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Judicial crisis: While the judiciary in Malawi contends that the country ranked third on the continent regarding public access to justice, the poor have expressed no such confidence. Photo: Malawi Judiciary
MALAWI

Ranked third in Africa, yet justice fails many

Malawi ranks third in Africa for public confidence in its courts, according to the Afrobarometer Round 10 survey. However, this high trust masks a severe structural crisis where…

  • Collins Mtika
9 min read
Mother City directors Miki Redelinghuys and Pearlie Joubert
ACCOUNTABILITY

Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality

Six years in the making, the pair’s film explores racial and economic inequality in Cape Town

  • Charles Leonard
7 min read
During a previous court appearance the accused’s lawyer, Riaan du Plessis, told the court that there was a need to explore the mental state of his client at the time of the alleged incident. (Gemma Ritchie/M&G)
AGENCY

‘Dros rapist’ still waiting admission to Weskoppies

The man accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in a bathroom is meant to be evaluated to determine whether he could be held accountable for his actions

  • Agency
2 min read
Amanda Clark, human resources executive at Legal Aid SA. (Photo: Louis Green)
HUMAN RIGHTS

Showing the public sector how it’s done

‘The poorest and most vulnerable deserve a world-class service’

  • Advertising Supplement
3 min read
Miners’ families protest at a Marikana site inspection by the Farlam commission. The families now have legal representation.
FARLAM COMMISSION

Marikana: Who funds the poor at inquiries?

Legal Aid is representing the Marikana miners, but is concerned about the precedent this sets when it comes to commissions of inquiry.

  • Carmel Rickard 1
7 min read
FARLAM COMMISSION

Legal Aid SA ‘can’t fund injured and arrested Marikana miners’

As the Marikana commission of inquiry wraps up its probe, the funding of legal representation for the injured and arrested miners is still uncertain.

  • Sarah Evans
5 min read
Diamonds are prepared in Gaberone and then traded out of there rather than London. Namibia
LEGAL AID

Legal Aid must pay Marikana fees until appeal, says high court

Legal Aid SA has been ordered to pay the legal fees of Marikana miners pending its appeal, says the miners’ legal team.

  • Sapa
1 min read
The Farlam commission of inquiry.
FARLAM COMMISSION

Legal Aid to appeal ruling on Marikana funding

Legal Aid South Africa has appealed the court’s decision for it to provide funding for the wounded and arrested Marikana miners, says a report.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
The Farlam commission has been postponed until next week to study information police have held back in the inquiry into 44 deaths at Marikana.
COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF

Casac urges Legal Aid SA not to appeal Marikana ruling

Casac has urged Legal Aid SA not to appeal a high court order that the state should pay the legal costs of the survivors of the Marikana massacre.

  • Sapa
2 min read