While some lobbyists have welcomed the delay, others believe it will have negative consequences
In some rural communities of South Africa, physical signs of ageing such as wrinkled skin and yellowing eyes are taken to mean that person is a witch
They need to be able to work in a legal system that does not punish them for making a living
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill will boost the industry and trafficking and drive it underground
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Re-opening of South Africa’s prostitution law reform debate makes the mistake of assuming it is work and not exploitation.
The Special Investigating Unit has a year to track down lawyers and patients who file fake medical negligence claims
Aside from the economic benefits, urgent decriminalisation is needed to ensure constitutional rights of the country’s estimated 153 000 sex workers
The South African Law Reform Commission has also called on police to fast-track the establishment of a victim identification database, and link it to Interpol
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FXI asks SA Law Reform Commission to investigate amending the CPA to introduce a "shield law" to protect confidential journalistic sources.
Legal moves to make the streets safer for adult prostitutes are under way. Ilham Rawoot reports
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgement on a ban prohibiting journalists from reporting on divorce cases, a media report said on Friday. Earlier this year, the Cape High Court ruled that section 12 of the Divorce Act was unconstitutional after media group Johncom brought an application challenging it.
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South Africa is being used as a destination and transit point, as well as a source, for human trafficking, the International Association of Women Judges was told at a conference in Boksburg on Thursday. Public prosecutions director advocate Thoko Majokweni said: ”Malawian women are sold by Nigerian syndicates … to Germany, Italy and Belgium, and this all happens via South Africa.”
Over 700 financial misconduct cases were reported to the Public Service Commission over the 2005/2006 financial year, with 81% of implicated employees being found guilty, the National Anti-Corruption Forum (NACF) said on Thursday.