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Have a blast: A saxophonist performs at a previous edition of Heritage Day celebrations. Photo: Supplied

Diary: Heritage Day at Zeitz MOCAA, Friends of Feya Faku in Durban, Poetry at Market Theatre

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In South Africa, your music is your property, and the law supports you

Stealing a song is like stealing a car; treat music rights as tangible property

In South Africa, your music is your property, and the law supports you

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi .(Alet Pretorius/Foto24/Gallo Images)

Motsoaledi withdrawing South Africa from international refugees treaties is not a solution

The country must chart a humane policy for refugees that flows from the spirit and objects of the post-apartheid constitutional order

Remembering: The old Rand Daily Mail building now has 253 apartments and photos of the news of the day are displayed

Exhibitions in three Johannesburg buildings give historical context to city life

Three buildings in the inner city, now transformed into affordable housing units, commemorate their history

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Judges Matter)

JSC lets politics trump conscience and excellence

The sense that the commissioners who nominated five candidates for appointment to the Constitutional Court voted for their constituencies, rather than with their conscience, is…

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Richard Calland: Why judges matter — an illustrative tale

Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened

Former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs made a compelling case for the African conception of restorative justice as an important contribution that we, as Africans, can make to the world.

AU pushes the frontiers of transitional justice

Now these important policy developments must be implemented

Michael Richman

Struggle lawyer led the charge

Michael Richman’s career was closely linked with those who suffered the injustices of apartheid

SAHA had made the access to information requests on behalf of Open Secrets

Court order could bankrupt South African History Archive

Protecting and preserving historical records has been the cornerstone of SAHA’s work. But after a cost order, they could be out of business.

May 1996: Members of the Constitutional Assembly. The signing of the Constitution ushered in a new era of constitutional democracy.

Don’t wait for a beautiful leader South Africa, rather rely on the Constitution

The Constitution is SA’s greatest tribute to the people who died in the struggle for liberation, writes former Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs.

Right move: ANC leader Oliver Tambo insisted that all people’s rights in South Africa were secured regardless of race.

Visionary Tambo shaped our new SA

He had the vision and the conviction that a Bill of Rights was the right way to go

Former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs made a compelling case for the African conception of restorative justice as an important contribution that we, as Africans, can make to the world.

Albie Sachs: Free housing, food and education were not promised in the Constitution

The retired Constitutional Court judge praised the Fees Must Fall movement for raising important issues, but cautioned against the use of violence.

Where art and activism merge

A monograph on the work of artist Sue Williamson coincides with a new show at Cape Town’s Goodman Gallery.

Former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs made a compelling case for the African conception of restorative justice as an important contribution that we, as Africans, can make to the world.

Art collecting with Albie Sachs

Former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs is bound to art and politics by love and lineage. He chats about this and his years of art collecting.

SA: It’s not all that bad, says Albie Sachs

South Africa has a strong judiciary, former Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs said on Wednesday.

Albie Sachs gets behind Barefoot Against Poverty

Albie Sachs goes Barefoot Against Poverty in a campaign that aims to create greater awareness of poverty and division in South Africa.

The law of discovery and intuition

The law of discovery and intuition

Albie Sachs celebrates the achievements of the Constitutional Court, but provides little critical reflection.

Sachs breaks silence on Goldstone fracas

The barring of Judge Richard Goldstone from his grandson’s bar mitzvah was profoundly sad, said former Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs.

Law and dogma: the illiberal elite

Clumsy intensity and toothless delicacy are equal and opposite errors in constitutional law. Law is, as Judge Albie Sachs says, ”congealed politics”.

Steering a ship called dignity

Jackie Kemp interviews Albie Sachs whose mould-breaking judgments have drawn world attention.