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The wall built by the Israeli government is used not just to imprison Palestinians but also cut Palestinians off from water supplies.
COURT OF APPEAL

Stumbling in the pursuit of justice

Two appeal court decisions offer a glimpse of a system eroded by rank apathy and abuse of power.

  • Carmel Rickard 1
4 min read
The appeal court said the awarding of damages for adultery was based on outdated biblical notions of marital ‘servitude’.
ADULTERY

‘Ugly fight’ over adultery law ends

Awarding damages for cheating recalls an era when a man had ‘proprietary interests’ in his wife.

  • Carmel Rickard 1
3 min read
The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
COURT OF APPEAL

Can adultery still be seen as a crime?

Appeal court judges question why a betrayed spouse should be compensated for ‘humiliation’.

  • Carmel Rickard 1
5 min read
ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE PREROGATIVE

Botswana hangs death-row inmate

The Botswana Department of Prisons and Rehabilitation has confirmed the hanging of death row inmate Sepeni Thubisane Popo, the Mmegi (the Reporter) newspaper reported Monday. It…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read