossible for tragedies like Tatane, Marikana and Khosa to occur without real consequence, our fractured relationship with authority will persist."

South Africa needs a constitutionally compliant immigration policy

Article Gary Eisenberg - 27 Apr 2020

For Jewish people, ‘You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.’ South Africans should remember they were once strangers in their own country

Quo vadis, South Africa?

Article Klaus Kotze - 14 Apr 2020

The government has responded swiftly to the Covid-19 pandemic by declaring a state of disaster and imposing a lockdown, but now it needs to start thinking of an evolving exit strategy

Stella set to retain her perks

Article Thanduxolo Jika & Lester Kiewit - 8 Apr 2020

Communication minister will keep Cabinet perks during her two months of special leave

‘Frustrated’ police resort to force

Article Lester Kiewit - 2 Apr 2020

Regulation uncertainty leaves slap-happy police and soldiers to decide when people should or shouldn’t be allowed on the streets

Tension over who’s boss of courts

Article Franny Rabkin - 2 Apr 2020

In a letter, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng questions whether Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has acted constitutionally

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Retailers and employers nailed in Covid-19 crackdown

Article Paddy Harper - 31 Mar 2020

More than 300 complaints have been lodged against unscrupulous suppliers and business owners, who are now under the microscope for violating the Disaster Management Act

New digital regulations mean the state can track you — no questions asked

Article Avani Singh & Michael Power - 31 Mar 2020

The provisions have been introduced to contain the spread of Covid-19, but some may infringe on certain constitutional rights

The rule of law in times of crisis: Covid-19 and the state of disaster

Article Tembeka Ngcukaitobi - 29 Mar 2020

Under a state of national disaster, some rights may be suspended. But it is critical to remember that the Constitution itself is not suspended

Constitutional rights during disaster

Article Franny Rabkin - 19 Mar 2020

New regulations have a far-reaching impact on people’s rights, but they are finely balanced against people’s Constitutional rights

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Corruption allegations resurface at state biology lab

Sabelo Skiti - 20 Sep 2020

The entire finance department senior management at Onderstepoort Biological Products, including an alleged whistleblower, have been suspended amid corruption probes

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The Qwelane case: When human rights meet human rights

Sarah Smit - 20 Sep 2020

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Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art

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Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

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Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recycling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

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Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

Special Reports

POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

Special Reports

CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

Special Reports

Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges