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Discriminatory rape law to be challenged in the Constitutional Court
By centring consent in the definition of rape, the law makes the survivor’s state of mind the battleground instead of focusing on the perpetrator’s actions, including their use…
Justice ministry stands by its opposition to constitutional challenge to Sexual Offences Act
The applicants asked for the definition of consent in the Act to be declared unconstitutional
Court finds prepaid water meters unconstitutional
Forcibly installing prepayment water meters was ruled to be unconstitutional by the Johannesburg High Court, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (Cals) said on Wednesday. Stuart…