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João Rodrigues, apartheid-era crimes and the question of a blanket amnesty

Opinion Atilla Kisla - 6 Nov 2020

The former Security Branch officer is asking the SCA for a permanent stay of appeal in the prosecution of the murder of Ahmed Timol in 1971

Sticks and stones: Qwelane and the violence of words

National Sarah Smit - 22 Sep 2020

Constitutional Court justice says homophobic article did not ignite fire of hate against the LGBTI community but added fuel to it

South Africa excludes refugees and asylum seekers from Covid-19 aid

Coronavirus Callixte Kavuro - 29 May 2020

Despite being protected in South Africa by law, these groups have been swept aside when it comes to relief packages

Judge blasts advocates for travel

Article Franny Rabkin - 8 Apr 2020

In a judgment set to be appealed, the judge said lawyers had to set an example to all South Africans during the national lockdown

High court judicial row rumbles on

Article Franny Rabkin - 19 Mar 2020

The Judicial Conduct Committee’s decision in the Hlophe vs Goliath matter means those judges at loggerheads will have to continue to work in one court

No impeachment tribunal for Hlophe or Goliath — yet

Article Franny Rabkin - 17 Mar 2020

Judicial Conduct Committee decides on a different type of investigation into the gross misconduct complaints between the Western Cape judge president and his deputy

Covering Malawi’s political crisis

Africa Golden Matonga - 7 Feb 2020

The past eight months were perhaps the most strange and unsettling in the country’s modern history. Reporting on it was tough, but I persevered— and so does Malawi

Nxamalala contracts the Shaiks

Analysis Paddy Harper - 7 Feb 2020

There is no name yet for Jacob Zuma’s medical condition, but he obviously doubts the NHI can cure it

Arrest warrant issued for no-show Zuma

Article Paddy Harper - 4 Feb 2020

The high court wants more details about the nature of the illness preventing the former president from appearing on corruption charges

Hlophe complaint is an eerie echo

National Franny Rabkin - 24 Jan 2020

But the new complaint against the Western Cape judge president is also unprecedented

ConCourt to rule on ‘absolute right’ of inheritance

Article Tania Broughton - 16 Jan 2020

Private wills — as opposed to charitable trusts — are considered sacrosanct, not only in South Africa but the world over....

Divided appeal court is healing

Article Franny Rabkin - 1 Nov 2019

Working at the SCA was so ‘bad’ that people would get sick. That has changed, thanks to honest conversations and workshops on diversity and inclusion

Can the law compensate for grief ?

Article Franny Rabkin - 13 Sep 2019

How do the courts ensure proper compensation for the loss of Uyinene Mrwetyana and Michael Komape

The law and the horror of the death of Michael Komape

Article Franny Rabkin - 4 Sep 2019

The Supreme Court of Appeal this week heard argument on why the law, as it now stands, is inadequate to compensate the Komape family

Justice reconsidered for victims of sexual assault

Article Sheena Swemmer - 28 Aug 2019

With one in five men admitting to assisting in sexual assault, it is vital that those who abet perpetrators be deemed liable

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Zuma maintains his true colours at Zondo commission

Niren Tolsi - 30 Nov 2020

The former president’s escapades at the commission of inquiry into state capture are a far cry from Nelson Mandela’s response when summonsed to testify in the high court

National

Gordhan tells Zondo how Moyane wanted to advance the objectives of state capture

emma balfour - 30 Nov 2020

The public enterprises minister is being cross-examined by Tom Moyane’s lawyers at the state capture inquiry, as both men seek to defend their reputations

National

Shadow of eviction looms over farm dwellers

tshepiso mabula ka ndongeni - 29 Nov 2020

In part two of a series on the lives of farm dwellers, Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni finds a community haunted by the scourge of eviction

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Special Reports

Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

Special Reports

Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

Special Reports

Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story

Special Reports

Greening the Future

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The awards are a way of encouraging progress and celebrating those who wake up every day and work to make this country a better more sustainable place

Special Reports

Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of Covid-19 on a Broken and Unequal Education System

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

If the president was serious about fixing basic education, he would appoint his most competent minister with a powerful mandate to start fixing it

Special Reports

National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

Special Reports

Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

Special Reports

Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!