Section27 has asked the South African Council of Educators to amend its mandatory sanctions policy to include rehabilitative and corrective measures for teachers who assault children
The unsettling reality of Biowatch principle neglect in lower courts imperils the constitutional integrity of South Africa
The death of about 70 children in 2022 led to a national outcry
Tiaan Eilerd has said the government must be held responsible when it releases an offender who goes on to commit murder or rape
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Power utility says the high court challenge to the increase is flawed in law, and could mean more load-shedding, or worse, a credit default
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Political parties and NGOs will be taking Nersa and Eskom to court for granting the utility an 18.65% tariff hike
The boundaries and jurisdictions of high courts in Transkei Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei have never been changed
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Voluntarism is not enough to ensure that transnational companies such as Shell consult people likely to be affected by their proposed activities
Many learners in the Eastern Cape have not received stationery and textbooks because of budget shortfalls
A court application to halt the River Club development has been opposed by the Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust, the City of Cape Town and First Nations leaders
The high court refuses to interdict seismic survey on the basis that ‘irreparable harm’ to marine species not proved
In both Marikana and the 2014 Brits protests, the police claimed ignorance about the use of banned birdshot ammunition
Mogoeng chided for tongue-lashing
In his application for leave to appeal the high court judgment, Magashule argues that the court erred in holding that Ramaphosa’s suspension was not lawful without giving any explanation for that conclusion
The former president’s application to have his sentence rescinded fails the textbook tests for rescission and sees him persist in the contempt that resulted in a 15-month prison term, the commission argues
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The former president’s case fell ‘like a house of cards’ because he approached the high court, which cannot interfere with a constitutional court order
The court ruling may be the final nail on Magashule’s coffin at this weekend’s ANC national executive committee meeting
Claimants allege corporate human rights abuses that resulted in lead poisoning among children and women in Kabwe
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But the ANC’s national executive committee also said the interests of an individual cannot take precedence over the rule of law
The police minister and commissioner argue that they should not enforce the arrest warrant for the former president while he tries to have his sentence set aside
The suspended secretary general is said to be adamant that he would pursue the court action against the advice of his allies in the national executive committee
Benefits allegedly include flights for holidays in Cuba, furnished accommodation, food, clothing, internet and extra money to make landline calls to Cuba
Trade union will continue its application against the water department’s decision to employ 25 Cuban engineers, valued at more than R18-million a year
Department says minister Lindiwe Sisulu acted within her executive authority when she signed the agreement with Cuban engineers and scientists, and that keeping the 25 professionals in South Africa would cost R18.3-million a year
The recent ruling is a step in the right direction, but it creates an arbitrary separation as to who is legally seen as human
The judge found that when news of improprieties were brought to his attention, Masuku did not take steps to urgently intervene
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the outcome, regardless of numbers
Its court application to force disclosure of donations to Cyril Ramaphosa may mask a bid to portray him as a capitalist puppet
The court held that the ongoing state of disaster meant there was public interest in the legal test applied to measures taken to contain the pandemic
The former president’s lawyers asked last week that he be excused from appearing in person, although no such arrangements were made for his snubbing of the Zondo commission
Former state security minister Bongani Bongo has been charged with corruption for allegedly trying to bribe the evidence leader in a parliamentary inquiry into Eskom.
The ANC secretary-general hints he will cling to his post after he appeared in the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court