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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

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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

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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

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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

The biggest mess ever broadcast

Article Shaun De Waal - 19 Jul 2019

The fight for press freedom and against Hlaudi’s antics is documented by one of the SABC8

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