Politics is set to overshadow the iconic cycling race, which stands accused of ‘sport-washing’ human rights violations
The arrest of two of Bangladesh’s foremost human rights activists has brought to light the country’s severe crackdown on journalists and NGOs.
The Cape Town government may shut down a facility that gives hope to boys whom society has shunned. Ilham Rawoot reports.
In February 2011, there were 861 children in prison, under the age of 18, and 54 075 youth between the ages of 18 and 25.
The correctional services department owes about R1.3-billion in damages to prisoners and former inmates for bodily injury and rape while in prison.
South Africa’s arms exports show that human rights are not a priority when the government takes decisions on trade policy, according to arms experts.
Berlin is a creative hub and even in the most Sandtonesque area, Friedrichstrasse, home of the Reichstag, there is not a suit in sight.
The story of a ruined man’s lone legal battle reveals the dangerous conditions that prevail at the Western Cape prison.
The thing Teboho Edkins wants you to know about his film, ‘Gangster Project’, is that "it is not a film about gangsters, it is a film with gangsters".
One of the biggest challenges faced by child welfare groups involved with abandoned babies and adoption is time. Too much of it, and not enough.
Jameela Jacobs was one of the few but growing number of women in gangs. She spoke to Ilham Rawoot about ended up spending half of her life in prison.
Genre-defying musicians in South Africa have been doing the rounds for a while, but they have only managed to attract a very particular audience.
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/ 23 November 2011
We look at what sort of stories would never have made it to print had the Protection of State Information Bill been enacted into law at the time.
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/ 14 October 2011
Experts are linking the high suicide rate among school pupils in South Africa to the increasing number of orphaned children.
Not surprisingly, Washed Out, aka Ernest Greene, had been around for all of three years before he made it to South African iPods.
Sean Davison, due to stand trial for the attempted murder of his mother, has launched an organisation to campaign for the legalisation of euthanasia.
Mine workers are seeking compensation expected to run into billions. They became ill after working on the mines, and were medically boarded.
A collaboration between two young Johannesburg artists opens the doors to an interesting debate on the accessibility of art and gallery space.
Disgraced former liquidator Enver Motala has submitted a review application denying allegations that he is a convicted fraudster.
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/ 16 September 2011
Many supermarket products currently marked "product of Israel" could soon carry new labels.
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/ 9 September 2011
Reading newspapers may soon be a rather boring affair, if the state has its way.
National Health Insurance won’t solve the core problems of the shortage of doctors and gross mismanagement of hospitals, doctors say.
As Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng prepares to be interviewed by the JSC for the position of chief justice, more of his controversial judgments have surfaced.
Are men more equal than women before God? <b>Ilham Rawoot</b> argues that in some mosques it feels like it — and it’s time for a change.
President Jacob Zuma’s chief justice candidate is haunted by rulings that downplay domestic violence.
The latest offering from the Arctic Monkeys is a bit of a disappointment.
Controversial right-wing American talk-show host Glenn Beck, is coming to Cape Town to address a group of South African Jews.
Competition regulators are gearing up to investigate allegations of collusion in the newspaper printing industry.
South African students have spoken out against what they call "Israeli apartheid agents" who plan to visit South African universities.
SAPS has 535 trauma counsellors serving 172 000 personnel, meaning that only about 5 000 of them can receive therapy each year.
The egg dance of the politically connected directors of Aurora Empowerment Systems before the Master of the High Court may not be enough to save them.
When Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo finishes his term in office this month, he will leave behind several key projects in various states of completion.