Conversion therapy in LGBTQIA+ children is discrimination on the basis of gender and sexuality under the constitution of South Africa; yet it is still not prohibited under the Children’s Act of 2005. An amendment seeks to change that
The board’s chairperson has accused the judges who heard the case of not declaring they were interested parties in the case
The former president was admonished by a male judge during his trial for rape and responded meekly
Opposition parties have requested that the regional delegation return to the Kingdom within one week and meet all stakeholders under one roof
The Pietermaritzburg high court has reserved judgment on the former president’s urgent application to stay his warrant of arrest, leaving it moot whether the police will respect a deadline by the apex court to take him into custody before midnight on Wednesday
Dali Mpofu ‘kitchen-sinked’ the case for jurisdiction, but the Zondo commission will counter that the former president’s only avenue is the apex court
Advocacy group Equal Education says Minister Angie Motshekga and MECs must tell court why they shouldn’t be jailed or fined for contempt over failures of the national school nutrition programme during the pandemic
Government officials will now still have to wait like everyone else to receive their Covid jab, according to the health deputy director general
A major review of South African marriage law is underway and we must ensure that the proposed reforms reflect the democratic values of our pluralistic society
But the ANC’s national executive committee also said the interests of an individual cannot take precedence over the rule of law
The Hawks and the NPA want to boost forensic investigative capacity to get back more money lost to corruption
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
This tool developed by the Triad Trust and The Foundation for Aids Research, Amfar, will point you to the gender-based violence services closest to you – no data needed
Minister’s ‘interference’ said to undermine SAPS’ restructuring and the filling of 160 000 posts
The Zondo commission is arguing that the high court has no jurisdiction over the warrant for his arrest or his claim that his constitutional rights have been violated
Police minister Bheki Cele and national commissioner Khehla Sitole receive their Covid-19 vaccines as inoculation starts for law enforcement
Scientists are collecting information on the new Delta Plus Covid-19 mutation, a sublineage of the Delta variant that is causing infections to rise globally
Prime minister to Zulu monarch says amabutho acted without permission of royal family
Minister Lindiwe Zulu made wide-ranging announcements on Friday, including how early childhood development centres should operate under level-four lockdown
The global brewer paid billions to gain a foothold in South Africa, but the deal wasn’t all it was cracked up to be
Despite this, a new report has found that investment in Covid financial recovery packages focus on fossil fuels
In court papers, the commission argues that his application for rescission of his 15-month sentence fails the test of the court rule on which it seeks to rely
The former head of state claims he has been persecuted for more than 20 years
The way our government — and its leader — have handled the pandemic leaves much to be desired
The fact that access to quality healthcare is determined by race, gender, geography and power is proven, as is healthcare’s shameful history of exploitation of those with less power for ‘research’. The future must do better
ANC leaders’ negotiations with Zuma fall flat causing party leaders to call on presumptive Zulu monarch to take action
If plaintiffs start winning cases against individual polluters, Eskom and Sasol could be sued in South Africa
The new status puts Algoa Bay alongside Hervey Bay off Australia; Tenerife-La Gomera Marine Area off southwest Tenerife, Spain, Dana Point off California, the United States, and the Bluff off Durban
Courts do have a crucial role in political cases but alternative dispute resolution mechanisms should be considered
Two people who were vaccinated and then got Covid-19 have mixed feelings about getting the jab
Afraid, Ntokozweni villagers looked over the hills at people burying loved ones ‘but now they are free’
The level four lockdown may have been too late for Gauteng but other provinces will benefit from stricter measures