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Hlophe says ‘assassination plot’ is a bid to sully his name

National Lester Kiewit - 19 Sep 2020

Allegations that Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe planned to assassinate his deputy, Patricia Goliath, are leading to further instability on the Cape bench

We must continue George Bizos’s quest for justice

Opinion Claire Franklyn & Kevin Govender - 15 Sep 2020

COMMENT: To achieve a fair society, acting in the spirit of the late George Bizos is crucial, not just within the formal legal system, but within every individual

Covid-19 exposes how unfree we all still are

Article Nico Koopman - 26 Apr 2020

We need to be free from gross inequalities and have a responsibility to change this through compassion, justice and sacrifice

Make corruption reporting meaningful

Analysis Aharon de Grassi - 14 Feb 2020

Critiques of corruption must explicitly disrupt corporate globalism, imperialism, racism, authoritarianism, militarism, elitism and sexism

It’s time for a new year’s revolution at work

Article Alessandra Pigni - 8 Jan 2020

We don’t need a better work-life balance, we need a new way of working that doesn’t destroy our souls

Fallist court case isn’t black and white

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 16 Oct 2019

The ruling on Kanya Cekeshe makes it clear that the law and justice don’t always coincide

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Improve schools by having restorative justice and teachers giving learners more

Article Margie Vorwerk - 8 Aug 2019

In schools, the restorative approach removes the climate of fear that negatively affects teaching and learning

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Rule of law: Security issues undermine SA’s global status

Article Aaisha Dadi Patel - 28 Feb 2019

South Africa has been ranked 47th out of 126 countries in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index

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Saying goodbye to Paddy Kearney

Article Paddy Harper - 30 Nov 2018

Like the Diakonia Centre, its founder lived for social justice and human rights

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Justice is a misogynist so it’s little wonder that women get such a raw deal

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Aug 2016

There are many issues that need to be addressed to make it easier for women to get legal redress

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Shutting Rikers would be a major step towards fixing the US’s prisons

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Jun 2016

New York City’s jail has a long history of being a hotbed of inequality and abuse, which still lingers.

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Still no compensation for shooting victim, 20 years later

Article Athandiwe Saba - 17 Mar 2016

A police officer’s laxity led to a boy shooting his brother but the family still waits for compensation.

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The ‘great unwashed’ grow tired of the cycle of injustice

Article Dumisa Ntsebezaz - 1 Sep 2015

The Marikana inquiry shows how the state and capital collude to shaft society's poorest.

My father raped me for eight years

Article Carmel Rickard 1 - 1 Apr 2015

Yet serious errors by the prosecutor and the magistrate meant the high court had no choice but to reduce his sentence of life in prison.

Being able to access justice is a human right

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Feb 2015

Poverty can only be tackled once vulnerable citizens know they can turn to the courts.

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