A criminal investigation into the petrol giant is under way based on Ian Erasmus’s evidence that the company allegedly polluted the Vaal with hazardous chemicals
The JCC’s recent ruling against the chief justice is a win for accountability that enforces the principles of judicial authority
The South African Human Rights Commission reiterates its call in encouraging everyone to have themselves vaccinated against Covid-19
Mpumalanga land claimants have been failed by state organs, whose officials are not helping them to remove land invaders, despite a court order
The Human Rights Commission’s report on the river’s sewage crisis reveals the lawlessness of the state
Cape Town’s oldest Black rugby club personifies the problems Black rugby faces, including attempts to have its history erased, being affected by apartheid and struggling financially for good resources
The water and sanitation department has taken over the clean-up project while sewage continues to pollute the Vaal River and Emfuleni municipality
Constitutional Court justice says homophobic article did not ignite fire of hate against the LGBTI community but added fuel to it
How many times should we be outraged before real action is taken to prevent, and not just address, the scourge of sexual abuse in schools?
The Jon Qwelane case brings into focus the tension between hate speech and freedom of expression
The South African Human Rights Commission and housing activists brought — and won — an application to halt lockdown demolitions of what the City of Cape Town said were unoccupied dwellings
Our government’s Covid-19 response and regulations must be subject to stringent monitoring to ensure womxn’s safety and security. This is why the Women’s Legal Centre will be an amicus curae in the case between the City of Cape Town and the SAHRC
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
The City of Cape Town is being accused of negligence as it closes the Strandfontein safety camp without testing all the people who leave
Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless facility, but the city says conditions have improved since independent monitors visited
But City authorities vow to stop the erection of new shacks during the national lockdown
Independent reports slam Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site, the city says things have improved since independent monitors visited the site
The City’s Covid-19 homeless site has been criticised for being inadequate to shelter the most vulnerable from the Coronavirus storm, while drug addicts say they’re being left to suffer due to inadequate medical attention
Regulation uncertainty leaves slap-happy police and soldiers to decide when people should or shouldn’t be allowed on the streets
When a business decides who can or cannot buy their services or products, is this discrimination?
Cervical cancer claimed Nkhanyeleni Vele’s life this past weekend, but with a higher number of cancer specialists on duty, her death could have been avoided
Allegations of torture highlights the importance of the new national preventive mechanism and the need for independent custody monitoring
Religious leaders are helping to mediate an impasse between asylum seekers, the United Nations, and Home Affairs
‘Community consent’ is now required for mining but in practice this further benefits elite interests
Banks aren’t following procedure in selling the primary dwellings of people whose properties are in foreclosure. But changes to the rules brings hope
Hammanskraal citizens are being forced to buy their own as well as pay their municipal bills.
Despite the SA Human Rights Commission declaring the water in Hammanskraal unfit for consumption, citizens are being forced to buy their own
Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa said lawlessness and disorder is a result of different stakeholders in the community not agreeing on how Alex should be developed
During the protests, residents shed light on the failed Alexandra Renewal Project, which had an alleged allocated budget of R1.6-billion
Schools provide a unique opportunity to teach citizens the basics of co-operation and ethics
Combating corruption, implementing court orders and holding the state accountable are critical for ensuring human rights for all
According to a newly released South African Human Rights Commission report, racist attitudes remain largely unchanged