Charlotte Plantive
latest news & developmentsCourt to hear ‘double jeopardy’ case with implications for Trump
The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution says that no one can be "twice put in jeopardy of life or limb" for the same crime
Kavanaugh swings US Supreme Court to the right
With the arrival of Brett Kavanaugh, the court comprises four liberals appointed by Democratic presidents and five conservatives picked by Republicans
Aids tests come to South Africa’s schools
Only a handful of organisations organise HIV tests in schools in SA, a country hard-hit by the virus that infects 5,7-million people.
SA’s return to Security Council under scrutiny
Rights groups will keep a close eye on South Africa’s return to the UN Security Council, where the country’s last term drew complaints.
World celebrates with Madiba
Nelson Mandela celebrates his 92nd birthday on Sunday, just one week after the World Cup showed off the successes of democratic South Africa.
Security firms make killing from World Cup
As the Soccer World Cup nears, tourists and foreign businessmen spooked by South Africa’s crime rate are hiring bodyguards.
SA’s rampant crime largely spares tourists
Every day South Africa sees about 50 killings, but the startling statistic masks enormous differences among violent crimes, which rarely affect tourists.
Soccer World Cup: More grey than green
South Africa is trying to "green" the Soccer World Cup, but local efforts are struggling to balance out the enormous carbon emissions.
Farm where Mandela plotted becomes museum
It was just a farm, but what went on there was extraordinary: Nelson Mandela, disguised in blue overalls, plotting with other anti-apartheid leaders against South Africa’s racist…
The day medical history was rewritten
Nearly forty years ago, in the middle of the night at a Cape Town hospital, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard rewrote medical history when he carried out the first-ever…
Steve Biko: Icon 30 years after his death
Thirty years after dying in prison in apartheid South Africa, Steve Biko remains a historical icon, even if his black consciousness movement no longer carries political weight. A…
SABC under fire after breaking ranks
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been accused of systematic pro-government bias after taking a different stance from most fellow journalists in coverage of…